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Cleaning the Coop
With the warm weather comes, cleaning the chicken coop. Luckily we have 3 pairs of little hands to help on this seasonal task. Having laminate flooring under the bedding made cleanup a breeze. With just the 2 chickens the bedding stayed overly dry with the lower layer completely dry so a quick sweep did the trick without the need of mopping. Even with quadrupling the number of chickens (+6) next year I think the amount of bedding should be about the same. We also tossed a bunch of hay down on the fenced in portion of their coop as they pecked it to dirt. Surprisingly it equaled 2 wheelbarrow loads,…
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2018 : Blackgold Sweet Cherry
The Blackgold Sweet Cherry is the only standard tree we’ve planted. If all goes well it should really fill out, however so far we haven’t seen any actual growth. Last year (planted) there were several leaves but no vertical growth. I’m hoping that means it was focusing on its roots. Stay tuned as I’m hoping to take monthly updates to track its growth this year.
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Impatiently waiting for Spring…
So spring has arrived and we’re still covered in snow. Normally I wouldn’t mind but I’m excited to get out and do some yard work. Looking forward to reworking the mulch building some raised garden beds and various Trellises and boxes. Not to mention curious how the blueberries fared from the last storm that buried them. Almost lost a cherry bush that was plastered to the ground but luckily it didn’t snap under the stress. The chickens seem to be impatient too standing at the door of the coop waiting for us to open it for them. They seem content to pick through the straw but definitely want to range.
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Spring Shopping – Orchard Edition
Spring Cleaning on the ridge starts with Shopping! What new trees, bushes and plants are we adding to the orchard this year? The short and simple answer would be everything and anything, the more realistic approach would be to wait and see how all the plantings last year did through the winter. My answer why put off to next year what can be done today. This year we’ll be planting a nectarine tree, 2 plum trees, 3 pear trees, blackberries and black raspberries. Should be able to get some red raspberries from the neighbors and some pink from the parents to finish my vision for the raspberry patch. I’m not…
