Sun, clouds, rain and then hail, and now sun again. That's been our day so far. I have pea seed soaking and had planned to plant them later today. That little job might just have to wait as rain is in the forecast again for tomorrow. The clay soil will be just too sticky to manage. I might pour the pea seed into a large, flat pan, keep them moist and carefully plant them with sprouts coming out. My neighbor is planting potatoes today, or was. Another neighbor was discing a field. I see that the tractor is parked now, and I'm guessing that he won't do any more in that field until it has had a few days to dry.
New calves are everywhere! Most of the ranches around us have a lot of calves already. Our neighbor's cows are on a later schedule, and have had the first 3 calves. Four actually, but I am just counting the live ones. The 4th was DOA. Hopefully that will be his only loss. We didn't loose many lambs this year, less than usual I think, or at least no worse. One lamb was born with only one hind leg, but surprisingly he gets around as well as the others, although it did take him a while to learn how to pull himself along with his front legs and hop with the back one.
I just washed a 3 or 4 gallon crock that had been in our basement. It is cracked, so not good for food anymore, so I will use it for my supply of kindling. Until now we have used a box. The crock will look a lot better and not take up any more room. We have 2 other larger crocks in the basement that I will try to sell through a local antique store. I don't have a use for them if they won't hold water. I need to invest in a genuine fermenting crock. My neighbor has 2 of them, with lids, and has to add water to the air lock daily. Each has a trough around the top and the lid fits into it. When the pressure builds up in the crock, it releases a bubble which is a pleasant sound, sort of musical. The gasses from the fermenting process can be released without any air entering. I'll have to ask where he bought them, as somehow he got a good shipping rate. He ferments a lot of things. There are health benefits connected to eating fermented food. I'll look online for a picture and link it here if I find one.
Link
http://www.harvestessentials.c...
