Not only do I see the strawberries peeking but also that it's darn near the end of June and once again late with the Blog!
3 batches of strawberry jam cooked and in the freezer 2 days ago and 3 more batches to go today. Not all from my own patch (smallish amounts this year). Great berries supplied from local Sunny Slope Market, Foxboro (on the Foxboro - Frankford Road)
What fantastic weather the month of June brought us. Although HOT at times, we have not experienced so many consecutive days of sunshine for making hay for many many many years! We were truly blessed to get all of our first cut in (about 70 acres) in a week and a half. Cut, tedded, raked, baled (either big rounds or big squares), picked up and stored inside. We even took a bit of time to try the horses on the tedder - see video and photos below:
 |
| Pep, Penny and Kim tedding hay |
As summer time is officially here now and the hot days as well we must remember when they become TOO hot that in January and February we think fondly of these days! (lol) Corn crop is in that will heat our outdoor corn boiler this winter - great renewable home grown energy, oats for horses is looking real good and is under seeded with alfalfa mix for next years hay crop. Still to do is a lot of rail fence repairs, bush hogging of pastures, laneways etc...and continue to clean out all barns and store manure to spread when fields are ready.
Vegetable garden is growing very well and garlic will be ready to harvest in a couple of weeks. We have enjoyed radishes, peas, snow peas and romaine lettuce so far. Potatoes are in blossom and beans too!
Well we will move on through the summer months and the new way of life we are all slowly becoming use to during this crazy time of history. Once again thank you so much to all front line workers and our thoughts are with those that have lost loved ones.
Pictured at left are some gorgeous yellow roses grown in our daughters garden. Instead of picking one I choose to leave them undisturbed and just enjoy the photo!
Real Estate is VERY busy and the market is strong in rural properties. If you are interested in a peek at our current listings link here: www.century21.ca/kim.hadwen
Until next time,
Take care, stay safe.
Jeanne & Kim
