Farm Schedule 2009
January
Febuary
March
- FRUIT TREES - {Pruned all fruit trees}
April
- HOPS - {Bought/planted Hop Rhizomes, cleared away dead vines from last year}
- GRAPES - {Bought Grapes (3306 rootstock)}
- BEES - {Still feeding but switched to 1:1 ratio}
May
- BEES - {Stopped feeding the bees - Added two more 3 lb packages of Italian bees to replace two hives}
- LAVENDER - {Weeded lavender and trimmed a few plants but not all of them}
- GRAPES - {Planted the grapes}
- The leaves are on the trees!!!
June
August
- Harvested 3 lbs of Light Honey (Blackberry/Fireweed)
September
- Labor Day - Cut the last of the Lavender (Only good for bee smoke)
- Picked a lot of Plums
- Kept a light water spray in the Orchard
- Picked the Hops
October
- APPLES - Picked the apples over the month and kept them in bags for a month before milling them into cider.
November
- APPLES - Made cider on the 2nd. They sat for a month and some of them were slightly soft but the cider was sweet and did not seem to oxidize brown but stayed close to the color it was when it was pressed. Most of the cider came for the Golden Delicious apples.
December |
Farm Schedule 2008
January
Febuary
March
- FRUIT TREES - {Pruned all fruit trees}
- HOPS - {Bought/planted Hop Rhizomes}
April
- GRAPES - {Transplanted Concord Grapes into containers}
- BEES - {Bought Italian Honeybees and installed April 18 - snowed!}
May
June
- LAVENDER - { Folgate was the first to bloom in the 3rd week}
July
- LAVENDER - {July 13th the Lavender was in full bloom - July 27th Cutting and hanging}
August
- LAVENDER - { Still cutting and drying}
September
- LAVENDER - {September 21 cut the last of the lavender}
October
- APPLES - {Picked and stored the apples in containers for 3 weeks while in Tokyo, Pressed the apples and made Cider on the 25th}
November
December |
Farm Schedule 2007
January
Febuary
March
- FRUIT TREES - {Pruned all fruit trees}
April
- Lavender - {Pruned the lavender April 7th}
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December |
Farm Schedule 2006
January
Febuary
March
April
May
June
- Lavender - {Made the rows and planted Lavender}
July
August
September
October
November
December
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