03.30.09
Posted in Redwood Living at 10:00 am by Lynette
I’ve been laying low recovering from surgeries, trying not to aggravate my recuperation. One thing I have been able to do is get seedlings going for this year’s garden. My plan is the help feel our adult children’s families so that means I am growing for 8. Plus I want to offset the outlay for seeds, soil and labor so I need to grow enough for the Farmer’s Market.
The name of my market garden ‘business’ is Rill Gardens. I’ve secured www.rillgardens.com and will post weekly through the summer what I will have at the farmer’s market. Hopefully I can get pre-orders for vegetable starts and get a good email data base of local customers.
What the heck is this? Hanging tubes. I use 6″ light sewer PVC with drilled out slices. I plant 3 lettuce starts in each opening. This is a wonderful idea my friend told me about. This way I can grow vertically as well as on the ground. The lettuce stays clean and is at a good level to pick.
Here is a couple tables with starts. This year I’m growing so many things I’ve never grown before I have to label everything. Each label says what it is, who I got it from and any specific growing info. I’m also branching out into Heritage seeds so I can collect my own seeds.
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03.01.09
Posted in Redwood Living at 9:36 pm by Lynette
18 days and 2 surgeries later I think I’m on he mend. I still have some residual head pain but every day that is getting better. My surgeon is gone for 10 days so I hope all will continue to heal. I do not want to make another emergency trip to Coos Bay, 2 hours away.
All those who I talked with that said this sinus surgery would be painful, well, were kind-a correct. But Pain meds are a good thing plus I’ve had great Dr. support.
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Today was chicken butcher day. How many people does it take to process 9 chickens? Well, 6. We got the kinks out by the end of the 1.5 hour process and the next time it will go smoother.
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Today was also the final try-outs for the next play at the performing arts center. We have about 18 – 20 kids/adults try out for parts in Grease. I can hardly wait to see who got what. I think the results will be emailed tomorrow.
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Rain, rain and loads more rain sure makes working in the yard difficult. But with the greenhouse up and running I’ve started the spring planting. We also had a friend start cutting a 10 foot border to the formal garden for the chicken moat. I have 28 eggs in the incubator that will be hatching in a few days and I’ll need to make room for the existing chickens to live as the babies will take over their coop.
FINALLY
I can get back to sock production tomorrow. This past 2.5 weeks has made me feel guilty as I’ve been recouperating from the surgery. But tomorrow it’s back to the grind or crank so I can get those orders waiting since January out.
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