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Mama duck & ducklings

Mama duck & ducklings

Mama duck & ducklings. They grow fast! #ducks #muscovy #ducklings

Sowed a small patch with zucchini (Costata Romanesco variety)

Sowed a small patch with zucchini (Costata Romanesco variety)

Sowed a small patch with zucchini (Costata Romanesco variety). It's overgrown with weeds and easy to neglect (in zone 3), but had a pile of manure on top 2.5 years ago and seems quite fertile. #sowing #zucchini #costataromanescozucchini

Flowering Spanish broom (Spartium junceum, giesta comum)

Flowering Spanish broom (Spartium junceum, giesta comum)

Flowering Spanish broom (Spartium junceum, giesta comum). #floweringplant #spanishbroom #spartiumjunceum #giestacomum

Comfrey patch: measured lines, marked& spot fertilized with coffee grounds, planted, mulched, and watered

Comfrey patch: measured lines, marked& spot fertilized with coffee grounds, planted, mulched, and watered

Comfrey patch: measured lines, marked& spot fertilized with coffee grounds, planted, mulched, and watered. A total of 100 root cuttings (from @thepolycultureproject) are now in the ground. Let's see how they do! #comfreypatch #planting

The ducks are enjoying their siesta time around the tree

The ducks are enjoying their siesta time around the tree

The ducks are enjoying their siesta time around the tree. #ducksportugal #ducklife #permaculturelife #homestead

Flowering Medlar (Mespilus germânica, nespereira-europeia)

Flowering Medlar (Mespilus germânica, nespereira-europeia)

Flowering Medlar (Mespilus germânica, nespereira-europeia). #floweringtree #medlar

Moved the Khaki Campbell ducks to one of the nursery areas

Moved the Khaki Campbell ducks to one of the nursery areas

Moved the Khaki Campbell ducks to one of the nursery areas. The male has been very aggressively mating two of the Muscovy females to the point of hurting them. Meanwhile, his Khaki ladies are being neglected. We're going to try to get some fertilized eggs in this setup

Final day of planting: more mulberries, jujube, and persimmons

Final day of planting: more mulberries, jujube, and persimmons

Final day of planting: more mulberries, jujube, and persimmons. #planting #mulberry #jujube #persimmon

Planting continued today: mulberries, medlars, and jujube

Planting continued today: mulberries, medlars, and jujube

Planting continued today: mulberries, medlars, and jujube. #planting #mulberry #medlar #jujube

Kicked off this season's last big planting session

Kicked off this season's last big planting session

Kicked off this season's last big planting session. The whole family joined in ☺️ Today we planted figs, hazels, and blueberries from @thepolycultureproject #planting #gardeningwithkids #fig #hazel #blueberry

Left: the ducks on a fresh strip of pasture

Left: the ducks on a fresh strip of pasture

Left: the ducks on a fresh strip of pasture. Right: the strip they were on until today. #rotationalgrazing #ducks #muscovy

Stay

Stay. Away. From. The. Eggs. #geese #broodygoose

Mowing a couple of walking circuits around the garden

Mowing a couple of walking circuits around the garden

Mowing a couple of walking circuits around the garden. With all the vigorous spring growth, it's not feasible to mow and clean everything. Instead, trying a different approach: maintain these circuits and only do the rest if and when possible. #mowing #cleaning #gardenjungle

All four female geese seem to be broody now 🧐🤷‍♂️

All four female geese seem to be broody now 🧐🤷‍♂️

All four female geese seem to be broody now 🧐🤷‍♂️ #geese #broodygoose #fourgeeseonenest

Finished mowing the northeastern corner

Finished mowing the northeastern corner

Finished mowing the northeastern corner. #cleaning #mowing #chopandprop

Planting silverberry (Elaeagnus Ebbingei) cuttings along the northeastern fence wall

Planting silverberry (Elaeagnus Ebbingei) cuttings along the northeastern fence wall

Planting silverberry (Elaeagnus Ebbingei) cuttings along the northeastern fence wall. This area used to be quite shaded by the plane trees we recently cut down. We don't want to plant other trees to avoid further damage to the water pipes. Hopefully these will grow into a nice hedge

Chipped some branches to prepare mulching material

Chipped some branches to prepare mulching material

Chipped some branches to prepare mulching material. #biomass #mulch #woodchipper

What kind of ants are these?

What kind of ants are these? #ants #antidentification Your browser does not support the video tag.

Flowering raspberries in the new berry patch

Flowering raspberries in the new berry patch

Flowering raspberries in the new berry patch. All the plants there are thriving so far. The fertile soil and plentiful moisture is making a big difference. #raspberry #floweringplant #berrypatch

Tiny walnut sprout in the "nutty corner"

Tiny walnut sprout in the "nutty corner"

Tiny walnut sprout in the "nutty corner". The walnut was first germinated then sown in this spot. Let's see how it does - the grafted walnuts we planted two years ago don't seem to be thriving. #walnut #walnuttree #sprout #seedling

Mowing in the northeastern area

Mowing in the northeastern area

Mowing in the northeastern area. Some of it has grown incredibly lush. #cleaning #mowing #chopandprop

Trying to recondition the pasture strip which the ducks just left

Trying to recondition the pasture strip which the ducks just left

Trying to recondition the pasture strip which the ducks just left. After sowing a grass, clover, and alfalfa mix we raked and thinly (for lack of more material) covered with used coffee grounds. #pasture #rotationalgrazing

The ducks got a fresh strip of pasture

The ducks got a fresh strip of pasture

The ducks got a fresh strip of pasture. Had to mow lines for the electric fence first, the grass has grown wild. #rotationalgrazing #ducks #pasture

Red, orange, yellow, blue and white flowers

Red, orange, yellow, blue and white flowers

Red, orange, yellow, blue and white flowers. ❤️ Spring ❤️ #flowers #spring #floweringplant #floweringtree

Cleaning the hugel-berm in zone 2

Cleaning the hugel-berm in zone 2

Cleaning the hugel-berm in zone 2. It's wild in there! #cleaning