This year we decided to try planting a pumpkin patch for pick your own pumpkins this fall, along with a zinnia patch, sunflower patch and sweet corn. We also planted a large number of heirloom tomatoes, cucumbers, herbs and perennials from seed that we hope to be able to sell later in the summer as well.
Dan invested in a few more tractor/farm implements, including a planter and a plow, and has prepared and planted the 5+ acres we had previously leased to a local farmer… we now have fields of timothy, clover, and switchgrass for cover crops/habitat, and we’re adding our garden fields of pumpkins, sunflowers, and raspberries. Its finally dry enough in the fields to be able to get out and do some planting! We’re hoping for a long fall to make the growing season long enough to make all farmers’ plantings worthwhile this year…
Here are some pictures from the homestead over the past couple of weeks (including today!). Many of the photos are courtesy of our daughter Eva.
grasses in the field
puff dandelion
clover
grass
flower
sunlight and field
zach and miriam in dad’s clover field
nibbling on clover
eva hanging out in the dirt
chewing clover
dan roto tiling the pumpkin row
team work getting the seeds planted
miriam putting in the seed
pumpkin seed – grow!
dad and zach getting the technique down
pumpkin row
getting rocks out of field
hauling rocks
checking out what is growing
raspberries – wild
snowy river the rooster
hens
gretel who needs a hoof trim
heidi the goat
lane of grapes
flowering bush
purple flower
dan’s planter
dan’s planter coming home
our wild asparagus
wild asparagus – kids LOVE it
local second hand shop find – pottery bird feeder
apple blossoms
apple blossoms
new raspberries
jen harvesting nettle
basket of nettle
nettle
dried nettle
only half a jar to go
mr wolf “the bee guy” at his hives on our property
bee guy – putting up solar fence to keep the BEAR out
view from my “mom coop”
front yard view from porch
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