Search results

Me too. You are one of the family here and we want to know how you're doing. If you're willing to have your info shared that is, and it's not too much trouble for your family. There used to be the concept of a "phone tree" for things like this, so you only had to call one person and they...

You can follow my meat chicken project this year over on Backyard Chickens. I'm raising Freedom Rangers, which mature a little slower than the Cornish crosses, but are better at foraging and are generally easier to deal with. I have mine in a 5x9 foot 'tractor' that we move around the yard...

The previous owners were not into edible landscaping. Twenty acres and there is... _one_ unidentifiable pear tree. So! We cut down all the decorative but useless trees and bushes along the driveway and put in the first trellis for blackberries last year. This year we're adding a couple of...

Clematis was my first thought, I have a gorgeous one in the greenhouse that I need to move out. I believe they want their roots shaded, so a well placed rock or maybe some marigolds around it would be good. Another thought was... sweet potatoes. They have the most gorgeous flowers, grow like...

Very glad to hear that the bunnies are in good hands, and I do hope you can get a few from your breeding line back when you're ready. -Wendy

They're here! She had a litter of six again, but this time there are four black ones (looks like one will have a white nose): 120317_6391 by wsmoak, on Flickr -Wendy

New raspberry bush (probably from Gurney's, it must have been on sale. :D ) I was going to put it in a pot and baby it through this first summer, but when I unwrapped it, the roots were three feet long! I've been watching the cane for signs of growth, but today I noticed it's sprouting all...

The garden has Red Brand's Deer and Orchard fence with small holes at the bottom and larger at the top, but there are a few spots of uneven ground where a bunny could have squeezed underneath. If so, I imagine it was his last meal, my cats patrol the garden! Nothing else was damaged that day...

I went to get another head of cabbage and found this: 120314_6370 by wsmoak, on Flickr Looks like furry four-legged damage to me, (rabbit? squirrel?) what do you think? -Wendy

I just ordered a bunch from Farmtek. They are fairly thin -- will probably last a couple of seasons if you're careful with them, but they are not thick hard plastic. The 3 1/2" squares are good for tomatoes, and 18 of them fit in the flat trays that they also sell...

So sorry to hear this! I would take them in a heartbeat if I weren't on the other side of the country. I put it out on Facebook and encourage everyone to spread the word -- even if you can't take them yourself, you may know someone who knows someone who... :) Best wishes for an uneventful...

I put three Early Girl tomato plants out in the garden this week (and it promptly POURED down rain and flattened them. The stems are not broken, I'm leaving them alone to see if they'll recover.) There are also two Siberians in the greenhouse -- those are the ones with blossoms that I'm...

I can't tell if this doe is pregnant, (you're supposed to be able to palpate, but I'm inexperienced and she would rather not be turned upside down!) However, it's day 27 so I gave her the nest box. Fifteen minutes later, much nest redecoration is going on... 120313_6352 by wsmoak, on Flickr...

I've been watching the clematis wake up this (early) spring and saw flower buds, and then... 120307_6333 by wsmoak, on Flickr I understand they want their roots to stay cool so I'm planning to put it on the south side of my driveway entrance where the block wall keeps the flower bed always in...

Very nice! I had lots of them in Florida, tried occasionally in Arizona but they would not survive the heat, and here, I planted an adorable little frilly peach colored one... and the chickens ATE it. Apparently they taste good. I will have to try again with a fortress of deer netting around...

I planted these two years ago -- this is their second Spring. Last year, there was one flower per bulb. This year... 120304_6311 by wsmoak, on Flickr I know I did not plant two bulbs that close together. If I dig up the bulbs this fall, will I be able to divide that one? Or do they...

What herbs are you growing? I imagine some grow slower than others. Can you post a picture? I just repotted some Greek oregano that I started in mid January. They are still tiny things with only three pairs of true leaves. But I have another from last November that's in a big pot and...

This is why I only put one seed in each cell. I just *can't* kill them once they've sprouted. What if I pick the wrong one?! If you must, clip them off with a small pair of scissors. I would worry about disturbing the roots of the one you want to keep by pulling the others out. Do you mean...

Do you have to debone it for that? The recipes I found seem to want a piece of very thin boneless meat. I had enough trouble with the silverskin, not sure I'm ready to try deboning! At least, not with these little guys. We're going to have to switch to 'real' meat rabbits. In any case...

At the feed store today I saw they had seed potatoes for 50 cents a pound. I looked at the labels and... Yukon Gold. *thud* I don't even want to THINK about how much I paid for those from Gurney's!! -Wendy