Farm Blog

Everyday it's something new.  Today when I was moving the cows I saw a pink flower in the pasture that looked like the phlox that Sharon has had in her garden.  It didn't do well in her garden but that was the starting point for determining what the plant is.  It turns out that the plant is indeed a prairie phlox which is a native of Iowa prairies.  I just love the diversity that I get to see.  The goats beard has gone to seed in the last few days also, which is a big giant puff ball of seeds, similar to the dandelion.  Since they are both in the same family I guess they are similar, except that the goats beard is about 10 times the size of a dandelion when it goes to seed.