Fezzik the buck is visiting for a few weeks, so we’ll probably have another crop of kids in the spring.
We have tons of orach sprouting in the garden from the stalks that went to seed. We’ll see if it lasts through winter. The Chinese broccoli is still going, and doing better, in fact, with the aphids diminishing as the weather gets cooler.
We haven’t had any mushrooms so far this fall, but we still have plenty preserved from last year.
We decided that try harvesting black walnuts from the tree across the road. They are notorious for their hard shells. First we gathered them and removed the meaty outer fruit, which can be used to make ink or dye. Now we’re letting them dry for a few weeks. Then we’ll try cracking them and extracting the nut meat.
We’re down to five chickens at the moment. We’re still getting some eggs.
Heather is doing the pumpkin drop-off site again by road, and the pumpkins are pouring in.
The garlic Heather planted a few weeks ago is barely sprouting. We’ll see what happens.
