Garlic harvesting and storage

120 garlic plants just before harvest

Mid July is just the right time to harvest garlic. When Jay and I were digging this year's harvest, we were talking about how to know when is the right time to harvest. He knew that I looked for three brown leaves, but he didn't realize that I was looking at the leaves at the base of the plant, he had always assumed we were looking for three leaves with brown tips. To help explain this, we made a short video in the garden.


How to harvest garlic and prepare it for storage (4 minutes)

Preparing garlic for storage (1:39)

Where to store garlic (60 seconds)

Chickens in the yard

In September,  I opened the chicken coop door and crouched in it to video the chickens in the run (their screened in porch). I wondered how far out of the way I'd have to get before they scurried past me into the yard. You'll see from the video that it didn't take much space for them to screw up the courage to dart past me! The video was taken in September, but even now in December they love getting out in to the yard. We'll see what happens when we have snow, that will be some entertaining video!

3-week chick and a brief video

A few photos of my (fairly) tame chick, who I take for a walk with me almost every day.

 This is a "felfie," aka a "farm selfie" with Olive. See more about felfies.

Olive and I looking toward a bright future together.

A little video of Olive and I. Her peeps at the end are my favorite.


Betsy Ross insisted on sitting on my shoulder during our walk.