The Weekly Digs #165

In the Garden

After last week’s tomato devastation, this week could only get better and thankfully it did! I pulled out the tomatoes that didn’t make it, and planted volunteer tomatoes from all around the garden to fill in the gaps.

I’m still missing some areas, but started a new tray of tomatoes as well just to experiment and see if I have enough time to get a harvest from them. 

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I really, really wanted to quit altogether that day last week but I’m thankful for everyone’s encouragement and kind comments, it helped a lot. It helped me to find solutions and keep a better perspective. 

• We are harvesting strawberries, peas (this was their first week of being ready!), garlic scapes, lettuce, and carrots. 
• I started planting flowers along the borders of my garden. It was a longer process than anticipated and will take a few days.
• I have on my to-do list an hour of weeding a day. I’m a bit behind. This is mostly due to the heavy rain we experienced thus far this spring. The only effective way I’ve found to weed with wet soil is to pick by hand. When it’s dry like it is now, it’s much easier.

Turkeys

Cam finished up the turkey tractor this week! It gives the turkeys so much more space. This is Cam’s first attempt at one and it’s working great but already he said it needs one modification.  He wished he’d put it on a chassis so the wheels would turn. 

Not a big deal for right now though. We put it in a location where it will be moved at least twenty times before it needs to turn around.

Since it was a well used carport, some of the canvas covering had already ripped. Cam sewed together what he could and put some duct tape on the large holes until he could patch them. 

We used a combination of hardware mesh, and chicken wire along the outside. I hope it is predator proof enough!

Preserving

We did another batch of freeze dried strawberries. They are so delicious!

That’s it for this week, friends. I find myself so tired from all the work and need to rest 🙂