Quick Farm Report

As we suspected, once the field work started, time to post on the blog went down dramatically. Since things are a bit wet out there today - we are not doing computer and office work. A quick farm report to everyone seems in order:

• We allowed one of our hens to sit on a clutch of eggs. And, we were rewarded with a new chick hatching this AM. Pretty cool.
• Turkeys are growing well and will get free-range pasture time fairly soon.
• Meat chicks are getting annoying and growing quickly. Typically the 'annoying' characteristic indicates health... (go figure)
• Hens have slowed egg production. We're hoping it will change once the meat chickens go to a new pasture area - and the broody hen hatches her eggs.
  
• A couple of iris have bloomed - always considered a good thing here.
• All but TWO of the production tomatoes went into the ground over the Memorial Day weekend. Right on schedule. And, yes, that's about 480 plants.
• All of the potatoes are in. Most of the dry beans are in. Half of the peas, cucumbers, summer squash, zucchini are in. The onions are in and most of the leeks are in. First plantings of broccoli and kohlrabi are in - same with carrots and rutabaga. Still much more to do/plant.
• Both (lawn) tractors are tuned up and lubed - actually a major thing for us. It's something we want to do better with - but time always makes fools of us in that regard.
• Much thanks to Mom, Dad and C for their willingness to help on the farm during Memorial Day weekend. It was much appreciated!
• The CSA is likely to start in week three of June. With our heavier soil, it is typically harder for us to get things in early - but, it also makes it easier to do late succession plantings. Thus, we are very strong with fall crops.
  
• Plant sales have been reasonably good this year. We may have an order for several hundred plants that should finish plant availability for us.

It seems like there is much more to report. If there is, we'll post it here. Newsletter is being finished today.