Mornings With Star Wars

Got up this morning around 5 and went out to plant some pintos in the corn. Cleaned out a raised bed of weeds to put out the last of my sweet taters. The last still have some leaves and may survive the nasty vegetable predators. I moved the sprinkler and started the water and voila time for breakfast.

Pearce was up shortly and we got the days ration of Clone Wars going. I fixed a boiled egg for Pman and sausage, egg, and toast for me. It is a good morning.

One, Two, Tree

I went down to Roswell to pick up some trees and compost. No compost, Morgan Falls doesn't give it away anymore and I couldn't find anywhere else to get some. 

Got a few trees though. Came back to Rome with two 10 year old Oshio Beni, two 3-4 year old Oshio Beni, twenty 1-2 year old, and two buckets of Southern Magnolias.

This tree has grown for 10 years in a seedling container. The root never got bigger than 3"x3" and it still has leaves. It's also about 8' tall. It's my pet project to 

Working on the Corn

Took some advice from Native American farming techniques. I read about hilling the corn and I did it.

Maybe you can't tell but the lower right is not hilled the other two are. It creates moisture retention and strengthens the root system.

What's Coming and Growing on the Farm

This is the first bed of sweet taters. There be another bed of nine once I take care of the warrior ant problem in that bed.

My second produce to come out of the garden. It's a white squash or scalloped squash. The white squash is one of the oldest squashes and has long been a staple of eastern Native American cuisine. 

It's Supper Time

Down on the Farm

Claire and Pearce were very eager to use their new farming equipment the Davis' gave them. Spent some time hoeing and raking and staking 'maters.

Opposite ends of the garden was a necessity. They're going to need to work on swinging implements safely in close proximity to one another.