We've been doing lots of odd jobs around the place.Our small worm farm has grown so much that we had to make them a new worm bin. We cleaned out the old one and split the worms between the two bins. Both of us had handfuls and handfuls of worms, like spaghetti. Now that our original two small tubs have grown so much, we will soon be setting up a proper system for them, which separates the poop (which goes on the garden) and the worms (which help compost scraps and feed the chickens).
I finished the toilet's sawdust container.
Abe planted 10 more apple trees, given free by the local council. All the ones we planted before (cherries, apricots, plum) are now leafed out and pretty. The only one that hasn't is the pecan, but it is certainly very healthy.
We're making a movable hen house and pen. We have lost too many to coyotes free-ranching them, so we are now going to do a chicken tractor system, where you just move their pen so they can continue to graze grass. The house will be on bike wheels, so we can just push it to a new location.
We're also working on the garden. We have a bunch of plants outside now, and another 132 soil blocks started inside. It is now super warm (no more socks or sweaters, windows open, etc.), and no more chance of freezes.
Another super exciting addition to the family is a beehive. Abe was asked to remove a hive from someone's house, and we got to keep the bees and honey. Stay tuned for Abe's account of that episode!
Hello Josie and Abe
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to pass along that I'm enjoying your blog. I'm still in the process of getting caught up on your progress but so far it all looks great. For some reason I had the impression you lived in the Terlingua, TX area, but as I'm reading your blog I thinking I might not be correct. I was just wondering what kind of climate considerations you have as you are building.
We used to live in Terlingua, but moved about three years ago.
ReplyDeleteWe are now in the mountains, at about 6300 feet elevation. We get a couple of hard freezes a year, so fairly mild winters. Neither as hot as Terlingua in summer, nor as cold in winter. Our rain season is June to September. The second year we were here, we got 40" of rain, but that was the wettest it had been in decades. Last year was about 30", maybe less.
Does that answer your question?