Little Green Things!

After I arranged the hay bales, Gary helped tighten wire between three T-posts, one at each end of the bales and one in the middle.  The wires serve two purposes: to hold the plastic sheeting and act as a trellis for the climbing veggies.

 

tightening the wires

 

All planted and waiting for magic

 A layer of organic soil was placed on top of the bales about 2 inches thick.  I patted it down, and began planting my seeds.  A few days later - MAGIC!

Pole beans!

Cucumbers!

 To keep them warm at night and keep the moisture in, I spread the plastic sheeting over the bottom wire and tuck it in at the bottom.  Every morning I uncover them and give them a big drink.

Protection

 Also happening around the "almost farm", we needed our beautiful oak trimmed over the well pump in the back of the house.  Bobby came and climbed all over the tree taking out limbs that took me weeks to burn.  But we saved some beautiful logs for a CAMPFIRE, all you RVers that are coming to visit!

Man in tree

It is not all work and no play.  The Sunbelt Expo was coming to Moultrie, Georgia, and we attended on the last day.  Six hundred acres of BIG machinery and little machinery like this 1904 Hit and Miss Vertical Engine that churns fresh icecream!  My brother, Bob, has one just like this.  I sent him this photo and suggested that at next year's reunion, he do the same thing!

There were animals, seminars, gardens, tractors, food, and tons of stuff to see and do.  We spent all day there until they closed up, then drove the 1 1/2 hours home exhausted but with lots of fun info floating around in the brain.

Hubby enjoying himself!

 So how's the garden?  This was taken today.  Some things lasted, but some things needed replanting.  I have never had a garden, so this is all new to me.  Trial and error (a lot of that). These are cool weather crops, so I'm hoping my tomatoes make it to fruition. 

I have very little bugs, just some mites on the beans, which I spray off with a jet of water, them coat with Neem oil (also organic).  I'm trying to keep everything Organic - so much healthier.  

This week, we are getting an estimate on our rotten deck, going to a farm tomorrow to see pregnant goaties and some landscaping plants and ordering chickens!  They won't be here until the spring as they are MAILED through the USPS - yep.  

So more fun things will be happening at the "Almost Farm".