We’ve been busy getting things prepared for winter around here. It is a busy time, but it feels so good.
I’ve been cleaning up the shelf in the root cellar. I always try to keep a stock of food on hand. I can’t wait for the day that it is full of home-canned food more than grocery store cans. I recommend that everyone has some extra stock in their home. You never know when you may fall on hard times and be grateful for the extras. I’ve heard the advice to buy one can for now and two for later. We’ve been trying to buy a box of canned veggies each time we go to Sam’s Club when they are in stock.
The Music garlic bed is all planted. I can’t wait to harvest this next year!! If it goes well, we should have 25 heads of garlic. We realized we can fit more here, so we may do more next year. We planted 6 inches apart and 2-3 inches deep. (We got our garlic from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds.) When the weather cools off, we’ll cover the bed with mulch to protect it.
Scott finished building the nesting boxes. Our oldest chickens are around 20 weeks old, and hopefully will start laying within the next month. It could be as late as 48 weeks, so I’m trying to keep my hopes low. It can also be as early as 24 weeks. We will put some cushion in them soon just in case we get lucky. I’m so anxious for that first egg! The roosters have learned to crow, which is so fun.
Speaking of cushion, this is how you pick up hay bales when you live the minivan life. HAHA! This is bedding for the chickens. It will help to keep them warm on these cold nights and in the coming months. It took me quite a while to vacuum all of this out, but it’s all clean now.
Happy Autumn!! God has blessed us so richly, and I pray that you receive blessings as well.