Central Coast California

[ibpboo]

Oh my gosh, scrange, you grew your own artichokes! How yummy is that?!!
Interesting on that site you posted a link to, tobacco plants as bug repellent, hmm.

Its gopher city in my yard, so I haven't grown a garden in a few years. I need to get more large pots so I can garden that way.

When I had my garden, it was my garden that was in a corral.

 

[pixiedouglas]

we've got several artichokes going they grow really well here!

 

[LarissaCluck]

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Mmmm artichokes!

We have some green lettuce, mixed lettuce, kale and loads of oranges and lemons right now ready to eat.

Tomatoes, peppers and snow peas coming soon!


Lavender Ameraucana cockrel....anyone? Anyone?

 

[pixiedouglas]

LOL, sorry he sounds beautiful, but we're not going to keep a rooster. I have a beautiful silver and black Easter Egger I have to rehome. He's GORGEOUS.

 

[LarissaCluck]

Don't you wish you could make them not crow? Or at least turn it down a whole bunch? I do not want to get rid of my pretty roos!

 

[pixiedouglas]

You know it's funny he is not noisy yet, he's 9 weeks old today. I've read sometimes they start trying to crow as early as 4 weeks. But I've also heard Americaunas can be very loud once they start to crow. He's one of our friendliest birds too he follows my kids around and lets them pet him. We're on a 1/2 acre with neighbors pretty close on both sides so we're going to send him to live with a friend of mine who has four acres and no one minds her roosters crowing. I'm so tempted to keep him, but DH doesn't want fertile eggs.

 

[LarissaCluck]

Mine aren't crowing at 8 weeks either. In fact they still kind of "peep". They are as big as my full grown silkie but they act like babies, lol.

 

[pixiedouglas]

Oh my goodness how cute! I have another friend who has a constantly broody Silkie raising Americaunas from Farm Supply, that must be too funny to watch when they start to get nearly as big as mom!

 

[scrange79]

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Yeah, who knew artichokes were so easy?!? Too bad, they aren't really my favorite. They make a good looking plant though.

 

[scrange79]

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Mmmm artichokes!

We have some green lettuce, mixed lettuce, kale and loads of oranges and lemons right now ready to eat.

Tomatoes, peppers and snow peas coming soon!


Lavender Ameraucana cockrel....anyone? Anyone?

Wish I could take the lavender Ameracauna...can't do a roo though. Not yet anyway. Do you mind if I ask where you live? Are your citrus trees in the ground? You must not freeze in the winter?????

Angie