Peas Please, and Don’t Track That Mud In

 This week’s header theme, for this week’s post: “Tracks”.  On my side board are links to the fellas that participate in the Header Challenge, go see what they have.  Meanwhile back on the Farm… the only thing the sheep are givin’ up are their usual tracks in the muck. 

No lambs yet, but the shepherds are takin’ turns checking on them night and day.  We don’t bring them in until they’ve had their lambs, they stay healthier that way but occasionally an ewe needs help right after birthing and very rarely during birthing.  With the coyotes lurkin’ ’bout newborns aren’t safe on their own so they come in as soon as they are born to safety and a nice warm spot to bond with mom. 

 We’re gettin’ a bit of winter now but the peas are still goin’ in.  For one thing they were put to soak when the weatherman was saying the week was just the usual chilly rain.  Now… it’s fairly cold.  

But the peas don’t mind, neither do I.   With the raised beds the soil is well drained and the few weeds come right out.  I raked both before coming in for lunch.  Right after lunch Bet and I will go back out and broadcast the pea seeds in the two raised beds, the one down the center and the one on the right. 

After we broadcast the peas then we’ll top them with some rotted stable cleanings so we don’t have to go ’round pokin’ each one in.    

I made new markers, this time I painted them with leftover house paint.  The ones I did up this fall for the garlic have faded, luckily only one completely faded and the names of the different garlics are written down, er.. somewhere.  So hopefully the painted ones will last longer and look groovier too, and I’ll face the writing to the north so the sun can’t fade the names.  I usually use the silly little plastic ones that I use in the flats in the greenhouse but having other people help me in the garden, I think it will be better if the different things are well marked.

Okay, that’s it for the day, sorry I haven’t more time to chat, or get around much, but you be sure to have a great day, I’m back out to finish with the peas…