After all the rain, making the fields and garden soppy, it finally quit pouring. Yesterday, Will and Krystal went out to the new corn/pumpkin field and hand planted several trial varieties of corn. If they do well for us, we’ll choose one to grow out next year and save pure seed. But planting was awful, with them sticking in the mud, hoisting heavy boots and struggling with the planting. Will wouldn’t let me help because of my bad knee and I kind of felt left out.
Luckily, when Krystal and I planted the pumpkins and squash on the pumpkin side, it was dry and very easy planting! Now we’re waiting for them to come up.
Today Will and Krystal went out again to plant more corn, and it went much better due to warmer temperatures and a good breeze that dried things out a lot. Now over half of the field is planted but we’ll have to wait to do the rest as it’s too wet for the tractor to till. We’ll see how that goes…
Every Wednesday we’ve had a baby doe goat born. And today we had another! Willow, our best doe, had a huge, long-legged doeling that we’re calling “Wednesday.” We’re thrilled at how pretty she is.
Does anyone happen to have an old, working tablet or laptop they would donate to my adopted son, Javid, who lives in assisted living? He has a desktop computer but is restricted in the time he can be up in his wheelchair as he is still healing from pressure sores. So he spends a lot of time in bed (boring!) and would sure like to be online instead of watching daytime TV. Right now we can’t afford to buy him a new one so thought I’d ask around.
We are amazed that our Hopi Pale Grey squash are popping up so strong. Most are as big as your hand when they come out of the ground. This year we are trying two new pumpkin/squash varieties, San Filipe (Native pumpkin) and Apache Giant squash. We are hoping they’ll do as well for us. — Jackie
Jackie, a Kindle fire has internet capabilities. It is just like a tablet only smaller. I love mine for trips as I can do puzzles, read a book, play solitaire, Candy Crush (a matching type game with many levels), get on the internet wherever that there is wireless internet connections. I read your blog on it as well as us my facebook with it. Tons of free games that can be downloaded into them. Not to heavy to hold in the hand and even the older Kindle fires have color screens.
Elizabeth,
No secret. We just do a section at a time with out big Troybilt Horse tiller, tilling between the squash/pumpkin rows with the tractor tiller until the vines have run so far we can’t any more. Then there’s hoeing and hand weeding between the plants; they does get a “bit” tedious!!
Yes, we’ve tried Sweet Meats but still like a few better, like our Hopi Pale Greys.
Lisa,
The reason we need a laptop or tablet is so that Javid can get online while he’s having to lay down due to his pressure sores healing. He can read but that gets old for him. (I’d rather read!) Thank you for the offer of your Kindle but maybe someone else would get better use out of it.
Also, have you tried the Sweet Meat squash variety that has received so much attention lately?
How in the world do you keep that beautiful corn field weeded? The kids and I are STRUGGLING to keep our (large-ish) garden weeded so the seedlings will not have the competition. What is your secrete?
Hi Jackie,
I just logged on, and saw you were asking for a laptop or tablet. I dont have either of those, but i do have a kindle that I would be happy to send. Contact me if that will help. It is a kindle fire, not new, but it is barely used.
Lisa Graves
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