So Stinky is lonely. He hangs out with the chickens but is desperate for a cow friend. So desperate that he will moo over and over for 10 minutes at a time. I think he is trying to get some of the other cows in our area to moo back. I don't think he can see them because they are so far away, but he can occasionally hear them.
We've been keeping him in a smaller pasture behind our house so we can keep a closer eye on him. He is doing ok, other than pooping a lot around the chicken coop. That is fun when it comes time to feed and water the chickens.
We are looking for a cow friend for him. My husband is a little wary of losing another cow since they are such an expensive investment that can just die one day from whatever. But this time around we are committed. We are trying to find another cow, but they are rather expensive right now. And scarce. My husband has a guy on Craigslist he is talking to and the neighbor gave us a name of another guy we might call. But he is a guy who finds the cows and hels you buy them. Which sounds like more money to me. The Craigslist guy will let you choose the cow and then will deliver to you for a decent price. So I think perhaps we will go that way. We'll see. If that doesn't work, well, we may just buy a calm sheep or find someone who wants to rent the pasture for a small animal.
The plants in the greenhouse are growing like crazy. I can't believe how large the zucchini plants are and the tomatoes are getting big! but not as big as the tomato plants I saw at Costco yesterday. Now those! are HUGE. Full size if you ask me.
The corn and potatoes will be planted today and we will also get to water the pasture for the first time today. I'm excited about the first use of the gated pipe.
I'll be transplanting strawberries today also. They are looking great and are even starting to blossom!
The grape plants have both woken up after a week or so in the greenhouse. they are budding and looks like we will have leaves within the week!
My Canterbury bells are getting taller which makes me happy since they are supposed to get around 2 feet tall. Right now they are 8 inches.
My painted daisy that I have planted around our tree in our front yard is about to bloom. The buds are there and swelling. In the next 2 weeks we should be enjoying the beautiful dark and light pink blossoms. I'm excited for that. And for next year when (hopefully) it will be happening around all the trees in our yard!
I weeded all the tree rings this past week even while the neighbors yappy chihuahuas were barking and growling 5 feet away through a fence. After about 10 minutes the neighbors finally called them off. That was nice.
The boys love to dig in the dirt of the garden. My husband isn't to pleased with the mess in his neatly hoed rows, but just wait until we irrigate. He'll see its not a big deal.
We are trying a new product this year called Azamite. It means A to Z minerals. Its mined out of Utah and has raving reviews on Amazon. We'll see how it does this year. It seems great, but hard to gauge when you are using it on everything. I've put it on just one of Mom and Dad's strawberry beds to see if we can really see a difference.
Lots of stuff going on right now!
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