Branching Out's latest activity

I started reading the sweetest, most lovely little book. A paperback published in 1964 called 'Peacock Manure & Marigolds', by Janet...

I weaned 3 lambs yesterday, 1 ram and 2 wethers. They joined the other 4 already weaned. They cried pitifully all day. Ewenique cried...

Love it-- congratulations Shades-of-Oregon! 😍

And finally lettuce. Some have survived in tiny 3/4" peat blocks for over a month, which is kind of interesting. If I have time I may...

Sweet Peas are stalling with this long cold stretch of soggy weather. Most of these ones were started in mid-February. Hopefully it...

Dill and cilantro can be a bit of a challenge to grow indoors, so I'm trialling sowing small pinches of seed in 1 1/2" soil blocks...

Sunflowers Sunrich Gold and Sunrich Lime had good germination in 1 1/2" blocks, and are now ready to move out to the deck for some fresh...

Dijon Mustard and other cool brassicas such as Golden Frills mustard, Bare Necessities Kale, and a funky Italian broccoli called...

Peppers plants with their waxy leaves can be so beautiful. When I move them outdoors I often place them inside white fabric row cover...

Next up is a glimpse of tomatoes. I found the perfect white plastic basket to place over my seedlings when I want to cover them with row...

10" of rain so far in March, so there are lots and lots of trays of soil blocks keeping me company indoors. Thought it would be good to...

Trailer wiring…. When I was living at my son’s house, I had kept a small flock of my sheep. They had lambs. He and I both kept our...

Friday i was able to get the worms checked on and fed. they're not doing that great this year and they didn't last year either. too...

I had a bunch of pepper seeds that just all got mixed up together so I decided to start those in a box. I'm not sure what type they are...

I had a lightbulb moment yesterday out of the blue. It occurred to me that I have so many seeds left from last year's marigold that I am...