Arizona Chickens

[ejcrist]

I would never live someplace that had HOA.

Amen to that! I lived in a house that had one once and I'll never do it again. I don't care if I have to travel over an hour a day to get to work. You give up too many freedoms when you live in one. They're created to protect the developer while the homes are being built, and also to protect the local government so they don't have to maintain the roads but still collect tax revenue. What an awful setup. The only thing that people buying homes in an HOA get is additional restrictions on their lives. An HOA doesn't maintain home values - think about what happened during the housing crisis and all the foreclosures. If you do a search you'll find equivalent houses that are not an HOA usually sell for a premium. Freedom is way too precious to live in an HOA.

 

[Banaynaychicken]

Quote: It's a Fall Festival out in Sonoita at Herris Heritage Growers. There are chickens and guineas and goats and cows and horses, and you can set up vendors for free (I'm going to be selling Painted River Rock Garden Labels and Pallet Board Signs) and you can "Pick-your-own" veggies and fruits. They grow lunchbox peppers, hot peppers, grapes, apples, pears, pumpkins, all kinds of squash and gourds. And of course I am good friends with the owners. They also have food, & Punkin' Chunkin where the kids can slingshot the over ripe pumpkins and squash with the family's homemade slingshot into the fields (Which grow later on for the family to eat).

There are also wagon rides and corn mazes. All on their 5 acre property. It's a super fun event. Anyone interested in going?


"Harris Heritage Growers is a experienced farm serving the Sonoita, Arizona Area with fresh wholesome locally grown Apples, Asparagus, Beans, Beets, Blackberries, Broccoli, Carrots, Corn, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Flowers, Fresh Eggs, Grapes, Herbs, Onions, Peaches, Pears, Peas, Peppers, Pumpkins, Raspberries, Spices, Squash, Strawberries, Tomatoes. In addition to fresh fruits and veggies they offer Face Painting, Farm Animals, Gift Shop, Petting Zoo, Picnic Area, Private Parties/Meetings, Tours for your convenience. Harris Heritage Growers can be located at 27811 South Sonoita Highway, Sonoita Arizona, 85637. We recommend that you verify this information by contacting them at Phone: 520 455-9272, 520 444-2958 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.facebook.com/HarrisHeritageGrowers."

If you're close by, I recommend them for whatever you might need garden-wise.

 

[ejcrist]

It's a Fall Festival out in Sonoita at Herris Heritage Growers. There are chickens and guineas and goats and cows and horses, and you can set up vendors for free (I'm going to be selling Painted River Rock Garden Labels and Pallet Board Signs) and you can "Pick-your-own" veggies and fruits. They grow lunchbox peppers, hot peppers, grapes, apples, pears, pumpkins, all kinds of squash and gourds. And of course I am good friends with the owners. They also have food, & Punkin' Chunkin where the kids can slingshot the over ripe pumpkins and squash with the family's homemade slingshot into the fields (Which grow later on for the family to eat).

There are also wagon rides and corn mazes. All on their 5 acre property. It's a super fun event. Anyone interested in going?


"Harris Heritage Growers is a experienced farm serving the Sonoita, Arizona Area with fresh wholesome locally grown Apples, Asparagus, Beans, Beets, Blackberries, Broccoli, Carrots, Corn, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Flowers, Fresh Eggs, Grapes, Herbs, Onions, Peaches, Pears, Peas, Peppers, Pumpkins, Raspberries, Spices, Squash, Strawberries, Tomatoes. In addition to fresh fruits and veggies they offer Face Painting, Farm Animals, Gift Shop, Petting Zoo, Picnic Area, Private Parties/Meetings, Tours for your convenience. Harris Heritage Growers can be located at 27811 South Sonoita Highway, Sonoita Arizona, 85637. We recommend that you verify this information by contacting them at Phone: 520 455-9272, 520 444-2958 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.facebook.com/HarrisHeritageGrowers."

If you're close by, I recommend them for whatever you might need garden-wise.

That sounds pretty neat - thanks for posting it. If I can I'll try to make it down there.

 

[Banaynaychicken]

Oh on a more random note, I went to the Reid Park Zoo 2 weeks ago, got some pretty good pics of my favorite animals.

I was forced to finally upload and look because I couldn't fit anything else on my camera XD

This guy wouldn't stop yelling at me....

super deep pictures, going to greyscale it on photoshop.

Little finch dude. being finchy & sttuff.

