{"id":20,"date":"2008-03-29T19:01:11","date_gmt":"2008-03-29T19:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tyddynadda.co.uk\/diary\/?p=20"},"modified":"2013-03-18T22:21:57","modified_gmt":"2013-03-18T22:21:57","slug":"march-08","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tyddynadda.co.uk\/diary\/2008\/march-08\/","title":{"rendered":"March '08"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are lots of routine jobs to do at this time of the year. The lengthening days also give us a chance to catch up on some maintenance jobs.<\/p>\n

The chickens are providing us with enough eggs for our own needs, but are really way<\/em> past their ‘best before date’ from a commercial perspective. The oldest hen – a Speckledy – who is eight or nine, lays an occasional dark egg but mostly spends time avoiding the cockerel’s advances!<\/p>\n

We have brought the three cows back from our fields at Ty’n y Coed. They decided to make the task of getting them into the trailer as difficult as possible, but as usual, patience triumphed in the end. We will soon have a better holding pen there, with gates which close behind the cows to move them into the trailer. <\/p>\n

\"Asparagus<\/center><\/p>\n

Seedlings of brassicas, lettuce and onions are coming up in the poly-tunnel, and the green shoots of garlic in five rows outside are a welcome sign of spring. We have started cutting asparagus spears; this may seem somewhat early but ours respond well to the warmth of the poly-tunnel. Outside, the early-forced shoots of rhubarb have been a treat at breakfast time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are lots of routine jobs to do at this time of the year. The lengthening days also give us a chance to catch up on some maintenance jobs. The chickens are providing us with enough eggs for our own needs, but are really way past their ‘best before date’ from a commercial perspective. The … <\/p>\n

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