All We Need is Sun

Finally, a few days without rain! It’s been a challenge to grow this spring. With so many cloudy days we really had to watch the watering and fertilizing schedules to make sure the plants did not stretch. Some plants – especially those that thrive with the heat, such as lantana, angelina, portulaca, and verbena – are slightly behind schedule, but with a few warm sunny days these plants will take off.

We finished planting our 4” annuals, and our last crop of vegetables. We will plant another 200 hanging baskets this week and they will be ready by July 1^st.

Next week we will lay mulch and plant our pumpkins outside in the field for our fall hayrides. We’re just waiting for the soil to warm up and dry out a little. June 1^st we will start our mums for fall, as well as a late planting of broccoli and squash.

The first crop of hay is ready to be cut and put in the barn, if we can just get a four or five day stretch of dry weather.

There is only one more cow to calf yet this spring. She is due at the end of this month. We have had 15 newborn calves this spring so far – 5 boys (bulls) and 10 girls (heifers). If you are ever driving by – stop and watch the calves playing in the pasture. The best times are earlier in the day and close to dusk.