Hubby got his corn planted, and I used the sturdy fork to loosen his soil about a foot deep in the next 4x 4 patch of whatever he wants to plant. Since he's not allowed to dig etc. I volunteered to help by doing one of his beds as we go along.
I got a good start on the day by grinding some wheat using my burr coffee grinder. Once on course, and once on fine. For this recipe, I am trying half whole wheat and half all purpose flour.
Got the starter going for an overnight - 24 hours development. This a “soaked yeast bread” similar to sourdough, but shouldn't be as tart. Hubby doesn't like tart.
Then I headed out to get the garden stuff done for Hubby, watered my potatoes, garlic, carrots, and lettuce. Then took some pictures. If they turn out I'll wheedle my daughter into helping me post them.
I also collected grass clippings and mulched the few beds I had planted. Our daughter hired someone to mow for hubby, so that rescued me from that chore, which I wasn't sure I was in good enough shape to do. The guy was nice enough to some how or other have most of the stuff right next to my beds.
Then, I mowed/harvested some winter rye which was long overdue, but left the roots to get out later. Corn sprouts will go in that spot. Rye is supposed to help cut down on something that is harmful to corn, but I can't remember just what at this moment.
Then I harvested all the spinach in one of the beds, brought it in and rinsed it once, and put some more water in to rinse it. I may do one more rinse, then dry and freeze - keep a little out to add to salad this week.
Then I started a batch of yogurt. For supper, I had some beefy bone broth that I started out yesterday as hot beverage to drink with my CLT (chicken, lettuce, tomato).
So now I am waiting for the aspirin to kick in on my headache, and then I'll finish the spinach and put away the broth, and get some oatmeal soaking for breakfast. There are a few dishes in the sink, but those are just gonna have to wait till tomorrow.
Today was a perfect weather day, so it got me all revved up to accomplish something. If the weather holds, I just may catch up on the chores. LOL
Grand daughter has suggested we have a campfire at the family council circle of rocks for mother's day. Sounds good to me. Everyone cooks their own, paper plates and plastic ware - no dishes, and smores for dessert. Her 3 kids haven't yet had the experience. Ages 1,2,and 4 - should be a hoot!LOL
Hope every one else had some good weather this weekend.
WoW!!! You were just a house afire Mzzz GE. Today was vegetable day for me as in veged all day. My elderly son picked me up at 9 and we had breakfast and then a 30 minute ride around town and home to watch the Nascar race (yeah Jr) the SF Giants won then some internet searches. Neither of us set foot in the garden today as she was at Church from 8 until noon and she watched a couple of ball games this afternoon ~
Oh how wonderful! I love days like that!
I know you are looking forward to feeding the little ones their first s’mores. It’s all about making memories!
Beautiful day here, though more breezy than I like.
In the main garden, I tilled in fertilizer, then used the hiller/furrower to till trenches to make raised rows. I planted 120 Walla-Walla sweet onion transplants in 2 rows, one on each side of one trench; then put some spinach & radish seed in the trench itself.
Two more trenches close together gave me a wide, raised center row, which got some of each of 2 types of carrots, and some beets; straw mulch finished that job. The top of one of the outside furrow tops got 80 purple onion sets.
-—/\_/^^^\_/-— ground level; furrowed up soil with onions; trench; center raised wide row; trench; other, unused, furrowed up soil & back to ground level.
Meanwhile, I had sugar beet seeds soaking, to be ready for the next act. I used the garden tractor & trailer to haul fertilizer down to last year’s rye patch that I tilled in March, and spread enough for a single 60’ X 2’ row, then rode back up to walk the tiller down there. I deep-tilled not only the fertilizer, but a full 40 X 60 plot, since I’ll plant corn down there later. Walked the tiller back to the garden, and tractored back down to plant the now well soaked sugar beet seeds: planted 136 of the 100 I bought. ;-) Bountiful Gardens included a notation that the germination rate met government requirements, but not their own expectations, so they included extra.
Also harvested 14 more asparagus spears, to go with yesterday’s 16.
Back at the house, I took the (Easter?) lily (Mrs. AR rescued it at the yard waste dumping site in town yesterday, when we took a load in) out of the water I had soaked it in overnight, and got it potted. It looked much happier than when we brought it home. It was green, but dry & droopy, and still had its potting soil firmly around its roots when she spotted it.
Bonus: when I took it out of the water, most of its soil washed off, and it has several healthy bulblets detaching from the main bulb & putting out their own roots.
I had to restrain myself to partial plantings, as ‘last frost’ date is 5-25, but this entire Spring has been so mild that wanted to take a chance with partial plantings, in case it turns into a hot Summer early, too. OTOH, we typically get a few inches of snow in May.