First the garden: I got the squash, pumpkins, some beans, corn, collards, peppers, watermelon, onion sets, half of the onion plants, and all of the flowers in. I am nicely burnt. The kids helped with quite of bit of this stuff. I still have the rest of the onion plants, some herbs, the tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, celery, turnips, parsnips, radishes....and I think that is it, to get in. I have help coming on Monday for all of that. I have so much out there that I had to expand the garden.
I also decided to try the 3 sisters thing. I planted some beans with the corn and the buttercup squash on the edge of the corn so it will grow into the corn and shield the ground from the sun and reduce weeds.
I also have to begin mulching everything so the weeds stay under control.
Some of my potatoes are up already. I love that.
Now for the three little piggies: Peanut, Butter and Jelly are all doing well. they have adjusted to life in the outdoors and love munching the grass and "rooting" around. They also are such wonderful little piggies that I give them their grain mixed with milk. They are so happy to be here. I think they forgot about the over crowded, stinky barn they came from.
I was not able to work on sorting any of the fleece. I will have to reserve some time tomorrow to go through 2 of them. I will finish the gardening on Monday. School is done on the 3rd so I will be able to do a lot more work outside. Phew....
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