77Herford Farm Zoo Journal Moving

[elevan]

Haha! My calf plays with a soccer ball so I'm sure that he would love a food ball.

 

[77Herford]

Ok, Red smashed all the Food balls in her pen so they got a Jolly Ball, which Mulan enjoys. Lots of mooing today as I moved Mulan and Red into a seperate pasture. Luckily Mulan's mother has another calf to take care of and she takes some time to watch him and then go back to calling for Mulan.

I enjoy watching the antics of the Goat kids. They really are a curious lot. Glad I left the two fallen trees in their new pasture lot. They are just the main trunks but the kids and adults like to stand on top.

 

[77Herford]

Autumns nice journal made me think of my Gardening needs. Got to check my Tulips who will pop up very early this year. My Mums are already starting to show. Crocusis (I know I spelled that wrong) already bloomed and are gone. Gonna have the same mix of Black-Eyed Susan's, Purple Cone Flower's, Purple Dellfeniums, Blue Dellfeniums, Lavender, Red, Yellow, Pink, White and Orange Tulips, Yellow Day Lillies, Pink, White and Orangish Phlox, Columbine, Iris and Silver mounds. I'm sure I missed some and theres always a few volutneers from birds every year that I let grow to see what they become, thats how I got my Susan's.

 

[ksalvagno]

How do you have time to take care of flowers and a garden and all your animals?

 

[77Herford]

How do you have time to take care of flowers and a garden and all your animals?

Come now, you know they don't need constant care. For the most part they eat, poop and sleep. As long as they are healthy I pretty much don't need to do much. Its the calving season when I'm most busy but even then theres parts of the day when its super busy and then other times nothing is going on.

I'm starting my veggies early in trays and putting them in my Green house. Once I'm convinced the warm weather is staying I'll plant them in my step garden. My fruit trees are budding up again, which is great.

My Willows I planted along the fence line near the road are getting tiny leaves and will hopefully grow fast. I sent in a request to the county to not spray along my property, that was weeks ago. We all know how slow Gov works.

My favorite horse and mare Sugar is due any day now to give birth. This may be her last foal so I am keeping it.

 

[77Herford]

Well I got the Garden pretty well planned out for Veggies that is. I will have Lettuce and Spinach as usual but I will grow it in the Green House so the BLANKING Rabbits don't eat it. Then Cherry Tomatoes (Super Sweets 100) if you wondered and Romane. Cuccumber, Broccolli, Kale, Carrots, Sweet Corn, Green Onions, and first time Snow Pea's.

I had a teacher tell me that he grew a few acres of Snow pea's every year when in High School. It is very labor intensive when its harvesting time. I won't be growing that much just a row or two in my garden, lol.

 

[autumnprairie]

Autumns nice journal made me think of my Gardening needs. Got to check my Tulips who will pop up very early this year. My Mums are already starting to show. Crocusis (I know I spelled that wrong) already bloomed and are gone. Gonna have the same mix of Black-Eyed Susan's, Purple Cone Flower's, Purple Dellfeniums, Blue Dellfeniums, Lavender, Red, Yellow, Pink, White and Orange Tulips, Yellow Day Lillies, Pink, White and Orangish Phlox, Columbine, Iris and Silver mounds. I'm sure I missed some and theres always a few volutneers from birds every year that I let grow to see what they become, thats how I got my Susan's.

Please take lots of pictures I love flowers and it is a good diary for you so you know where all your plants are and where you might want to put more. One of my favorite flowers are Columbine's the red and yellow but I don't care for the double Columbines changes the flower characteristics to much.

 

[autumnprairie]

Well I got the Garden pretty well planned out for Veggies that is. I will have Lettuce and Spinach as usual but I will grow it in the Green House so the BLANKING Rabbits don't eat it. Then Cherry Tomatoes (Super Sweets 100) if you wondered and Romane. Cuccumber, Broccolli, Kale, Carrots, Sweet Corn, Green Onions, and first time Snow Pea's.

I had a teacher tell me that he grew a few acres of Snow pea's every year when in High School. It is very labor intensive when its harvesting time. I won't be growing that much just a row or two in my garden, lol.

did you forget bell peppers and garlic they do really well near tomatoes? I have caught spring fever I think.

 

[77Herford]

Well I got the Garden pretty well planned out for Veggies that is. I will have Lettuce and Spinach as usual but I will grow it in the Green House so the BLANKING Rabbits don't eat it. Then Cherry Tomatoes (Super Sweets 100) if you wondered and Romane. Cuccumber, Broccolli, Kale, Carrots, Sweet Corn, Green Onions, and first time Snow Pea's.

I had a teacher tell me that he grew a few acres of Snow pea's every year when in High School. It is very labor intensive when its harvesting time. I won't be growing that much just a row or two in my garden, lol.

did you forget bell peppers and garlic they do really well near tomatoes? I have caught spring fever I think.

We did Bell's last year but they didn't do very well. Never planted Garlic before. We have some Wild Chives which the women in my family like in Sour Cream dips but I'm not a fan. They have a pleasant aroma and nice flowers though.


Our Columbine's were almost all volunteers. I think we planted two and one died. They are all the Yellow and Red or Orangish red kind.

 

[SuburbanFarmChic]

I simply can't imagine a few acres of snow peas. Omg.