Monthly Archives: May 2020

Peach trees

Posted on May 31, 2020 by JonesGardenBlog

The two peach trees were put in as sticks from Costco early this year. Both are over six feet now. Looking good. They were a little taxed by the heat the last couple of days but heavily watered they are … Continue reading →

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A little early and rare

Posted on May 31, 2020 by JonesGardenBlog

We had a full blown monsoon style storm last night complete with a massive dust storm, high winds and a little rain. The actual “season” runs from June 15 until September 30, but last night, at the end of May, … Continue reading →

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Things are changing

Posted on May 30, 2020 by JonesGardenBlog

The temps didn’t just suddenly shoot up, they increased steadily over a week. But all the chickens took it hard. Yesterday I brought in 8 eggs in addition to one that was broken. This morning we got 3. Squash and … Continue reading →

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Battles are not the war

Posted on May 30, 2020 by JonesGardenBlog

Chickens were quiet this morning. That’s never a good sign. Temps peaked over 110 yesterday. When I got this batch of chickens I was concerned about the Australorps, but the person selling them said that they do really well. I … Continue reading →

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