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[ramirezframing]

my DH tried the upside down tomatoes two years in a row, they lived but thats it. Good luck with yours.


Is anyone going to the Sanford auction today?

 

[NCnarrator]

my DH tried the upside down tomatoes two years in a row, they lived but thats it. Good luck with yours.

Is anyone going to the Sanford auction today?

Thanks! I'm hoping for lots of tomatoes!

The biggest thing we found out with the upside-down planters (and all the other container planting we've done), is that there's not much room for error with the water and fertilizer. Also, I never use the seeds that come with the planters...they almost never grow right. The tomatoes in the topsy turvey planters don't usually get as big as container ones...which might be a good thing since the weight would be a problem. But they taste good!

It's ironic to me that I can kill almost anything I plant in the ground, (except zucchini...nothing kills zucchini), but I don't have any problems with containers which can be tricky.

When and where is the auction in Sanford?

 

[ramirezframing]

the barnyard 571 mcfarland rd broadway (right before sanford) check in starts at 10 till 1 pm than veiwing from 1 to 2 and at 2 the auction starts

 

[TheRookie]

Does anyone know of any Avian Vets south of Charlotte? I can't seem to find any on Google that are fairly close...

 

[greeneacre]

Thank you so so much everyone for the well wishes!! I am hoping to go home from the hospital today (yes...I am posting from my room. LOL); however, I do have to say that I have a rather reluctant nurse. She was NOT happy that I didn't want to stay the full 2 days when I have no pain, no "issues" and have had an amazing delivery/recovery. DH thinks she is just mad because she has to work...LOL. I won't say anything further about the nurse, for I know personally I could NOT do their job.
A special thank you to Beth for updating everyone!! DH and I were planning to try the castor oil Thursday, but I went into labor Wednesday night and delivered a healthy baby girl at 0833 on Thursday morning!!

We are all doing well, and hoping against hope to go home today!!

Thank you again everyone for your thoughts, prayers and well wishes!! You all are wonderful!!

to all the new people...sorry I missed welcoming you when you first posted!! I hope you have a great experience with all of the wonderful people on here!!

congrats!

 

[M3Farms]

Free-ranging does involve risk, but I've lost few birds...except for one winter when a migratory red-tail moved in for the smorgasbord. That's when we figured out about putting hides out. Locking them in at night in late winter early spring has been enough for some time, but a new hawk will be a problem until we get some hides out there. I was going to release one group of young ones this weekend...but that's not happening until the hides are up, for sure. That would be like ringing the dinner bell!

I too have issues with hawks. Exactly what do you mean by 'hide'?

 

[Hollowoakfarm]

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Something to hide under! The first year we simply made teepees of pallets. This time we're working on more permanent ones. Since the pasture is open, the hawks tend to drive the birds out there away from the buildings. I watched one circle around to do just that; drive them out into the open. If the chickens have something out there they can run under, they're safe. That big red-tail that was picking off my muscovies and chickens at the rate of one every-other-day gave up and moved on within a week of us putting hides out last time. Poor ole girl. She was sure she'd hit Easy Street, too.

 

[NewHomesteader2010]

Does anyone know where near the Wake or Johnston Co. area I can find organic or at least GMO-free food for our flock? If we have to mix our own, what should we mix?

Mychickens - I have a DD who is allergic to soy, so we purchase soy-free organic feed from Reedy Fork Farms (which is far from JC or Wake Co). You can find their feed at Fifth Seasons Gardening: 5619 Hillsborough St. Raleigh 919-852-4747. You can check them out at http://fifthseasongardening.com/ but they just recently started carrying Reedy Fork Farms' feed. Our chickens LOVE the feed. Hope that helps!! If you need other places, let me know because I have other places that also sell organic feed.


Side note: Thank you ALL for your kind and sweet comments on our newest "hatch". I am double blessed by both of our girls and I am so happy to know that she arrived while my mother was here to enjoy her!! Hugs to you all!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Mychickens - I have a DD who is allergic to soy, so we purchase soy-free organic feed from Reedy Fork Farms (which is far from JC or Wake Co). You can find their feed at Fifth Seasons Gardening: 5619 Hillsborough St. Raleigh 919-852-4747. You can check them out at http://fifthseasongardening.com/ but they just recently started carrying Reedy Fork Farms' feed. Our chickens LOVE the feed. Hope that helps!! If you need other places, let me know because I have other places that also sell organic feed.


Side note: Thank you ALL for your kind and sweet comments on our newest "hatch". I am double blessed by both of our girls and I am so happy to know that she arrived while my mother was here to enjoy her!! Hugs to you all!!

you too!

 

[vfem]

Thanks! I'm hoping for lots of tomatoes!

The biggest thing we found out with the upside-down planters (and all the other container planting we've done), is that there's not much room for error with the water and fertilizer. Also, I never use the seeds that come with the planters...they almost never grow right. The tomatoes in the topsy turvey planters don't usually get as big as container ones...which might be a good thing since the weight would be a problem. But they taste good!

It's ironic to me that I can kill almost anything I plant in the ground, (except zucchini...nothing kills zucchini), but I don't have any problems with containers which can be tricky.

When and where is the auction in Sanford?

Ooooh.... we're talking gardening! It's on!!! lol

Remember with any planter and those upside down ones that watering is an issue. Water will run down and then out before the plant gets most of it. The biggest problem I see with those thing is wind breakage. So much weight from the plant, plus wind... *snap* Of course, this is my opinion. I find the better a tomato, the deeper its roots. They don't get as wide as they do deep, so if you have a DEEP container to plant them in they'll do better. Just a good amount of fertilizer is keep. I like doing a mix of 'fish oil' (or fish parts), egg shell, epsom salt and lots of bonemeal. I get some monsters for tomato plants.