Sea Lions In The Garden
Well, I know it’s been wet, but when we found this family of Sea Lions in our Garden among our German Fingerling Potatoes, it sure was a Surprise!
Tag: Potatoes
Briden Farm Gardens at The Barn Property
The following photos will give you an idea of the size of our Briden Farm Gardens at The Barn Property. I haven’t exactly measured it, but a rough measurement and guesstimate would be about 7000-7500 Sq ft. Plus, we have about 1000-1200 Sq Ft of Garden at Briden Farm. Combined it’s about 1/5 of an acre. All on ground that was worked up by our Pigs and Goats. Then tilled with a rear tine tiller, and planted by hand.
Now the real work begins! Removing Rocks, Weeding, and Tilling and Hilling over 300’ of Potatoes. Then, later, it’ll be steaming the peas, and maybe the tomatoes. Although I’m thinking about replanting the tomatoes! I originally planted seeds, and should have used Seedlings.
There are definitely some things that could be doing better! The cucumbers haven’t come up yet, so thinking I may have to replant those too!
The things that seem to be coming along the best are, Potatoes, Onions, and Corn. Hopefully they continue to thrive.
Any way you look at it, it’s a lot of work!
Our Briden Farm 2023 Potatoes Are Planted
Imagine, two years ago this garden was forested. Woodlands comprised mostly of Ash and Poplar. Using our Goats, Pigs, Chickens, and jokingly, sometimes Dogs, we’ve managed to make a Garden out of it. This year it’s going to be mostly Potatoes. It feels good to have it planted.
I’ll leave it be for a bit, then add in some companion plants. We interplant Bush Beans, Green and Yellow Beans, to help deter Potato Bugs. In two years here, and one in Clementsport, we’ve not had a Potato Bug. We’ve also not planted on the same ground two years in a row! So, this year will be the real test, having had at least part of this garden in potatoes last year. Will we have Potato Bugs? Time will Tell.
It’s been funny to watch Roscoe this year, He remembers last year, how I’d get after him if he walked on the rows! I think, watching Him lick his lips, that he might also remember the great tastes we got from the garden last year!