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The Birds & The Bees

8/5/2020

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The squash is growing fast and the early flowers are working on their seeds!
All thanks to those birds and bees that pollinate the flowers so we can have yummy fruit (like squash), pretty flowers, and the seeds that those flowers make so we can grow more plants!

This fall and winter I'll be adding another project to my tasks. Seeds! Some of those flowers I grow that are so beloved by the bees and hummingbirds will be available next spring either as seeds for you to sprout from the beginning or as seedlings for you to pop in the soil and get a head start on enjoying the blooms in your own garden (and of course for the bees to enjoy them too!)
It may seem strange to start planning for that project already, but this is when the seeds start. I mark certain flowers so I don't pick them and so I know for sure what they are. That way they can grow their seeds for me to collect them before they scatter to the ground or on the wind.

I've also been busy harvesting flowers for drying so there will be a new batch of wreaths, barrettes, bouquets, and crowns featuring the dried flowers! I'll probably start having some of those available in September.

Until then, the chores continue to keep everything, hopefully, running smoothly!
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The green in the grass is still holding, but it begins to fade
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The Barn Swallows are working on their second hatching of the season! They use the same 2 nests each year that are in the joists of the barn, just adding some fresh chicken feathers to make it fresh and cozy.
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The lettuces have really grown fast in the heat but cool nights and a light watering every other day keeps them sweet and juicy!
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Just a few of the dried flowers that are quickly taking over all ceiling space in the house. A nice things about old log cabins is that there are random nails everywhere, which makes it easier to find space for everything to hang!
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One of the many bees that are enjoying the flowers that I can't keep up with
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The guineas are on the hunt for bugz!
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And Hella graciously shares her shade with the hens as they all get set free for their evening scratch abouts
What's available this week?
  • Eggs!
    • dozen pasture-raised, rainbow chicken eggs 
    • half dozen pasture-raised duck eggs 
  • Flowers!
    • Market Bouquets
      • Medium
      • Lily
      • Small
    • Posies
  • Veggies!
    • Microgreens
      • Spicy Mix
      • Mild Mix
      • Cinnamon Basil
    • Salad Mix
    • Butterhead Lettuce
      • Green
      • Red
    • Romaine Hearts
    • Red Leaf Lettuce
    • Rainbow Swiss Chard
    • Zucchini
    • Tomatoes
    • Petal Power Salad Topper
    • Basil Sampler
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    I'm Farmer Megan with a life full of cackles, clucks, quacks, weeds, crazy kitten, and one tiny, senior, blind dog.

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