I live, write, and garden in the PNW with my husband of 27 years, disabled daughter, college-aged son, and my 84-year-old mother. We have paid off $250,000.00 worth of debt (if you include the interest) in the last fifteen years and as of 6/12/2020 are 100% DEBT FREE!!!!I went out to harvest a few things and check up on a few others, and ended up walking an entire loop around the property.
The tomatoes are starting to come a little faster and the green beans remain steady.
Believe it or not, we still have blueberries, but they are finally winding down. Did you know chickens can jump vertically? There is nothing funnier than a chicken trying to reach blueberries three feet up in the air. I think we have another week and they'll be gone, so I better hustle and get the last of them picked.
Two types of apples are ready to be picked. I think I will make a big batch of apple sauce this week and can it. I have also read about canning sliced apples so I might attempt to do that as well.
The Italian prunes are turning purple. I think maybe another week and they will start to be ripe. The tree is so loaded with fruit. After last year with barely a fruit to be seen this will be a very nice harvest. I will dry some and can some, but most will be consumed fresh and in large quantities.
Patches loves the little pond. I swear ducks are the filthiest things though. We spray that pond out every morning and fill it with fresh water. It doesn't stay clean long!
He loves you to spray the pond with water. You can see the water literally rolling off the duck's back here. I can totally see where that expression comes from.
The two female ducks and the other male duck do not like to be sprayed, but they love to grub in the mud. We keep the whole section muddy for them. The chickens enjoy grubbing in the mud as well. I am not sure how Ecru manages to stay so white when she is constantly in the mud scratching.
Silver and Patricia love playing in the mud, too.
Queen is feeling better today but she is not up for the mud and was hiding out in the coop. I gave her a few blueberries.
My bell peppers are starting to turn color.
And I think we have the fattest squirrels around. They know there is plenty of fruit and chicken feed to eat. Between that and the neighbor's hazelnuts, they will be well set this fall.
A Little Walk Around the Place
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Crazyliblady, I don't find blueberries hard to grow at all. We planted them ages ago and we do nothing to them except for the occasional pruning. But we are the right climate for it. I'd definitely check into climate since Kansas is neither maritime nor mountainous, which are the two environments I've grown them in.
No I won't make pie or jam with the prunes, I will can them whole or dry them.
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