Harvest Monday

Some of the collards

 A little late getting this out. Hooking up with Dave and the Harvest Monday gang. Lots of collards, kale and chard this week.

squash, Marketmoore and Armenian cucumber and a melon

squash of different kinds

green beans

The squash harvest is down, I've lost several plants due to wilting but the survivors are rebounding. The first patch of green beans is winding down, only 2 pounds this week, but the new patch is blooming. The old patch will come out and I will cover the bed with compost and try to get some baby mustard greens. Then in late September or early October I'll plant the garlic.  There were also some cherry tomatoes, but again, yields are down. 

herbs for chickens

I don't think I've mentioned before, my harvest weights don't include things I pick for the chickens (or my snacking while working). I picked a big bucket of herbs for the chickens the other day; all kinds of basil, catnip, parsley, sage, white horehound, rosemary. They are all good for the chickens.

new duck eggs

Some of the young ducks have begun laying. Their eggs size up pretty quick, the little egg is probably the first one laid, the bigger eggs are probably 2nd or 3rd eggs.

very first duck egg from the 2017 girls

The very first egg I found wasn't as big as most of my silkie eggs.

Northern New Mexico melon

There are a couple of Northern New Mexico melons getting big, can't wait for them to get ripe, they are huge.

Black Copper Marans pullet, April 2017 hatch

Not the best pic but I'm keeping an eye on this Black Copper Marans pullet. Hard to see in the picture but she is getting some copper on her neck.

Capt Hook

baby brother

Tinkerbell (aka mama kitty) had 2 boys in her first litter, a grey striped named Peter Pan and this black and white one named Capt Hook. In her second litter she has 3 tiger striped (2 boys and a girl) and this little black twin of Capt Hook.

my fortune on Thursday

Every Thursday mom gets her hair done and then we go eat buffet at China Taste. Sometimes my fortunes are thought provoking.

Harvest totals.  Week of August 14-20

Aug 15

Scarlet kale. 1#. 3 oz

Carrots.        1#  8 oz

Aug 17

Green beans. 2#. 0 oz

Scarlet kale   3#  0oz

Squash.         3#  14 oz

Marketmoore 2#. 4 oz

Armenian.     3#.  14oz

Lancinata kale 2#. 12oz

Aug 18

Italian basil. 6oz

Sage.            1 oz 

Lemon basil. 2 oz

Rosemary.      .5 oz

Cherry tomatoes 2#. 5 oz

Collards.       4# 0 oz

Squash.        18#.  0 oz

Week Totals

Kale.  6# 15oz

Carrots 1# 8oz

Beans.  2# 0 oz

Squash. 20# 14 oz

Cukes.   6# 2 oz

Herbs.   9.5 oz

Tomatoes.   2# 5oz

Collards.  4# 0oz

TOTAL.  44# 5oz