With all this rain over the last week and a half it has been to wet for me to get into the garden.  I’ll probably be planting close to 2 weeks later then I had originally planned.  I’m not sure if other growers got seeds in the ground yet but I haven’t planted anything.  I decided to use untreated seed this year and given the cold temperatures and amount of moisture I think they would have rot in the ground.  I’m now waiting for the soil to dry up a bit.

Waiting to get into the garden has given me the opportunity to work on some other projects.  With the help of others, this year I am incorporating chickens into my plot rotations.  It will be a learning experience for sure and hopefully everything goes well.  We have decided to keep about 50 birds in a portable pen (aka the chicken tractor) based on the design by Joel Salatin.  I got a good start on the framing for the pen and will look to complete it in the near future.