If you doubted the dedication of this young, inexperienced, meek urban farmer, you're probably not wrong to do so. I am, in fact, all of those things, however I am also dedicated, idealistic, and good at guilting friends and family into helping me!
A couple such people, Mother and Danny, helped last weekend to put up a fence to discourage chickens from taking their dirt baths among the rows, and gobbling up all the seedlings that will soon be sprouting. Yesterday before everything was planted, Chris and I caught one chicken trying to get in (there was still an easily accessible gap in the "Poultry Netting" aka chicken wire), and it got really flustered and ran zig zags to escape us. We put up a temporary barrier to close the gap, and set about planting the following delectable seeds:
- Yellow and red beets
- Rainbow carrots
- Radishes
- Broccoli
- Goliath peas (How can they fail? No David's allowed!)
- Quinoa!
- Butterhead and assorted lettuces
- Pak choy
- Sweet red peppers
There are remaining seeds, including white pumpkins, acorn squash, cantaloupe, tomatoes, pickling cucumbers, parsley and cilantro that will be planted in planters (after we build some). Otherwise, I worry that they'll run the other's out of town...
FIRST AWFUL PUN FOR THE BLAG! (Counted)
There will soon be updates about knitting and spinning projects, as well as information about a super neat charity organization that offers fantastic products in exchange for your donations to specific causes.
Check back soon!
With love and good food,
Elizabeth
Genovese, Cinnamon, and Thai basil
Mr. Danny watering le plants-to-be
Chicken deterrent
A wee sweet pepper seedling
Pak choy, peppers, lettuces
Thanks to such delightful people as MOM, Chris and Tyler Russell, and my dear Danny.
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