Coffee anyone ?

[Baymule]

@Baymule I'm thinking about gardening....you know how that is!! So what did you decide about the garden ground cover you used last year? Just watched a Utube about and thought you could update us. May be something to consider?

The weed cloth did a good job of keeping the weeds down. It let enough light through for the crabgrass to grow under it, so I rolled it up and pulled the crabgrass and rolled it back flat. I was happy with it, should have got better stuff. What I bought was cheap and tore easily. I bought 3 more rolls and was going to take them back, but Sheba chewed the ends, so I guess I'll be using them again. LOL We have a stack of cardboard and have saved every paper feed sack. We lay those down and cover with mulch. It all works, but I still raise better weeds that a garden!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

but I still raise better weeds that a garden!

Me too!

 

[Mini Horses]

Me three I'm looking at prices of the "good" stuff....heck, I could buy the veggies for less. I'm gonna be a cardboard and mulch event again this year. They do have some rolls of paper that's fairly inexpensive....might grab a couple of those for some spots. Have a couple areas still sorta heavy with well rooted grass to disk and rake, if it dries up enough to do. Days are lengthening a few min a day now, time to do this. .

I don't get paper feed bags. But can get some good cardboard from stores when I do resets and such. I'm gonna check with a local farmer this week on some rolls of wheat straw he's selling. Has squares, too, but rolls are less costly. Have plenty of home grown fertilizer and huge pile of seed. Come on Spring!!!

 

[promiseacres]

Coffee is on. Snowed last night. Prefer that to the ice. Worked a bit in the detached garage yesterday. I think DH wants to work on it again today.

 

[Mini Horses]

Early start here. Hot shower and hot coffee -- gets you moving!

Back to normal temps this week and no rain for several days. Good! We need to dry up some. So mid 40 days and mid 30 nights....that's an ok winter. Of course we normally get about a couple weeks of colder late jan-feb, so its not all over yet. I vote to skip that for this year. .

Need to go get a new battery for the tractor today. It's time, will be six yr old soon. Just won't hold that charge anymore. When I turn the key I want action. . Guess I'll get some diesel while I'm at it. Yeah, I want to use it this week!

Hope everyone has a great day. Stay safe.

 

[Daxigait]

Early start here. Hot shower and hot coffee -- gets you moving!

Back to normal temps this week and no rain for several days. Good! We need to dry up some. So mid 40 days and mid 30 nights....that's an ok winter. Of course we normally get about a couple weeks of colder late jan-feb, so its not all over yet. I vote to skip that for this year. .

Need to go get a new battery for the tractor today. It's time, will be six yr old soon. Just won't hold that charge anymore. When I turn the key I want action. . Guess I'll get some diesel while I'm at it. Yeah, I want to use it this week!

Hope everyone has a great day. Stay safe.

you have a great day too. I wish I had a tractor. especially on days like yesterday with all the melted snow mud and slush trying to get a wheelbarrow back and forth cleaning out the barn to the muck pile. not to mention it'd be nice to push up the muck pile a bit.
I'm with you on liking the on and off winter over the long term winter I grew up with in the north. I whine a little bit when it shifts from being really warm to cold, but at least it only lasts for a temporary time. Years ago when I moved down here I couldn't understand why people would be cold when it was in the 20s. Now I have a better understanding especially when we get days like a couple of years ago when it starts out at 70° in the morning and moves through rain ice and snow dropping to -5 by dark. You just can't adjust. Of course when I moved down here I couldn't do diddly outside in the summer either with the heat and humidity but I could run around in shorts in the winter. It makes me smile now.
when do you start kidding, or do you have something other than goats?

 

[promiseacres]

Thanks for the coffee @Mini Horses
Back to school today for kids and me and DH to work. We got the garage door up, not useable but up. It looks nice. Housework and grocery trip.

 

[Daxigait]

If any of you guys have any advice I just put a new thread up on LGD.

 

[Mini Horses]

@Daxigait I only have goats to kid....not sure exact dates to start at the moment. None bagging yet and I think late Feb will be start of it, well as I remember. Left it a little later this year, hoping to have warmer weather and grass coming in. Need to look at the calendar notes. . Didn't even breed all of them. I'm planning a slower year for 2021. Have an ongoing reworking of some fence and pastures on the farm, so pulling back to allow that to happen more easily.

I expect a few broody hens, as usual. Otherwise, no babes coming along.

 

[Daxigait]

@Daxigait I only have goats to kid....not sure exact dates to start at the moment. None bagging yet and I think late Feb will be start of it, well as I remember. Left it a little later this year, hoping to have warmer weather and grass coming in. Need to look at the calendar notes. . Didn't even breed all of them. I'm planning a slower year for 2021. Have an ongoing reworking of some fence and pastures on the farm, so pulling back to allow that to happen more easily.

I expect a few broody hens, as usual. Otherwise, no babes coming along.

I wish I could say I was taking it easier but I was hoping to do dhir and linear this year though I'm not sure they're actually going to do linear appraisal. that's going to make it difficult I bred 23. Three are meat goats the rest are dairy. I just hope I get some girls and have a good market this year.