What did you do today?
I was asked recently by a person who does not know me all that well...
What have you been up to today?
As most people who DO know the two of us, you know this is a DANGEROUS QUESTION!
And this got me to thinking... which is a DANGEROUS PASTIME!
So, what did we do today? This is, of course, the 'royal we' that includes Tammy, myself, Denis, Anden, Dad Faux and Sally. Yep, had a crew for parts of the day!
We....
weeded 150 feet of beans and 200 feet of potatoes
weeded 250 feet of lettuce
weeded 300 feet of peppers
cultivated all of the above
hay mulched 120 feet of space between tomatoes
hay mulched some potatoes
mowed down areas between tomatoes
mowed large areas of ground to gather mulch so we could
mulch beans, peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers
picked up 135 processed chickens from Martzahn's in Greene
moved items from one freezer to another so we could put the chickens in a freezer
washed all the coolers and containers used for yesterdays CSA and the chickens
weed whipped an area around wood we need to clean up
put a door knob on the door to the poultry palace
cut a new hole for turkeys to leave the poultry palace and go to their pasture
picked 29 lbs of beans
picked 276 onions
planted 60 feet of Brussels, 360 feet of broccoli, 60 feet of cauliflower and 120 feet of cabbage
watered trays of seedlings
did a couple loads of laundry because
Rob went through three shirts today
moved exclusion cages...ups... we forgot to put them back. Looks like a task to do in the rain tomorrow.
Fed and watered critters.
Closed doors on critters before dark.
Opened up/Closed up the high tunnel & cold frames
Made lunch for 5 people
Sent out a CSA email
Made a quick seed order
Made a quick seed tray order
Began balancing the checkbook
typed a blog post and...
Ran out of steam.
See you all tomorrow!