Well it’s been a couple weeks I believe since we have done an update, I  was working on the road for week so that slows down my posts, but it  doesn’t slow down the work that needs to be done on the homestead. 

 Let’s start with the garden…

 The garden has started to slow done a little, I think the heat we had  last month kind of put a damper on thing with temps in the low 100’s and  the heat index in the 120’s was a little much.  The plants looked  pretty good the heat spell that lasted three weeks but now the damage is  starting to show. 
Our squash has just about had it and our giant pumpkin bit the dust! 

 The tomato worms have found the tomatoes, so now it’s a daily chore to inspect and remove the giant worms. 

 The tomatoes are producing pretty good still, we were harvesting 20 to  30 pounds every two or three days, now it’s a little less than once a  week. 

 Peppers are doing pretty good 

 This morning’s Harvest 

 I  know we picked the bell peppers sooner than they should be picked but  we are canning Bloody Mary mix today since it is going to rain all day.   

Look for a post on how we get that done!

Items we need to get done this weekend:

Turn the compost pile 

 Feed the plants, especially the tomatoes & peppers 

 Clean up all the branches from the tree topping we did on our flowering pear trees & of Course work on the List! 

 

The Chickens are doing great!  

Funny Story I  went out to collect eggs on Wednesday and I open the layer boxes on the  first side and there are no eggs….  Open the other side, no eggs!  I  look briefly under to coop no eggs!  

I am now thinking someone stole my eggs!  

So,  I am looking round the coup and I see that somehow, I had closed the  door after I let them out earlier in the morning, they could not get it  to lay their eggs.  So, I opened the door and six of them ran inside to  do just that.  I looked a little harder and found a bunch hidden next to  the tire hidden out of site, I had to slither on my belly in you know what  to get to them, kinda nasty but I got them and surprisingly they all  were clean!  Me on the other hand not so much.  Guess what I will be  checking to make sure the door is open every morning!

The Chicks are growing so fast now, and they have taken a liking to pecking at my boots. 

 

And finally its going to rain all day today, its been a little more than  a week since out last rain so it is much appreciated, thank you Lord! 

 

There is so much more to tell but this has gotten long enough so we will say good bye until next time, ya all have a great day! 

Bob && Colleen Browning

Serenity Valley Farms

Monticello, KY

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