tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post5198130117182531213..comments2024-03-14T05:55:13.709-05:00Comments on Farmgirl Fare: Tail End of the Week: Get Your Friday Farm Fix #1Farmgirl Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-62538289747800805952012-03-21T09:41:23.527-05:002012-03-21T09:41:23.527-05:00That lamb is jumping for joy.
Great pics.That lamb is jumping for joy.<br /><br />Great pics.The JRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860982258621823529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-42221815469299355462012-03-18T06:41:07.740-05:002012-03-18T06:41:07.740-05:00What fantastic photos! I love that little lamb in ...What fantastic photos! I love that little lamb in the last pic!<br /><br />Here are a couple of ours: http://craftsakimbo.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/that-time-of-year-again.htmlHannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12833792671572228956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-57374338343128778102012-03-17T21:19:42.063-05:002012-03-17T21:19:42.063-05:00Your daffodils are beautiful and the garlic and ch...Your daffodils are beautiful and the garlic and chives look awesome too. It's snowing here tonight so we are along way away from having anything green in the garden yet. Love all your lambs!Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04273314911940422824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-76297347501079452612012-03-17T16:10:35.510-05:002012-03-17T16:10:35.510-05:00Love the Friday Farm Fix! Your daffodils look grea...Love the Friday Farm Fix! Your daffodils look great and the chickens certainly look happy! The weather has certainly been crazy this winter, we are expecting rain/snow down here in southern Arizona Sunday and Monday after a week of temps in the 80s!Candy C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07863818451136277378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-41618938532650604592012-03-17T13:59:15.799-05:002012-03-17T13:59:15.799-05:00Potatoes are in! Awesome! You're somehow ahea...Potatoes are in! Awesome! You're somehow ahead of the game in the garden AND you have almost (?) 30 lambs running around. That's got to be some kind of record.FinnyKnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08813175777047535103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-91175154855505565932012-03-17T13:14:42.204-05:002012-03-17T13:14:42.204-05:00Looked like eggs to me, too. You could have told u...Looked like eggs to me, too. You could have told us those were eggplant bulbs.Jan Blawathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06697621979002856884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-86540486995433710182012-03-17T12:52:31.437-05:002012-03-17T12:52:31.437-05:00Ha! Either that or I keep subconsciously snapping ...Ha! Either that or I keep subconsciously snapping pictures of his cute butt, lol. He looks better in his Levi's, though - they're a little snugger. ;)Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-29745332092977989742012-03-17T12:49:18.544-05:002012-03-17T12:49:18.544-05:00Hi Cary,
Thanks so much for the kind words and fee...Hi Cary,<br />Thanks so much for the kind words and feedback. Re potatoes, chives, daffodils, and the tree, see replies to Kat, Cary, and Barb above. :)<br /><br />As for the bonding suites, we are so thrilled to finally have all six of them finished! Now that lambing season is almost over, lol. In that photo above, Joe is installing the last of the removable panels he built for the front and sides of each pen (you can see one in the last photo <a href="http://www.farmgirlfare.com/2012/02/wednesday-dose-of-cute-taken-today.html" rel="nofollow"><b>in this post).</b></a> Before we were just using temporary panels.<br /><br />One of these days I'm hoping to do a post about the bonding pens - and the barn itself. I took a bunch of photos while it was being built (back in September of 2009!) and <i>still</i> need to sort through them all, lol.<br /><br />But little by little, it's slowly all coming together. :)Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-90921214604743979822012-03-17T12:39:34.027-05:002012-03-17T12:39:34.027-05:00Hi Barb!
