It had rained in the night so things were a bit damp yesterday morning and the clouds had kept a lot of heat in so it was rather warm and humid, even at 7am.
Silly that the second day of school ended up a late start since the main campus was without power. So the boys were home until about 9:30.
Working through the garden I got the squash which went to the cooler and I need to go cull some of the older today.
The cucumbers just keep going and the tomatoes are turning a bit faster. I probably should start cutting the water to them to make them ripen faster.
After the boys were to school I decided to eschew the truck for the day and work on the potatoes. 36.75 pounds for the first load.
One of the few sunflowers to bloom this year. I didn't plant any they just volunteered.
Fat squash flower on the fence.
After some food and a cool down I headed back out to dig some more spuds. I had pulled the plastic up over the marigolds but then had to dig them up to get to the potatoes. I shoved them back in the ground and covered the roots deep in soil in hopes of them surviving. The 41 pounds of potatoes went to the deck.
I bagged the prior then washed and laid out the next batch.
J has cross country practice every day after school and the bus ride took an hour the first day... So I went and picked him up. I then spent time digging the very last of the potatoes for the year! This 46 pounds brings my total for the year to 1300 pounds harvested. And after a count I have 1075 pounds in bags with the 80+ still to bag so will have about 1150 pounds in stock.
I hooked the trailer up and parked it by the coop for my grain run I have done this morning.
R was a goober and after stuffing himself in the beanbag case tried making the leap to the couch. He eventually succeeded but not until he had bounced off the couch countless times.
The coop has OOOOODLES of barn spiders on it. I went out after the coop door was shut to make sure the young birds had gone in and ended up counting a dozen spiders. This one was hauling ass making its web. It was quite a large spider too.
Have to watch cuz they are everywhere.
Shower then soak then bed.
I have been to town for grain this morning already and will go out to spread it in a while. I have to get back to work on the truck after getting harvests done. 4 day weekend for everyone and the highway is already busy with everyone heading north to camp. I'll wash the last potatoes and bag them all, should probably harvest the cabbages, the peas are about dried and ready to pick for seed, and the grain should be tilled into the garden.
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| 2025 Y/E Hive Goals | Yr Start | Goal | Current | +/- Goal | +/Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 30,013 | 36,500 | 34,682 | +472 | 132 |
| Hive Posting Streak Days (since 5/25/20) | 1681 | 2,047 | 1,922 | / | 6 |
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