Category: Vegetables
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Apples, Pears,Figs, Watermelon, Grapes, Beans, and Snow?
Below is a slide show of the fruit and vegetables growing on the farm. #1-3 Apples, #4-6 Pears #7-8 Figs growing back from roots of frozen tree #9-11 New Pear tree with flowers # 12-14 Watermelon #15-17 Frost Grapes (or wild grapes) with buds #18-19 Bush beans #20-21 Thyme flowering #22-25 Muscadine Grapes with buds…
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Mayhaw, carrots, and Mulberries.
Did you know that the Mayhaw tree is the Official Louisiana State Fruit Tree? There are many varieties of the Mayhaw trees. The thorns on some varieties are quite long. My cousin, Caroline A., has made Mayhaw jelly for ages, so we contacted her for information on Mayhaw trees. Although there are several diseases and…
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Our new Kids are enjoying playing together and a peek at the garden and fruit.
The oldest kid was born mid February and the youngest kid is five days old. It will be a few more weeks before the older kids head to their new homes. Below are 6/10’s of the kids playing together in the goat yard. The newest kid has not joined the play group yet and still…
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Fishing, Hairy Buttercup, and Planting Corn
The fishing trip was at the same pond in North Louisiana as the unbelievable fishing trip last week. Craig and Bruce caught eight bass with the three largest weighting 3, 3.5, and 3.6 pounds. All bass were caught on the same bait used a few days ago (that was the bait taken by the alligator).…
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Look what we just found!
The 10th KID was born sometime today while we were fishing. He is very tiny (less than a pound) and as cute as can be. Butter is the mom and she is being very protective. Newest Trail Camera pictures below show the activity on the farm property. Note: The dogs in the picture are ‘visitors’…
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Slowly finding good homes for our kids! Also, Spring looks like it is here.
We have found good homes for some of our goats, and we are still searching for homes for a few more. We will reduce the herd from 17 goats to 6 goats so that our goat yard can easily support our herd. Below: Bluebirds are building their nest and laying their eggs. Bluebirds usually lay…
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Where’s Waldo?
Bruce looked for the new kid for 45 minutes before discovering the hiding place. Can you spot the hiding place? Einstein has bonded with her kid. No need to “lock them up” to force the issue. Lettuce planted before the freeze is sprouting. Please share our blog on your social media. http://CCPygmygoats.com
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Scientific DATA is not always what it seems! Science Fair and BEST Carrot Cake EVER!
Our new rain gauge showed 5.5 inches. The only problem is that the OLD rain gauge showed 2.75 inches at the SAME time from the SAME rainfall. Although it is possible for more rain to fall on one side of the farm house than the other side of the farm house, we highly doubt the probability. Upon further…
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BEST Cajun Party EVER! A True Louisiana Cochon de Lait on Saturday and Gumbo on Sunday (lots of great music on both days)
Good Food, Good Music, Good Friends-As they say in Cajun country “A good time was had by ALL!” Enjoy the pictures and the music. The crowd started gathering around noon on Saturday. Guests came from all over the world and many different parts of the US. Each person came bearing food and beverages to share. People continued to arrive…
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Harvesting Carrots, Carrot Cake, and Herd animal instinct
We harvested carrots and saved the green tops for the goats. These carrots were Napoli carrots which are supposed to be prolific and sweet in 45 days. These carrots also get sweeter if there is cold weather toward the end of their growth. Wyatt and Bruce cleaned the carrots and shredded them for carrot cake. Brenda mixed the ingredients. After…