Kenny ray and I drove to Chilicothe to meet the fish truck where we bought some Channel Catfish and Hybrid Bluegills to restock our pond. We also put up a automatic fish food dispenser to feed them thru the week.
April 7: Mom, Kenny Ray and I planted six new apple trees for my orchard, and I plowed under my cover crop on one garden spot which measure's 200 ft by 25 ft.
the trees we planted are from a company call Fedco Trees they handle heirloom varieties , I slected the following. 1 Baldwin a all purpose winter apple
2 Grimes Golden a all pupose winter apple
3 Belle de Boskoop a cooking winter apple
4 Cox Orange Pippin, a fall dessert apple
5 Ashmeads Kernel a winter desert apple
6 Black Oxford , a all purpose winter apple
These apples will begin to ripen from September thru November, if the deer do not get them and with Gods blessing.
April 21 Kenny Ray and I installed two, three pound packages of Italian honey bees into thier new homes as well got some of the garden planted, spinach and sweet corn and we squezzed in some bass fishing and a picnic.
April 28 Kenny Ray checked on the bees to make sure the queens were released and we replinished their sugar syrup. It was Kenny Ray's first time in the bees by himself , I just supervised.
We also got some garden out , cabbage and onions and beets, we also weeded the garlic bed as well as his Chives. We also planted three grape vines, which we still have to build the arbor for. I then gave him some lessons on pitching horse shoes.
That was our weekend chore's plus we started garden plants and built hony bee foundation frames , mowed grass and cut firewood.
It has been rewarding, I thank God for everything.
I just finished a book this past week which I realy enjoyed,Born Again Dirt is the title.
One of the things in the book that I found that moved me was the author's suggestion that you walk your farm with God and talk with him. Show him what you have done to improve the land which is his as we only borrow it for a short time. Pray to God on these walks for the wisdom to see what the land is telling you, pray for his blessing for all that we do is for him. I have always walked the farm that he has entrusted me with every morning that I am lucky enough to be there. During this time I have always talked with God about what is going on with my life, to help me make wise decisions.
On my walk yesterday morning at the farm I strolled down the lane toward the pond with a cup of coffee and as I was thanking God for the beautiful sunrise to my surprise I heard a wild Turkey gobble to my left back in my neibors place, and then another gobble out further from the first about two hundred yards. and the another out the point and then another from my woods to my left maybe fifty yards from me, And just when I thought it was perfect i neared the pond a pair of Mallard ducks
rose from the water and flew heaven bound. I listened to turkeys for another hour before heading back to the cabin and another cup of coffee. In closing I would like to thank God for everthing that he has blessed me with.
