The Barred Rock bantams are getting too old to lay very many eggs and there are only three Easter Egger bantams left, so I'm not getting the flood of eggs I used to get, at least not yet:
I stopped in at the neighbor's sheep farm and watched as they put out a new hay bale for this group. The old ewe is blind, so they separate her when she first lambs to help her bond with and identify her lamb:
A woman at church wanted Pussy Willows, so I went down to where I knew I had some growing, and indeed they were just beginning to open:
They looked like they're going to have a good year:
A closeup:
I vacuumed up all the dead cluster flies and Asian beetles in the back room, then filled my 144 seed cups with potting soil. It's still too early to plant seeds, but I'm ready:
The Rugosa Roses had grown so tall and spindly that I decided they needed to be cut back severely:
I sharpened my chainsaw and began cutting. Alas, the canes had so many small, sharp spines that they were painful to even get near:
The small spines stuck in any exposed skin and even pushed through thick, lined gloves:
But I got the job almost done and was planning to tackle another chainsaw job when the chain accidentally hit the steel wire fence and was ruined. That ended everything for the day:
But I had a big pile of thorny rose canes to dispose of. I carefully put baling twine around them and then dragged them off to the side, for disposal later in the year. I don't know if I helped or hurt the Rugosa Roses, but I believe they will burst forth with much new growth this spring:
Here in the wooded area where I live, I often hear the sound of chainsaws. The bad storms we experienced this past winter took down two of my Trees. Hoping for a great Summer though. Ruth, from Ohio
ReplyDeleteWe had lots of snow and cold, but losing two trees sounds like you experienced really rough weather. I join you in hoping for a great summer.
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