Arizona Chickens

[EmmaDonovan]

I've tried growing moringa a few times now. I can get them to thrive all summer but the hardest part of winter kills them. Even indoors for us but that's probably because we don't heat overnight. Tucson area here and it's just too cold in the winter a couple nights out of the year. I know the UoA has one on their campus though...so I do know it's possible here. Supposedly if you can get them to 3 years old they handle cold better. All mine have been grown from seed and two years is the longest I've kept one alive.

Editing to add the moringa is very tasty though!

That's frustrating! I first heard about moringa trees on the Edge of Nowhere Farm Youtube channel. They are in Wittmann. They talk about protecting the trees through winter in this video. I wonder where they bought the 6'x6' sections of burlap?

They have more videos about growing moringa here.

How do you like to prepare moringa to eat?

 

[Happy Novogens]

Rain in the distance. Just not here.

 

[BlueBaby]

Rain in the distance. Just not here.View attachment 3588294

Same here. It passed just off to the west of me, but it did help to bring the temp down some.

 

[ChicksnMore]

That's frustrating! I first heard about moringa trees on the Edge of Nowhere Farm Youtube channel. They are in Wittmann. They talk about protecting the trees through winter in this video. I wonder where they bought the 6'x6' sections of burlap?

They have more videos about growing moringa here.

How do you like to prepare moringa to eat?

Might have to try them again...not sure I have the energy for it anytime soon though

They have beautiful little round leaves on a stem. The stems aren't any good in my opinion and the leaves were small on my young trees at least. So I never tried cooking them. I'd just toss them straight onto a salad and enjoy.

 

[Happy Novogens]

Saw this posted somewhere recently... times have changed.

 

[BlueBaby]

Saw this posted somewhere recently... times have changed.

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Yes, they sure have changed. People more then likely had bigger yard's in the cities back then with neighbor's that didn't complain about every little thing possible.

 

[Happy Novogens]

Yes, they sure have changed. People more then likely had bigger yard's in the cities back then with neighbor's that didn't complain about every little thing possible.

Ever see that "1900 House" show? Even row houses in London with their postage stamp backyards would keep chickens. People couldn't complain if it was considered the norm.

Unfortunately the norm now is for governmental "overseers" to attempt to regulate and micro-manage other people's lives.

 

[BlueBaby]

Ever see that "1900 House" show? Even row houses in London with their postage stamp backyards would keep chickens. People couldn't complain if it was considered the norm.

Unfortunately the norm now is for governmental "overseers" to attempt to regulate and micro-manage other people's lives.

No, I didn't watch it.

I agree with you. I think that many of the younger people now must think that they grow all of the food in the back of the grocery stores or in a lab somewhere.

 

[ChicksnMore]

Anyone interested in keeping pot belly pigs? He's a cutie

 

[BlueBaby]

Anyone interested in keeping pot belly pigs? He's a cutie View attachment 3590172

What happened to his side? Was he abused?