Just Another Spring Day On The Farm

Spring is a time of renewal and change. Most of the people I know have already had goat kids. Here at Exotic Gardening Farms however we are still waiting – and waiting – and darn it goats, I want some milk, so have some babies!

I cannot believe not one of my does have udders. Not one. I have been running Leonardo the angora buck with them since August. I thought I would have had goat kids (and milk) by now. Alice says the goats are too fat to get pregnant. Who ever heard of a goat being too fat?

I am not expecting lambs until June, if at all this year. Johnny the ram was just born last June so he may have been too young to breed Pearl. Since I don’t intend to do anything other than make a bit of sheep milk soap and some sheep cheese it doesn’t really matter if she kids or not this year.

In the garden, change is abound. I moved lilacs today. I never realized how much they multiply. Wow. Once you have one, you will have some starts to sell before too long. My dad helped me dig them up and replant them. Then he suggested I take some of the privet hedge starts and put them in front of my picket fence for privacy. What a great idea! I am sure thinking about it.

Two days ago strong winds came through the area and trashed one of my coldframes so my dad helped put it back together and put self tapping screws into the metal frame so at least I won’t be searching the farm for pieces of the frame anymore. We did not get the plastic on but hopefully soon.

I bought some conduit at Lowe’s which I intend to use this weekend to make hoops for coldframes. Most of the garden is tilled and I am getting anxious to plant. The greenhosue is filled to overflowing and seedlings are taking over my office, laundry room and kitchen. You would think since this happens every year either I would quit growing so much or end up with a greenhouse large enough to hold all the seedlings I grow.