The blackberries are starting to turn. This weekend we will start picking. Unfortunately we haven't had any significant rain fall for the past 4 weeks and we don't have water on the farm yet, so some of the newer still green berries are smaller than these. I was excited about getting peaches and nectarines this year but no rain for 4 weeks has stopped them from growing. Most are small and look like they are starting to ripen. I think it may be too late for the peaches but the new berries may get bigger if we get some rain. I have a few ideas for water but it will be later this year or next year. Once I get the barn build I will be catching the rain water from its roof to water the berries and possible the trees. Eventually I will get a well dug to water the fruit trees. I wasn't expecting to get fruit for a few years but the peaches and nectarines have surprised me. I will have to get some water by next year. I expect to be selling fresh picked no chemicals applied fruit this time next year.
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The blackberries are loaded. I will take some pictures of the new shoots coming up. They grow so fast I have a hard time getting them through the wire that I am trellising them on. The goji really took off also. All of the cuttings I took from this plant earlier this year have rooted. I will transplant them into their own containers this weekend. I will get some pictures of that also. Check out this peach tree. I thinned them out earlier. For every peach you see I picked at least one to two off. It appears I will have enough peaches to sell a few this year also. Five other peach trees are loaded like this one.
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Kevin HarrisI'm building a working homestead with the intent that it will provide health food for my family and yours. This will be a place for you to come pick your food and connect with where it was grown. Archives
February 2017
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