So glad you're enjoying the Friday Fa...Hi Barb!<br />So glad you're enjoying the Friday Farm Fix.<br /><br />That giant sycamore tree is located in a sheep pen across from the barn, and sadly it died several years ago. It's still standing because, as Joe puts it, the best way to deal with an enormous dead tree is (if you can) to just leave it there, because it will slowly drop all of its limbs straight down on the ground below. Now there's simply the trunk left.<br /><br />It looks sort of sad, but leaving it there is safer than cutting it down because you can never be sure exactly where it's going to land - and that trunk is HUGE.<br /><br />What Joe was actually doing with the tractor was pushing a bunch of small, scrubby juniper bushes that he'd just cut down with the chainsaw up around the tree. They were starting to take over the pasture, and now they'll be a nice rabbit habitat. Bert would be so bored without any rabbits to track for hours each day - not that he ever actually catches one. ;)Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-36402736352607647252012-03-17T11:49:06.067-05:002012-03-17T11:49:06.067-05:00Friday Farm Fix is a brilliant idea and really ill...Friday Farm Fix is a brilliant idea and really illuminates life on the farm. I loved every single picture. Thank you for ALL that you do Farmgirl Susan. The cabbage soup was a hit.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09563264176235074078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-70693022006698717072012-03-17T10:18:58.418-05:002012-03-17T10:18:58.418-05:00Love, Love, LOVE those little lamby faces!Love, Love, LOVE those little lamby faces!Renatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03434436112713462115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-88410304333157482702012-03-17T09:56:28.582-05:002012-03-17T09:56:28.582-05:00Love to see all the additional photos, but feel ba...Love to see all the additional photos, but feel badly that YOU feel such pressure to get the posts up. I check in just about every day, and love to see whatever you post, whenever you post it!<br /><br /><br />Tracy B.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12097623860952775482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-74753410894461028252012-03-17T09:46:25.712-05:002012-03-17T09:46:25.712-05:00Cherokeegirl,
Love the potato planting story! But ...Cherokeegirl,<br />Love the potato planting story! But now I need to go dig mine up and make sure their eyes are pointing the right way. ;)<br /><br />Cary,<br />Don't give up on planting potatoes! I don't always end up with a bountiful harvest, but homegrown potatoes taste so good. And they're always fun to dig up. :)<br /><br />As for planting, I usually never get around to hilling mine up with soil (preferably twice) after they've sprouted, so this year I'm trying something a little different.<br /><br />I planted the potatoes a little less than the recommended 3" deep in soil (as per the awesome gardening book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/160342475X/farmgirlfare-20" rel="nofollow"><b>The Vegetable Gardener's Bible</b></a> by Ed Smith) and then covered them with a thin layer of bedding hay from the barn, which has manure mixed in. That's what you can see in the cart in the photo.<br /><br />Once the plants are several inches tall, I'll add another layer of barn hay, covering one half to two thirds of the plants. Then I'll do it again - if I remember. ;)<br /><br />Ed Smith is a big fan of mulching with compost and straw (my manure hay is a variant on this method), which helps regulate soil moisture and temperature, makes the potatoes easier to harvest, and is less work. You were on the right track - sounds like you may have indeed mulched them too much, or something else simply went wrong during the growing cycle.<br /><br />He also says to make sure you keep the plants well watered frm the time they flower until two weeks before harvest.<br /><br />And one last tip - for both planting and harvesting potatoes, you can't beat this all around super handy <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0007LTRGU/farmgirlfare-20" rel="nofollow"><b>EZ Digger,</b></a> also called a Korean hand plow. I've been using mine for 17 years for nearly everything in the garden, but it's especially great for harvesting potatoes and garlic.<br /><br />I hope this helps. Happy growing! :)Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-13085660582665498422012-03-17T09:29:36.013-05:002012-03-17T09:29:36.013-05:00Potatoes! :)Potatoes! :)Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-84288621062401552842012-03-17T09:27:38.645-05:002012-03-17T09:27:38.645-05:00I'm still surprised I actually have my potatoe...I'm still surprised I actually have my potatoes in the ground already. A lot of locals say that if you don't plant your potatoes by St. Patrick's Day, you might as well not bother. I know they're wrong, though, because usually I plant mine in May, or April if I'm lucky and they do great , unless, like in 2010, the Japanese beetles decimate the plants before they've set potatoes, which, okay, probably wouldn't have happened if I'd planted them in March. Anyway. . . ;)<br /><br />On Monday we saw seed potatoes for sale at the supermarket, bought a few pounds (because they'll be gone by the time we're back again), and then Tuesday just happened to be a good day for planting potatoes (fertile day, third quarter), and - miraculously - there was a raised bed in my kitchen garden almost ready to go, so for the first time ever I have my potatoes in the ground 'on time.' Of course it already looks and feels like May around here. :)Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-23185990623880921652012-03-17T09:21:06.549-05:002012-03-17T09:21:06.549-05:00Hi Kat,
