March 07

Planting 2007

• Potted rosemary from Wal-Mart (Note: 2011-11-14 this plant is now 2 ft in diameter and two feet strong)
  
• Ginger bulblets (didn't grow)
  
• Avocado seed in dirt (didn't grow)
  
• Garlic for greens
  

Journal 2007

• Worked on chicken coop/greenhouse design
• M watered back yard trees
• Added parrot food mix to my bin of sunflower seeds
• Filled bird feeders & water dish
• Peanuts in shells are too big for feeder, so I thew them over the fence for the evil chipmunks
• Went for a walk around property with the dogs
• Enjoyed potting up some stuff - ginger bulblets, garlic for greens, rosemary and an avocado seed.  Love the smell of the dirt.
• The 20 gal metal trash cans are great for storage
• DJR cleaned the dog pen
• Cypress in front of dogs' pen look poorly
• One [Black Austrian] pine in driveway is decidedly dead
• I love this time of year
• Forcing pots not showing much life
• Warm days mean time to water more
• TO DO - Water front yard trees
• TO DO - Water side hybrid poplars north of metal building
• TO DO - Sprinkle some low growing something in the jasmine tub? Lemon basil?
• Can I really green up the place?
• Spring is seductive
• TO DO - Pull mulch from tubs and put around trees
• TO DO - Start Snap Dragons?

March - To Do

2006

2007

Breeding & Birthing

Goats

Bees

2006 - Nevada

• Look for Ducks at Lake Carson now through September
  
• Ending of the Snow Gease Season at Lake Carson
  
• Canadian Geese have returned to Lake Lahontan
  
• Deer in the Genoa area until April
  
• DONE - Fertilize trees - add spikes if not done in Feb
  
• DONE - Plant Pease
  
• Order chickens - not this year
  
• Buy light meter
  
• Buy food scale to weigh harvest
  
• Get another set of grow lights
  
• DONE - Order more driveway rock (Note 3/06 - MDH built a pickup truck bed hauler and can get it himself for cheap, now. He's so clever with building stuff)
  
• Plant more winter rye & also the yellow clover
  

2007 - Nevada

• March - April - Good time to move day lilies
  
• Plan some vacation days for March, April and May for planting out
  
• Stromberg's Chickens - Turkeys start being available mid-March; Common Geese available; Bobwhite Quail available; Ring neck pheasant available mid-March
  

Breeding & Birthing

Bred on March 1 gives birth on

• Mare - Feb 3rd
• Cow - Dec 8th
• Ewe - July 30
• Sow - June 22

Birthing

• Day old chicks available by mail order
• Mare bred April 1 - birth on Mar 6
• Cow bred June 1 - birth on Mar 10
• Ewe bred Nov 1 - birth on Mar 27
• Sow bred Dec 1 - birth on Mar 21

Goats

• Comb Cashmere Goats
• Crotch does before they kid
• Collect kidding gear
  
• Have fecal samples tested and worm if needed
• Set mouse traps near feed storage
• Check fences and gates for winter damage
• Clean out stalls
  

Bees

• Inspect hives & medicate if needed
  

March 12

2005 - Journal Entry

2005 - Journal Entry

Gardening in the San Joaquin
12 March 2005 1:06 pm Saturday

I suppose now, I've put a stake in the ground - Here is the beginning of my first FARM JOURNAL.  I've searched high and low, but haven't seen what I'm looking for.  In fact, I'd love to pay good money and have one already done, but so far, no luck.  So here I am - with a book that is both useful, durable, and easy to haul about (I look at its size and feel its heart, and I wonder).  So here goes...

Probably I should start with January, or Spring, or some other Significant Moment.  But, instead, I will start with TODAY.

BW, CA
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