Wednesday, June 10, 2009


Fishing!
06 June 2009

Saturday morning, we went out to find a new feed supply store that David had referred us too. After driving up and down the road, we finally stopped at one which I’m still not sure was the right one, none the less we were tired of driving and it looked good. A very helpful man shared a lot of vital information on the cows, goats and chooks. We left loaded with a new type of grain for the cattle, a salt block for the goats, guinea pig food and the measuring tape for the cows that I’d read up about on the net. It’s supposed to estimate the weight of the cow. Not an easy task but the cheapest way for absolute beginners like us who don’t yet have an eye for estimation. I also scored a very handy book on chook raising which is good to have.

On the way home we pasted a farmers market and decided to stop. I love the markets around here. They always have loads of surprises. You are bound to leave with one treasure or another. Latterly I’ve been thinking loads about planting fruit trees and veggies. So it was my mission to look out for these two treasures. I found exactly what I wanted and left with a mandarin tree which was a true bargain I thought.

At home I set about planting my fruit tree and fertilizing the ground around the two new trees. I then moved on to plant my pumpkin seeds which I had been drying for the past few days. I replanted the tomato plant which was growing in a pot plant accidentally. How it got started I don’t know. I don’t remember tossing out any seeds. Now with a stake to coil around it, it will be better. I’m looking forward to the day I see a shoot sticking through the top layer of soil and I can transplant the pumpkin plants into the ground.

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