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Two more dead
Bossy and Cuckoo are dead. Same M. O. and still no obvious sign of canine entry to the run or typical signs of the chickens being out on an excursion. Cuckoo and Buffy were walking partners for sure, but Bossy … Continue reading
Shallots
Today I dug and braided 21 shallots. We’ve been eating our own sweet onions since early summer and still have four left. The hope is these shallots get us part of the way into winter. Next year I’ll plant more. … Continue reading
2011 Spuds
Our tater harvest is in and it is a bounty! 45lbs today, plus another 10 or so over the past weeks. And that from maybe 45sqft of dirt that was never watered…one amazing plant. That’s something like 25,000 calories we … Continue reading
It was bound to happen
Our flock is now seven. We don’t know what happened. Perhaps dog mauling or a bird of prey or some other predator. I did hear a falcon or hawk calling earlier in the day and looked to see if one … Continue reading
13oz of sticky green
The Willamette Hops has spent a few days in the makeshift oast house (aka hot August garage plus small electric fan). I’ve harvested the Nugget Hops this evening and am starting the process with it. The Willamette turned out to … Continue reading
Hops Harvesting
The picture hardly does it justice but we pulled in a huge Willamette hops harvest today fearing a thunderstorm this evening.
Garlic harvest
We dug up this year’s garlic a week and a half ago. It dried in the sun a couple days, I cut the greens off, the bulbs/stalks went into the garage for a week, and today I finally cleaned the … Continue reading
Pea harvest
Cool weather plants are doing well in our garden this year. We got just shy of 3lbs of peas from an 8foot row. No idea if that is “good”, but it is a better yield than we’ve ever gotten before.
Cherry season!
Literally cherry. Not cherries. Two years ago we planted two cherry trees. I could have sworn it was one year ago! The reward though is starting to come in now. We had one singular cherry set and mature this year … Continue reading
Ugh..where’s summer? 244kWh June solar panel output
Last summer I’d have said it couldn’t have been a cooler, wetter summer in the Portland area. Until this summer. Last year’s June output from our solar panels was 251kWh. This year it was 244kWh…a few percent less. July’s on … Continue reading