Pulled out the overgrown greens and trimmed up a lemon balm that was 5 ft across and 3 ft high...put all of that into my coop. Smells great!
Tilled that area up again, reseeded to chard, bok choi, radishes, lettuce, carrots and green onions. Removed the netting around the corn patch, as the garden ducks have been set free until more pests move into the garden...they seriously needed greens and started sampling from my peppers and broccoli in their desperation.
Tied up a few maters, put down more hay in some areas, planted more beans here and there.
Transplanted two apple trees to a new location..also a butterfly bush. Spread a thick layer of hay where I'll expand the garden this next fall to include these three young apple trees.
Put deer netting around my favorite apple tree in hopes of getting to actually see the fruit ripen there before it is taken by squirrel and deer...have had these trees here for over 20 yrs and not a single apple from that tree gets to ripen. We don't even know what variety it is now, nor how it tastes.
Harvested sugar snap peas, rhubarb and a softball sized turnip.
My garden ducks....enjoying their new bed of hay.
Will be expanding the garden fence to include this area this fall, so letting the hay kill the grass and soften the soil before next spring. Getting a jump start on it. These are a few of the free round bales I brought home on Tues....14.5 bales total!!! I've got them scattered all over the land in preparation for rolling them out and letting them rot in sheets.
Deer harvesting our early transparent apples before they even ripen....
Our "mistake" duck, a Pekin they gave me, instead of an Indian Runner duckling. I'm glad, though, as she's so beautiful and perky that I'm enjoying her being here. Loud, though, compared to the IR ducks...can hear her all over the meadow.
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