Coffee anyone ?

[Baymule]

Yaupons also flare like a gasoline soaked rag. Amazing to watch green leaves light up. The tea is good, I’ve picked the leaves and dried them.

 

[Mini Horses]

Ambition level is zero today! . Plenty to do and I'm not even looking at the list. Most probably because of poor sleep. Noise, wind, cats screaming....kept waking me! . Glad nothing that can't wait another day to handle. Had breakfast. Went to town for the injector stuff for truck...put that in and got some gas added to tank...bought 2 bags of feed and some seed potatoes while right there by store. Took highway home to speed up and "burn the carbon out" as my dad used to say. . I'll cut the taters and let them sit a day or two, then plant. If wind dies down -- 4th day of and I'm tired of it -- maybe I'll prep containers for the spuds. Garden a little too wet to work, what already fresh turned and rain 2 days....yeah got a list, just ain't happening. . Something my peak my interest later. Late coffee right now. The caffeine may jolt the activity signals in me.

 

[Alaskan]

Ambition level is zero today! . Plenty to do and I'm not even looking at the list. Most probably because of poor sleep. Noise, wind, cats screaming....kept waking me! . Glad nothing that can't wait another day to handle. Had breakfast. Went to town for the injector stuff for truck...put that in and got some gas added to tank...bought 2 bags of feed and some seed potatoes while right there by store. Took highway home to speed up and "burn the carbon out" as my dad used to say. . I'll cut the taters and let them sit a day or two, then plant. If wind dies down -- 4th day of and I'm tired of it -- maybe I'll prep containers for the spuds. Garden a little too wet to work, what already fresh turned and rain 2 days....yeah got a list, just ain't happening. . Something my peak my interest later. Late coffee right now. The caffeine may jolt the activity signals in me.

Bad sleep turns me into grumpy jello..

I totally get ya.

 

[Blue Sky]

I spaded an 8x12 patch of virgin prairie this afternoon. I have given up on gardening in the “yard”. I officially concede to Bermuda grass which for some reason doesn’t grow in my pasture. It’s easier to fence a chunk of pasture than dig out established Bermuda. I want green beans.

 

[Mini Horses]

Container gardening??? Maybe?

I'm working yr 2 on what was pasture for 20 yrs. . Hope it works this yr. A challenge for sure.....and I'm using a tractor!!!!!!. Ground is beautiful. Grasses don't want to leave.

 

[Baymule]

My new farm has cow lots and working pens fight up close to the house. He's going to take them with him, I'm eyeing the trampled, manure filled pens! Will make a great garden spot for next year!

 

[Bruce]

Sure will! Make sure he doesn't know that or he might up the price

 

[Mini Horses]

Back in for second cup. Chores early. Even woke some of them up! Surprise!!
Got some tractor time in. Forked the piles from yesterday into my wheelbarrow and dumped into a corner low spot in garden area, to compost. 3 loads, then on tractor for another all over rake job. Another barrowed into pile. I'm pretty ok with it now. A rower on my tiller sounds like a really good idea today! that idea came to light as I eyed that hoe, which was leaning on the fence with an evil grin. . This was right after the fourth barrow to dump, my back said take a break first! Gardens are a LOT of work. Certainly a real reason many people don't do them. As I drink my coffee, I see the big pan of potato cuts waiting to meet their dirt. Need to do today while I'm on a roll.
Wholly cow -- off road diesel is up 70 cent a gal in past two weeks!
Even home grown will cost more. . Glad I already had seed!

Need to get back at it. Working jobs every day this week.

 

[farmerjan]

Sunny but windy again, holding temps down a bit. Yesterday was nice with no wind.
Diesel will make you cry. Try putting 50 gallons in a tractor at a time.... Thank goodness we got the tanks filled at the barn back the friday in beginning of March, when things went nuts with Russia and Ukraine and prices jumped 30-50 cents overnight. Hope to have enough to pretty much get us through this year's work....
but what will it cost to refill????

 

[Blue Sky]

@Mini Horses i have two small greenhouses with containers. Reviewing my seeds I found some Burpee green beans that are “container friendly”. I may sacrifice an old, leaky water bunk to the container cause. Hubs built smallest gh out of 3 cattle panels and fiberglass? Sheeting. The tomatoes loved it last year and quickly filled it up. We bought a used 6x12 and while wobbly it looks like it will be fine. My biggest problems are voles and free ranging Cemanis. My LGDs despise and consume anything feline. I hate that as I like cats and could certainly use a couple.