Three weaner pigs are settled in to their new home in the brush. We constructed a shelter of pallets with a spare sheet of plywood for a roof. Two bales of straw made it a cozy shelter in this still cool spring.
I’ve never been around pigs much – only to see them at the fair. [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Pigs have arrived!
Posted in Critters, Journal, Pigs, The Homestead on April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
April 21 – when will winter be over?
Posted in Cattle, Critters, Gardening, Journal, Pigs, Poultry, The Homestead on April 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Western Washington is having a long string of wintery weather just when usually the garden should be starting! It’s frustrating to still be inside watching the snow, hail, sleet and dreary weather. I was able to run out after work THursday and till up most of the garden areas including the cover crops planted last [...]
Cover Cropping
Posted in Gardening, Journal on April 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today the weather stayed dry enough to be able to get some tilling done and cover crops in. For the early crops I’ve chosen Buckwheat that now should be able to be tilled in by the end of May for mid June planting. I also tried one secion about 8 by 25 of spelt and [...]
The 2008 Straw bale Garden
Posted in Gardening, Journal on April 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It finally was nice enough out to start the straw bale garden for this year. For two seasons I’ve had black weed cloth covering a portion of my back yard. It was going to be a nursery area for potted plants but haven’t gotten to the nursery part yet. So instead I am [...]
