Our week in review #3

It's here! If you read my post a few days ago, you know that my dear husband bought me an Excalibur 3900 dehydrator for my birthday.

It is a lot bigger than I expected it to be! Right now, it is sitting on my kitchen counter, but since I hate cluttered counters, I will probably be looking for a new location. (Don't pay attention to the phone charger and canning lids...I really need to work on my photography skills!)

Needless to say, I have been trying out my newest gadget, and I love it!  Here is a sampling of what I have done.

What you see are limes, sliced potatoes, cubed potatoes, apples, bell peppers, and lemons. I also dehydrated pears and bananas but they didn't make it to the photo shoot.

I also planted replanted the fall garden. Between the heat and the turkeys, the first planting didn't stand a chance. Realizing that it is getting late, I visited the local seed store and bought plants. I planted swiss chard, cabbage, brussel sprouts, broccoli, and kohlrabi. This fall garden is going to be an experiment. I've never planted a fall garden and have no idea if any of it will grow. The plants I bought were hybrids that require a shorter growing season, so I'm hoping that won't be an issue. I still need to plant the collards, spinach, and lettuce.

On a sad note, a hawk got one of our blue marans. I love free ranging our ladies, but there is often a price to pay.

The rest of my week was spent homeschooling, researching, and making much needed decisions that I will tell you about later. Until then....

happy homesteading!
debbie

This post is linked up with Homestead Revival's Preparedness Challenge