Weekend Update

So immediately after posting the last update, I was sitting at the computer and heard some loud clapping and yelling from our neighbors. I looked outside and saw a chihuahua running around the backyard chasing the chickens. Two houses down from us lives a number of dogs including this little chihuahua. He came and visited us once last year when he got out and that was it. So I ran out the backdoor and had to chase the stupid dog out of our yard. He didn't do any damage, thank goodness. Most of the chickens booked it into our mass of tiger lilies next to the garage. We then had to herd them out of there afterward which was pretty funny. I hope he comes back in a few months, because chihuahua vs. 25 full grown chickens and maybe 2 turkeys may not turn out so well for him.

We've been having perfect growing weather down here the past few weeks, hot, sunny, with perfectly interspersed rain showers, we haven't had to water at all, and everything had just been exploding. We did have one issue, with of all things, zucchini and summer squash. The two plants that I expected to do nothing too and have them overflow with produce...oh no. We're apparently lacking pollinators in our yard, as we are now hand pollinating zucchini and squash. This definitely means we're getting bees next spring. Other than that everything else is doing very well, we harvested 35 garlic bulbs this past week which are drying in the garage, and making it smell delicious.

Onions

Lima Beans
Cherry Tomatoes
Summer squash, hand pollinated...