We have some new chickens! When we went away recently, I took the chooks to a friends farm for a holiday. We left behind 3 of the 4 and brought back 5 new ones and our older one. They are still quite young but should start laying in the next month. At the moment they are let out into the original vegetable garden for the day as there is just corn and some tomatoes there and lots of empty beds for them to scratch in.
We have also ordered our next season's seeds. I am trying heirloom's again and have ordered for our autumn and winter plantings. We can grow right through winter and these seeds need the last few months of autumn heat to get started. Cabbage (red and white), broccoli, cauliflower (white , Romanesco and purple), brussel sprouts, onions, curly kale, pak choi, peas, turnips and broad beans are going to be our main crops.We also have planted our winter potato harvest and will grow carrots, beets, turnips and other soup vegetables and of course our salads.
We still had some cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli seeds from last season which are now sprouting in their newspaper cups.
Our garden is blooming...butternuts, marrow, patty pan, corn, tomatoes, cucumbers and beans are still producing and there are lots of new flowers on the plants which should see us through autumn. Today we harvested this basket which will make up part of the vegetable portions of our meals this week.
On the homemaking front, I am thinking ahead to winter and the indoor handiwork which will keep us busy and to that end, my daughter and I have set up a sewing area where we can sow winter pj's in the next few weeks. I hope that having the things out and set up all the time will take away some of the procrastination! I am also determined to learn to knit socks this year.
Well, that's all for now, folks! How are you all doing?
