This week on the farm we “trellised” all the tomato plants we planted in the greenhouse (Sat May 12). First we used heavy picture hanging wire to suspend a pipe the length of the greenhouse and 4’ below the rafters. Then for each tomato plant we tied one end of a piece of twine to the pipe and, careful to leave a lot of slack, the other to the base of the plant. As the plant grows we will periodically twist the twine around it to provide support. (see gallery: Tomtoes!)
On a sad note, earlier this week we put the larger chicks outside in chicken tractors similar to the one the ducks are in (see last weeks post). All went well until a few nights ago. An animal broke in and killed half of them! In the morning we found the bodies, all of them unmarked except for a small puncture wound in the neck or head. Killed for sport and left to rot, sure signs of a weasel.
The remaining ducklings and chicks have been moved into the un-used chicken coop back inside the barn where we hope they will be safer. We hope!
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