This guy loved those flowers, and they highlighted his feathers nicely

the baby elephant being funny with her trunk.

seriously, she was too cute. Her name is Naandi


Okay I wana take a moment and appreciate this giant velici-chicken. She was SO sweet and was just talking and following me around. seriously adored being photographed.

skeptical veloci-chicken was skeptical.

 

[Banaynaychicken]

Quote: yee! Im trying to find ideas of what people grow here so I can paint garden labels and signs that people actually need...

What is stuff people grow in AZ that flourish and are rather useful?

 

[DesertChic]

yee! Im trying to find ideas of what people grow here so I can paint garden labels and signs that people actually need...

What is stuff people grow in AZ that flourish and are rather useful?

Well, I'm not a very skilled gardener yet (my black thumb is finally beginning to turn a little green), but I've had great success growing kale, cucumbers, Swiss chard, onions, cherry tomatoes, broccoli, lettuce, watermelons and various kinds of squash, especially spaghetti squash. In fact. here's a photo I took about an hour ago of my Armenian Cucumber plant. The thing has practically become an invasive species!



That's an 8 foot long trough, and the plant has now assumed 6 feet of it. The cucumbers are about a foot long, or more if you let them grow longer.



And Armenian cucumber next to my pickling cucumbers. (I make pickles from all of them.)

 

[Sill]

Well, I'm not a very skilled gardener yet (my black thumb is finally beginning to turn a little green), but I've had great success growing kale, cucumbers, Swiss chard, onions, cherry tomatoes, broccoli, lettuce, watermelons and various kinds of squash, especially spaghetti squash. In fact. here's a photo I took about an hour ago of my Armenian Cucumber plant. The thing has practically become an invasive species!



That's an 8 foot long trough, and the plant has now assumed 6 feet of it. The cucumbers are about a foot long, or more if you let them grow longer.



And Armenian cucumber next to my pickling cucumbers. (I make pickles from all of them.)

Yes your black thumb is turning green! I love the trough, nice for making a bed without having to dig. I bet your pickles taste amazing. What recipe do you use?

I have the darker variety of Armenian cuke, it's called Metki dark but it's the same except for the skin is dark. They don't mind the heat and have great cucumber flavor (despite really being a melon not a cuke) and they don't get bitter like regular cukes can in the heat. Perfect for gardening here. I usually pick them when they're smaller, like 8-12 inches.

 

[BlueBaby]

Amen to that! I lived in a house that had one once and I'll never do it again. I don't care if I have to travel over an hour a day to get to work. You give up too many freedoms when you live in one. They're created to protect the developer while the homes are being built, and also to protect the local government so they don't have to maintain the roads but still collect tax revenue. What an awful setup. The only thing that people buying homes in an HOA get is additional restrictions on their lives. An HOA doesn't maintain home values - think about what happened during the housing crisis and all the foreclosures. If you do a search you'll find equivalent houses that are not an HOA usually sell for a premium. Freedom is way too precious to live in an HOA.

I agree. They were going to build a lot of houses over here too close to me, and I was glad when it was stopped before they got the houses up. Those developers just can't stand to see an empty patch of dirt.

 

[ejcrist]

yee! Im trying to find ideas of what people grow here so I can paint garden labels and signs that people actually need...

What is stuff people grow in AZ that flourish and are rather useful?

Corn, beans, squash, garlic, onions, peas, gourds, okra, collards and any other greens, turnips, any kind of radishes. I guess it's easier to say what doesn't flourish in AZ and that would be blueberries or anything requiring an acidic soil. Also depending on where in AZ you live, shrubs and trees requiring a certain number of chill hours per year of course don't do well in the valley but should do ok at higher elevations.

 

[ejcrist]

Well, I'm not a very skilled gardener yet (my black thumb is finally beginning to turn a little green), but I've had great success growing kale, cucumbers, Swiss chard, onions, cherry tomatoes, broccoli, lettuce, watermelons and various kinds of squash, especially spaghetti squash. In fact. here's a photo I took about an hour ago of my Armenian Cucumber plant. The thing has practically become an invasive species!



That's an 8 foot long trough, and the plant has now assumed 6 feet of it. The cucumbers are about a foot long, or more if you let them grow longer.



And Armenian cucumber next to my pickling cucumbers. (I make pickles from all of them.)

Your thumb is a whole lot greener than you let on. I never grew Armenian cucumbers but after seeing yours a while back I want to grow them now. Same goes for your Naked Neck chickens.