Green string, purple burgundyy, Italian romano, four different types of dry beans, red lettuce, radishes, kohlrabi, sweet corn, muskmelon, cucumbers, zinnias, four different kinds of potatoes and three varieties of onions, sunflowers, marigolds, summer and autumn squash, pumpkins (>2000 seeds with various sizes), broccoli, cauliflower, peppers of all kinds, 75 tomato plants of all sorts, and did I mention sweet corn (about an acre and a half)? Also transplanted black raspberries across the road. And weeding the blueberries.... seems like a never ending task.... discouraging. I had hoped the weeds would be fewer this year after we sprayed with a preemergent. Seems to have made no difference. So in 95+ degrees I'm out pulling weeds, determined to make a dent into the field. I won't be able to spray the grass killer until after harvest and that won't be for 6-7 weeks. So I must get ahead of the grass and weeds and take back the blueberries once again.
We have 17 red bourbon heritage turkeys this year and also 10 chocolate colored egg layers to add to our assortment of egg colors. The turkeys are still cooped up until I have the right fence. I put up an electric mesh fence but the holes were too big and they escaped (yes, we caught them). So I've ordered a smaller opening fence and hopefully I will be able to put that up this week.
Back to the field....
Melancholy
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