Finally, a nice weekend.
Raked and burned some leaves up around the house. Got a ton more Spring burning to do so the goats can have more food.
The other doe had one baby which puts me at 8 goats. I think it’s time to harvest last year’s buckling.
Pulled the trailer up and loaded some pallets on it. I need to make a dump run(12 years worth of non burnable trash), but it’s a flat car trailer so I’m going to cut some pallets in half, several of which have the double center 2x4s, and make temporary sides 2 foot tall. This Spring cleaning is going to be major.
Got some seedling mix moistened up. Going to get a bunch of cold weather greens/choy/tatsoi/lettuce sowed tonight.
There’s a place on my way home from work that has top soil for sale. I’ve watched it over the past year and never seen anything nasty pop up from the pile like thistle. A load of that plus a load of compost ought to be enough to do raised beds in the little front yard garden. Along with a sprinkling and watering in of a bit of lime. Aside from peas and peppers around the edges, I’m doing all short plants in this garden.
I’ll take some measurements tomorrow and see what I can fit for beds. I know I can do three and maybe four. Got a line on some free old rough sawn oak for sides. I can build them on top of some poultry netting or hardware cloth to keep the moles from coming up underneath.
Tomatoes and beans etc can go out there in or by the tunnel. Taters too. That reminds me. I never did dig my potatoes up from last year. They were volunteers. Might have to poke around tomorrow and see what I find.
Warm for a while. Freeze predicted for Wednesday.
If you have some pallets maybe you have some raised bed sides! You need to get that high tunnel done this year! (And maybe get a well!)
I have already planted radishes rutabagas and turnips in a fall prepared bed. Cold might return and they might die. If they do, I have more seed!