With the weather being so nice (barring the wind), my garden is ahead of schedule. It’s rototilled and fertilized and ready to go. There’s a few things I’m doing different, though. First of all, I didn’t “clean” it like usual. I left everything but tomatoes and squash vines in the garden over the winter, letting…
Category: Garden
Hugelkultur Zwei
Long ago… well, in May of 2013, I started building my hugelkultur bed. It was a simple test and I didn’t get too carried away just because if it failed, I didn’t want too big of a mess to clean up! Well… my opinion now is… It’s a success! My small L-shaped bed was great…
Jerri Burton Memorial Garden Walk 2014
Well, I escaped the ranch for the past two days… attending the Jerri Burton Memorial Garden Walk in Casper. I haven’t made it the past two years, and I just made the statement I was attending this year! Something will always come up on a ranch, you can guarantee that, so I just walked away! …
Break for Cake
Well, the guys AI’d just a few heifers… so I didn’t go down. I’ve been trying to get my yard in shape plus get my garden started and it’s taking HOURS and HOURS! I’m very close with my yard, just a few more limbs to trim so I can mow under them… and a smidge…
Corn Love
My day started with a laundry basket almost full of corn… Not a ton, but a good amount. So, I jumped in! First you place your corn in boiling water for 4 minutes… then blanch it in ice water… then drain. I like having a small board with a nail driven through it to place…
Questions and Answers – August 2013 Edition
LightNING and rain passed north and south of us… Here’s hoping for no fire calls! Let’s get going! Marilyn: Questions: how do the doggies react during thunder and lightning? how did you select the name, “Dally”? Lucas was not scared of lightNING/thunder until I got Elsa. Elsa, as an Oklahoma dog, was SCARED of…
Write That Down
First, I missed this question from Belle the other day for Q&A… Belle – When you brand your cattle, where do you put your brand? Is it important what part of the calf – right leg, left leg? When you sell your cattle then does it get branded by the new owner? I know you…
Hugelkultur Eins
I’ve finally started it… the laying out of my small hugelkultur beds. Hugelkultur, if you recall from this previous post, is where you create a berm, the base of which consists of tree stumps and limbs. Other natural litter is placed on and around it, much like lasagna gardening. The final layer of dirt becomes…
All In All
That hot tub I haven’t bought yet? I sure could use it now! I spent the morning spray painting my garden shed and garage, at least as far as I could get on a ladder! So there’s the up and down, the weight of the backpack of paint (only 8#, but still…) and the reaching…
Amazing Piece
Seems like I need to start these entries a little earlier… I’ve been falling asleep and not feeling like waking up enough to write! That’s typical springtime… the rush is on to clean, garden, farm, ride, move cattle, irrigate and plant. Where we were in snow just a few weeks ago, the grass has now…
Homemade Greek Yogurt
Yesterday’s entry was about making farmer cheese/mozzarella, but what I really started to make was Greek yogurt! I scanned many a recipe… I wanted one that used raw milk since that’s what I had, but many were made with storebought milk. Then I found this easy recipe! Again, I cut it in half, just because…
Hors Experiment
Spent the morning getting my last wheel installed on my minitruck… and then the guys aligned the front… which cost Brandon a gash on his forehead when a wrench slipped! So sorry, Brandon! But I’m very thrilled! There’s lots of projects just waiting for that truck! The afternoon was spent experimenting and cleaning up my…