Today we talk about sad things, clearing land with sheep, incoming ducks, making unusable land usable and more. There will be a live Q & A after the show so get your questions in!

Forage

Wheat is ready to harvest
Iding herbals/wilds that we do not want the sheep to eat
Day Lilies are blooming
Garden: Cover crop sautees, daily salad
Inside cherry tomatoes

Livestock

Rabbit ear mites
No ducklings yet
Eating things faster than we thought so we are moving them each day until cleared (overseeding pasture mix)
Muscovies incoming tomorrow thanks to Kerry and Lisa
4 eggs a day - summer slump
Sheep story

Grow

Squash and cukes are looking good
Round 2 of green beans germinated
Transitioning AP to summer crops
Tomato wall has bloom (45 days to ripe tomatoes)
Dill and herbs are crankin
Squash are popping up from guerilla planted places
Weeding video

Holler Neighbors/Community

Potluck This Weekend
Errands made easy with Jenni and Knighhawk
Dividing work for Self Reliance Fest (Plus the housesitter)

Infrastructure

Annual rye, fescue, and timothy (sowing thin, then letting it go to seed, chop n drop)
Trellis is up in Sunshine plot
Increasing electrical fencing supplies
Need a long term portable sheep shelter solution
“That Land Is Unusable” the livestock perspective

Finances

Losing that lamb was a big financial hit - thousands of dollars

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Episode 578: Homestead update for June 3, 2022