Picked the last cabbage this morning and cut into 8 chunks and added 6 carrots. Dropped them into the chopper then added the vinegar/sugar/mayo and spices. Takes less than a minute to fine chop. Have to keep a eye on it or can turn to liquid. Don't eat with my teeth in so I need it very fine. Now it's going to take me 15 minutes to clean the machine.
 
 Hope to make chicken hot dogs in the next week or so. Have to go get some casings first.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CmV3SB2i7U
 
  

Farmer harvesting under the moon outback of camp tonight... 
 
 

 My son uses a good sized grow tent and stands like this for a number of vegetables. https://thehouseandhomest...-indoor-growing-stand/
 
 

 Yeah after reading that article  I'll be up past his place in Connie Lake and I'll check what he uses. Was going through some seeds emailer today.  

I don't recall the brand lights I bought last year. I got 2 sets of 4 lights that were about 2in wide by 3ft long. They were able to interconnect and could be used independently.
They worked well but I'm going a better upgrade this year. I'm looking towards a single 2ft wide by 3ft long sets so I only need 1 light per shelf.

I did the job lot tent thing years ago and abandoned that.
The plastic is junk and the racks aren't adjustable.
I bought 2 stainless shelving racks. 2ft wide x 4ft long x 5ft high. They worked great in a limited space I have now.

Last year and previous I always started seed early, mid February. WAY to early as I couldn't put anything outside until 3rd week in may last year and it didn't seem to make sense keeping my plants inside for almost 3 months. This season I'll start seeds late February or early March.

Our cow will be processed on March 24th. My first batch of meat birds will arrive on April 10th and the piglets shortly after. We did very well on our meat products and timing last year. No wasting.
Fresh fish are always a bonus but given the tough ice season, nothing to stockpile.
Turn off the news and build a garden.
Happy gardening

Thanks to all y’all.

We’ve got a tub of lettuce growing in the living room under the lights already and started some heirloom tomatoes and peppers in my son’s grow tent (he has more room at his house) last week. Was out in the garden yesterday and see the garlic is pushing up through the mulch, horseradish and rhubarb are also starting to come out of dormancy. It won’t be long and snow peas will be planted.

 Son has some stuff growing. Guy (neighbor) stopped yesterday and offered me a Black Agnus ready for slaughter on top of what I payed for a 10 ton dump truck. Sometimes life is just to simple. Daffodils have been popping up for awhile now. Had a Amish crew working on the 2nd floor and attic all week. They did more work than I would have done in 2 years busting my butt. Hope son don't fill all of it with fishin' tackle. Guy that wants the dump is bringing a dump load ov poop for the garden for free and he gave us 3 dozen eggs and 6 lbs. of ground Angus. 

It's a start of good things to come.

 Keep a lookout on Market place. I'm too cheap to buy stuff new but will buy commercial high end brands used for the price of what the cheaper crap like Bass Pro, Cabela's and so forth cost new. Plus use for as long as I want and is worth many more times what I payed if want to put up for sale. Bought 3 more Hobarts in the past two months. Two were only $100 and could sale fairly quick for $700 ++. Bad thing is I collect them  While the Amish were working on the place I had them move a Hobart mixer/grinder, Two Buffalo chopper/grinders, 3 Hobart grinders, Globe slicer, 2 Brazilla (sp?) made in Germany automatic slicers, Brizilla manual slicer and Hobart slicer down to the basement. Least that put a dent in the stuff on 1st floor. They got a workout just doing that. Bad thing, home is just as bad.    

Since it's a mud pit season with more wetness, this is what we did today.
Venison on right, pork on the left.
All ingredients from my 2 hands.
They hit the smoker tomorrow

I got a couple flats of sauce tomatoes started and 36 red peppers. I have another flat to do for Big Boys and Heirlooms. Still alittle too wet to get the raised bed tilled and planted. All of my garlic came up in the big garden , so that's a good start. Won't be long. 🤞

Here's the grow light I set up this past weekend on my 6x4x2' 4 shelf rack.  I seeded 48 tomato plants Saturday and by yesterday afternoon more than 50% sprouted.  
I also seeded 48 peppers plants but they take a little longer to germinate. 
I picked up the grow light on Amazon.    
 
2023 Upgraded VIPARSPECTRA P2500 Led Grow Lights for Indoor Plants Full Spectrum, Dimming Daisy Chain Grow Lamp for Veg Bloom in 4x2/3x3 Grow Tents Greenhouses

 Caught around two dozen Chubs 5"--6" today in 20 minutes at the creek in my son's yard.  Did get into some decent Crappie at Pymy in Pa on the first of March. Son's greenhouse is 94' not 80' like I thought. I think he should of bought one around 16' x 24' and see if he can even handle that.
 
 He bought a larger one before Covid and didn't put it up. He ended up selling it to a Amish guy a year later for a nice profit. Couldn't buy any with companies out of stock during the pandemic.

Got some compost in my raised bed yesterday and picked up a bail of pro mix to make my seedling soil. This week I'll be busting****cleaning up the fly shop and get the lights re hung and get to starting seeds. I'm fairly on course. Ahead of last year ordered heating mats so that should really help that room is pretty drafty being half windows. Even with a space heater running. By next week I should be full tilt running. I'm gonna try getting 10 flats started of peppers and tomatoes. I told all my buddies I'll start a **** ton. Noone deserves to pay homedepot or greenhouse prices. A few small donations should cover the money I put into it. And it will give me a reason to stay in there tying Flys because I procrastinat till the last second. Lol