





Launched out our front door to check out Back Bay and cast out a few worms. Dumpling caught a pickerel.

Chickens out in the clover.


Kitty found the catnip!





On our trip to West Virginia we stopped at a little roadside plant nursery that was selling seedlings. One of the types of heirloom tomatoes we had never heard of was called the "Mortgage Lifter". I was intrigued and did some research about how the plant got its name. Apparently in 1930's , during the great depression a guy who lived in the mountains of Logan West Virginia created this variety. He repaired trucks that couldnt make it up the steep mountains. He worked for 7 years to create his own type of tomato plant by crossing the 5 biggest tomato varieties he could find and cross-bred them to create this strain. People would drive up to 200 miles to get his seedlings in the spring. The fruits are supposed to average 2.5 lbs each. It's name came because he charged $1.00 per plant - which was a small fortune those days. He bought his home for $6,000 and paid it off with the profits from the plant sales!!
Being that I am in the financial services field for my day job...Thought that was the coolest plant story I had heard in a while! Maybe we need to create our own flower type! lol!!!
That Mortgage Lifter was the only heirloom I had ever heard of before I started gardening, although I have yet to try that one, let us know how it does here! Your hen looks so content in the clover, and all those seedlings, wow!! You will certainly be very busy soon. I thought I was back in Northern Minnesota when I saw that fish! We have yet to catch any here, but it's nice to see they are out there. Headed out to pick strawberries this week then it's jam time - hope everything is going well on your farm, it looks fantastic!
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