Category: The Farm
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It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, and NO it is not Superman! It is a Bat
The Mexican free-tailed bat (also called Brazilian free-tailed bat) is one of the fastest mammals with a horizontal flying speed up to 99mph. It also flies quite high and has been seen at altitudes of over 10,000 feet. It is a medium size bat and although native to America, it usually migrates South for the…
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The raspberries and blackberries are growing
The raspberries are taking off. Pretty soon we will have flowers. When the flowers are fertilized, the berry will start to form. The blackberries are already putting out flowers. The berries will not be far behind. Hopefully, this plant will put out a whole lot more flowers or it will be a very slim crop…
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Herbs and Vegetables
Third time is a charm with Basil. We planted and it froze. We planted and it froze again. This time, I think we will actually get some healthy plants and get to make some pesto. The basil plants are the light green plants by the fence. The dark green bush that is going wild is…
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We are waiting for the hummingbirds to arrive.
Hummers are trickling in, but we have only seen 4 at a time. Below is a video of last year as the hummingbirds were stocking up on food to fly South for the winter. These are the pictures of the butterflies on the zinnias last year. We will be posting more pictures as the butterflies…
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Keeping the Deer off the fruit trees and berries
Not all of our gardens are fenced and some of the fences can be easily jumped by deer. Our good friend, Dr. Carter, suggested we purchase a product to spray the fruit trees and blueberries. We also make an invisible fence around areas we want to be “deer free”. So far, this has been very…
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Look whose back to visit!
Last year we saw Mama bear with triplets. Looks like she has returned with the triplets and the triplets have definitely grown. We have only seen this crew on the cameras and have never seen them in person. Bears have a really wide range of territory and pass through the farm occasionally. Other farms have…
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If you are thinking of owing a Pygmy goat-here is the information.
Pygmy goats are easy pets if you have enough grass or pasture, a small shelter or barn, and a source of water. Goats take care of themselves for the most part. You may feed your goats, but grain is not the best food and should be given in moderation. (We give our goats sweet feed…
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Two new Cherry Trees
We lost two of our Cherry Trees over the winter. I am sure it was something we did wrong, but thank heavens we had insurance on our trees. Fast Growing Trees sent us two beautiful new trees and we will try again. One is a Bing and one is a Lapis. You have to have…
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Blue Birds are moving into the houses – 4-13-23
No Purple Martins yet, but four of the Blue Bird houses have tenants. We will get pictures of the eggs sometime today. You have to knock on the side of the house so you don’t startle the tenants before you open the doors for pictures. We wait until we see the birds leave the nest…
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Some Flowers are blooming 4-13-23
Geraniums are starting to bloom. These plants do not require much water and like some sun. You can break off pieces of the stem and root them with a little effort. My mother-in-law used to save the branches through the winter and stick them in the ground in the ground every spring.