I know, it's weird. With this mild win...Hi Kat,<br />I know, it's weird. With this mild winter and then really warm temperatures lately (back in the 80s tomorrow!) a lot of the plants seem to be at least two or three weeks ahead of schedule. The daffodils started blooming in <i>February.</i><br /><br />Everybody around here is starting to wonder what kind of a summer it's going to be - and spring hasn't even started yet. Meanwhile, the ticks, flies, and wasps have all arrived early, too. Ack!Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-14696470363380055822012-03-17T09:03:22.587-05:002012-03-17T09:03:22.587-05:00I think the Friday Farm Fix is a great idea! I ju...I think the Friday Farm Fix is a great idea! I just love the lambs, the donkeys, the chickens, your garden, the tree....sigh!...your pictures are truly enjoyed!! Thanks so much for sharing your farm with us stuck in a city.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00463874952093819545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-90167580305312772612012-03-17T08:21:39.573-05:002012-03-17T08:21:39.573-05:00Love the new addition - thanks for constantly mixi...Love the new addition - thanks for constantly mixing it up and keeping FGF a "not to be missed" daily treat!Lisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-63797378222458676812012-03-17T07:52:18.590-05:002012-03-17T07:52:18.590-05:00I get the feeling Joe doesn't like to be in pi...I get the feeling Joe doesn't like to be in pictures OR he likes to show off his tush! :-) Keep sharing those babies!!!Betseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05830932028000756434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-72579038078158243232012-03-17T05:22:07.066-05:002012-03-17T05:22:07.066-05:00Darling story Cherokeegirl. You and Susan are ins...Darling story Cherokeegirl. You and Susan are inspiring me to plant potatoes again. Last year I hilled them so zealously with straw that I think I squelched them and our harvest was minimal. Susan, would you please describe how you care for your potatoes? How deep? Hill up? With what? Thanks loads!Caryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236278932692169950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1044776139618454472012-03-17T05:18:19.082-05:002012-03-17T05:18:19.082-05:00Do LOVE your Friday Farm Fix idea, but like Barb, ...Do LOVE your Friday Farm Fix idea, but like Barb, each shot just brings more questions :). Love the long shot of the inside of the barn and those gorgeous bonding suites. Eyes popped out of my head to see your potatoes already in the ground. and daffs and chives up already??? very curious about Operation Tree takedown? You guys really do bring warmth to hearts verrry far away and you are appreciated daily... now even more so on Fridays :)! Happy Saint Patrick's Day to you all.Caryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236278932692169950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-78896800646753435042012-03-17T00:16:40.718-05:002012-03-17T00:16:40.718-05:00Great Idea for the Friday pics, enjoy , wishing ev...Great Idea for the Friday pics, enjoy , wishing everyone a happy weekend.marenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-66570140455165812682012-03-16T21:35:28.733-05:002012-03-16T21:35:28.733-05:00I love Friday Farm Fix!! Every picture makes me w...I love Friday Farm Fix!! Every picture makes me want to ask a question ...so...what's happening with the trunk of that tree? Are you taking it down?<br /><br />Love all these photos - love the animals and e promise of spring! <br /><br />Happy weekend to all of you.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379928851501159312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-19265369823506199922012-03-16T21:23:58.753-05:002012-03-16T21:23:58.753-05:00I love every photo--but the chicken photos are jus...I love every photo--but the chicken photos are just fantastic! All the animals are so photogenic and those baby lambs are way too cute. I love seeing so many photos!DollZandThingZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906400814059674230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-13044675241824248272012-03-16T21:14:53.651-05:002012-03-16T21:14:53.651-05:00Here's an old school tater' planting story...Here's an old school tater' planting story. My Irish mother and her family ; planted potatoes in the wee hours of St Particks Day. Then went to town for the parade and supper on the grounds in Shamrock Texas. She said ' start with a bigger potato - git bigger potatoes '. She told me they planted their smalls whole and the bigger ones they cut up - dipped in wood ashes and planted them with their eyes up so that way they could see how to get outta the ground ! Happy St Patricks Day !cherokeegirlhttp://yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.com