Melons

By Angie on August 17, 2007 10:56 PM | Permalink | Comments (6)

I grew melons this year. With the drought the wild animals (rats, racoons, roaming deer, groundhogs, etc.) have eaten all of them. Almost.

We have managed to hide these in the tall grass. What the girls don't eat the goats get to feast on. !After I chop it up in bite size pieces to keep the hoggy goats from trying to eat a piece the size of their head in one bite! These are yellow fleshed melons. When we cut one tomorrow I'll try to get a photo so you can see how wonderful they are. I like charleston greys the best. A wonderful sweet red fleshed melon. Mmmmm. These yelow ones were something different and I said 'what the heck' and planted two plants. I am glad I did. These are great. I just wish we had 4 or 5 more. The vines are still blooming so I hope we will get a second batch of melons since we are geting some rain. As I type this I have just finished making mozzarella cheese from my fresh goats milk and a thunder storm is rummbling in the distance. I hope we get some rain. I pray for rain daily. This is no exception. Send the rain, Lord. Send the rain. Thank you. Amen.

6 Comments

vicki said:

Things are just wild and wooly over here- I love it. The goat pedicure thing-ewww, scary. I'm fearful of trimming the cats claws- I always worry I"m going to knick something and it was worse when I used to do the guinea pig and the little Gouldian finches in the aviary. I admire the way you have just plowed headlong into farm life and all of the adventures that come with it. And you are so GOOD at it! It's wonderful that you are alread busy making cheese.

August 17, 2007 12:47 AM

jennie said:

I read your blog daily (or as frequently as you post :) I am so envious. Currently my husband and I are trying to save up enough to "buy us some land" so we can do what you are doing. I love reading about your goats (i want goats!) and making your own yogurt, and canning your own beans...*sighing wistfully*. I came here from Mary's site, not too long ago, and I'm so glad I did. I'll keep my fingers crossed for rain for you :)

August 17, 2007 8:40 AM

MP said:

Please do step by step on the cheese making..
Your like National Geographic/PBS/Food Network/Animal Planet all rolled up in one blog! I want some melon!

August 17, 2007 11:04 AM

kenju said:

Angie, is there ANYTHING you can't do? Melons, goats, cheese, babies.....WOW

August 17, 2007 10:45 PM

kenju said:

Angie, is there ANYTHING you can't do? Melons, goats, cheese, babies.....WOW

August 17, 2007 10:46 PM

Poppy said:

Oooooo ... tell your husband those are nice melons!

(hee!)

Poppy the eternally immature

August 19, 2007 3:05 PM