Coffee anyone ?

[Baymule]

We did go pick blackberries. Probably the last of them, I got lots of berries now! Durn weather liar—it ain’t rained yet! I could’ve had some dead chickens on ice by now! Oh well, there’s always tomorrow.

 

[Niele da Kine]

Coffee is good! So's tea, too, this time of morning, who's fussy? Blackberries sound tasty. Can blackberry leaves be made into tea? Would it be similar to tea type of tea (camellia sinensis)? That gets young leaves which are harvested then wilted, squished, left to sit for awhile and then dried. Somewhere there's a rooted cutting of blackberry, I'll try being nicer to that and planting it somewhere it can thrive and try making more tea.

I think today's project is landscaping. After the terraces (parts of an old galvanized water tank) are set into the hillside, then some sort of hedge and/or low fence should go along the edge. Also have some sort of fence to be put in at the bottom. Fortunately, it's a small yard, but it is on a hillside. Not sure what to plant for the hedges. Roses? Blackberry? Mamaki? Lilikoi on a fence? Although lima beans would cover the fence faster and last for three or four years while whatever else was growing. Well, gotta set the tin in the ground first. Off to dig in the dirt.

 

[Baymule]

@Niele da Kine blackberry leaves are very good for rabbits. If rabbits scour, blackberry leaves will stop the scours.
Never tried blackberry leaves for tea, I’ll have to do that.

Lima bean vines last 3 or 4 YEARS?

 

[Poka_Doodle]

Hey guys, didn't mean to not really be on all week. Just wanted to say that I am still here, and I have nothing to report

 

[promiseacres]

Coffee is on.
Had a nice family visit yesterday. Church then baling today.

 

[Baymule]

slaughtering chickens today. Then it will take a couple days to get them cut up and vacuum sealed. It’s supposed to be rainy the rest of the week, clear today, but cloudy.

 

[CLSranch]

Good day all. Fresh coffee on. The light showers are continuing on and off. We had 3 1/2" from Wed to Sat when I dumped the rain gage. Stayed an extra night (Thur) after the funeral to see some cousins on the way home, that was nice but $82 that won't happen often.

 

[Mini Horses]

Overcast but, not rain clouds. Oh, well. Seeds I put out got watered nicely. They say 90 later today. Way over aver norm. They roll baled hay across street yesterday.

Moved my 7 chicks to a large pen, out of house. Now have this one day old and hope 2 more eggs hatch, so not just one to deal. Momma hen doing great. Might have to go buy a few day olds and have a broody "be a mom" with this single and them.

Coffee time over. Going for diesel so I can bushhog a field. Talked with dealer yesterday about a PTO tiller. He says I can use a 5 ft on mine and, it's better than 4ft as it will cover tire tracks! Good to know. Plus his prices are about $500 less than a lot of those I've checked. Save up! Plus I'll sell my mower pull one, to help. That's not a this year buy.

Need to get out there before the heat hits, cause then it will be inside time!

 

[farmerjan]

Hazy out with some sun coming through. Supposed to be like that most of the day, more clouds coming in and now up to 50% chance rain tomorrow afternoon. Will welcome it as we are dry. Going to run the water on the trees today regardless.
Ate a bowl of cereal, took allergy pills and some for the knees since they are very sore and tender this morning. Already close to 70 out.
Like @Mini Horses time to get out, and "doing", and get down the hill to finish up the freezers, then will spend some time inside here too doing stuff. Hoping that a good break inbetween will allow me to go back down and do more this afternoon. Hoping the aching will ease up shortly....

 

[CLSranch]

Bad news today. I just got back in from carrying off the new foal I've been waiting for. It was still born. I checked her bag last night and it didn't look ready. Maybe to much fescue.??? Walked very near it twice taking care of chickens and didn't see it. I noticed her after feeding the other horses and just wanted to look at her bag. I took off hoping to find him laying down and cleaned up.