School is out and we become full time farmers for the next three months. We have now got the rabbitry up and running with one buck and two does. They are New Zealand Whites and will be ready to start "working" in the next week or so.
Our garden has been converted to a no till garden. We recently aquired about three hundred cubic feet of wood chippings from a local tree service and three quarters of the garden is now covered. the remaining quarter was already planted, but once these have been harvested, then it will also get a covering. I have planted some shallots in the wood chippings and they are coming up nicely. We have also planted a row of sunflower seeds in the mowed area to the side of the garden by making a hole and dropping the seed in the hole. To my surprise they are also coming up. I am growing these for food supplement for the rabbits.The swale is working well keeping the garden moist. The bank infront of the swale has also been covered with wood chippings and we plan to plant peas in it.
Hay making has started and I have made an agreement with a friend to supply him with as much hay as I can.
