Chickens
- Begin adding light
Events
- Look for rodeo events at http://www.lonestarrodeocompany.com/lonestarhistory.html to see when they will be around
Harvest
- Check to see if temperatures are good for black walnut sap harvesting
Infrastructure
- Build garden beds
Livestock
Breeding Table
Breeding Date
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Birth
Date
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Breeding Date
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Birth
Date
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Mare
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Jan 1
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Dec 6
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Feb 1
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Jan 6
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Cow
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Jan 1
|
Oct 10
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April 1
|
Jan 8
|
Ewe
|
Jan 1
|
May 30
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Sept 1
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Jan 26
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Sow
|
Jan 1
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April 22
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Oct 1
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Jan 20
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One Hour or Less Activities
- Take pictures
- Trim up a tree
- Mulch a tree
- Put away cardboard
- Save dog & chicken food bags
Planting
- Blueberries should be planted while dormant, usually from November through March
- Indoors
- Flowers: Dianthus, pansies, snap dragons
- Veggies: Cabbage, broccoli, onions, leeks (plant out in march), lettuce
- Prune
- Fruit Trees
- Blooming
- Petunia Cuttings taken in August may bloom now
Prune Fruit Trees
- When the temps are going to be below or close to freezing
- When the south or west side is not going to have sap flow
Snow Considerations
- If heavy snow, brush off of shrubs with a broom to prevent damage
Wildlife
- Put out nesting boxes so they will be weathered and ready for early nesting birds