Saturday on the Farm

A few weeks ago, I sent the kids out to plant some fall crops. They planted turnips, lettuce, spinach, and I think radishes. The rows are only about 2 1/2 feet long. However, I think the one daughter used a whole package of seeds for each row. Look how thick they are!

Up at the top of the picture, to the left of my daughters foot, you’ll see a tiny, crooked row. I asked the daughter who planted them what was where, and she said she couldn’t remember. She does remember putting all the leftover seeds for all 4 veggies in one row.  Exhibit A of what happens when kids plant without an adult around. lol Should make for an interesting harvest. lol

The plants are all doing well, though. The lettuce and spinach aren’t a problem. All thinnings will be eaten. Same with the turnips, we’ll eat the greens as well as any little turnip slivers attached. lol  The radishes are the only thing that might get wasted. But then again, I’m sure the chickens will eat them. The goats might, too.

We harvested a couple of cucumbers, and yellow squash this week. As well as a lot of tomatoes, and the last picking of the green beans. We picked raspberries a couple of times, too.

The Purple Hyacinth Bean is flowering! When they say they grow 8-10 feet tall, they meant it! I think some of these vines are closer to 12 feet. This is our first year growing them. They are very pretty. I’m excited for the bean pods. to grow. I just read they are edible. After cooking with 2 changes of water. Not sure if they would be worth it, though. You can see a blue wild Morning Glory in the upper left corner of the picture. Wild because we didn’t plant them, they just grow wild around here. And like to come up everywhere. And we just let them. lol

Did you grow anything new and interesting this year?

Here are a few links I found interesting & helpful:

Twenty Truths About Goats
The Rabbit Tractor
Seed Saving Season – Do you save seeds?

For more Farm & Garden posts, please visit:
Homestead Barn Hop
Bloomin’ Tuesday
Frugal Gardening 101
Fertilizer Friday/ Flaunt Your Flowers