Nick, so sorry about your grandmother.
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If you live in zone 5 or below, what are your favorite things to plant in your vegetable garden? Do you grow heirlooms? Do you start your own plants? Please give the "variety". Oh and who has David Austin roses?
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I think I'm in zone 6. I currently grow dirt and weeds. What can I say, I'm a winner.
I went out to the coop to see Nugget and the babies, took some finely crumbled biscuit. The Del and the Del cross popped out and were eating like it wasn't in the low 20's in the coop, but not one bantam came out from under Nugget, not even for goodies. Supposed to be about 40 degrees today, but it has a way to go.
Look at Riley's baby--he's going to be blue barred like his mama, it seems. He's definitely blue, though it looks very gray in that light.
Look at Riley's baby--he's going to be blue barred like his mama, it seems. He's definitely blue, though it looks very gray in that light.
Adorable!
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I won't be having a garden for the first time in years. Last summer my Dr yelled at me for doing too much, so the garden has to go. Our growing season is so short here and with just DH and I we don't need so much.
I won't be having a garden for the first time in years. Last summer my Dr yelled at me for doing too much, so the garden has to go. Our growing season is so short here and with just DH and I we don't need so much.
Oh Nick!
I'm so sorry for your loss. The passing of a loved one is never easy to shoulder. Especially when that passing is so completely unexpected and sudden. I hope you can take some measure of comfort in knowing that it was immediate and that in all likelihood, your grandma did not suffer. Having lost my father to a particular type of cancer that ravaged his body and mind, I can tell you, it would have been a blessing if he had died suddenly, rather than linger as he did, in excruciating and unremitting pain.
Hold only the happy memories of your Grandma, Nick. They can help to pull you through this sad and heartbreaking time. Keep Meg by your side. She's probably terribly confused by all of this as well. Animals have such an innate ability to sense our moods, and when we are in need of a friend. Keep her by your side Nick, and I think you'll find that her company will help to ease your sorrow to a great degree. Again, I am so sorry for your loss. Grannies are indeed such special people.
Kathy: Well, she'd darn well better change her mind about that right quick! I will NOT suffer a Turken in my midst!
Hideous creatures! No offense to those who keep them. I just prefer my chickens with a full compliment of REAL feathers!!
Nella, to answer your question, she picks on him day and night. This is why I'm toying with the idea of putting her in with the boys. There are plenty of hackle feathers for her to pluck to her hearts content in that coop!!
Great shot of Riley's little goober there Cyn! Keep 'em coming girl! Y'all know how much we love looking at the Nuggster and her wee ones!
OK, we got about 4 inches of very sloppy wet snow last night. Gotta get out there and help Denny shovel just so that I can get to the chickens!
Y'all have a great day.
Hold only the happy memories of your Grandma, Nick. They can help to pull you through this sad and heartbreaking time. Keep Meg by your side. She's probably terribly confused by all of this as well. Animals have such an innate ability to sense our moods, and when we are in need of a friend. Keep her by your side Nick, and I think you'll find that her company will help to ease your sorrow to a great degree. Again, I am so sorry for your loss. Grannies are indeed such special people.
Kathy: Well, she'd darn well better change her mind about that right quick! I will NOT suffer a Turken in my midst!
Nella, to answer your question, she picks on him day and night. This is why I'm toying with the idea of putting her in with the boys. There are plenty of hackle feathers for her to pluck to her hearts content in that coop!!
Great shot of Riley's little goober there Cyn! Keep 'em coming girl! Y'all know how much we love looking at the Nuggster and her wee ones!
OK, we got about 4 inches of very sloppy wet snow last night. Gotta get out there and help Denny shovel just so that I can get to the chickens!
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Nick I am so sorry about the loss of your grandmother. But, isn't it wonderful that you were able to spend time with her during the holidays? You and your family will be in my prayers.
Amy...*shaking head* a sock? Oh my poor Chief
But hey...if it works, so be it right?
Cyn, those babies are precious and Nugget has her evil pixie glare going in that picture....best not get too close to them babies. hehehehe
Amy...*shaking head* a sock? Oh my poor Chief
Cyn, those babies are precious and Nugget has her evil pixie glare going in that picture....best not get too close to them babies. hehehehe
Thanks so much, everyone! You all are so sweet.
I haven't sobbed in about 30 mins, which is good. Now I'm staying with friends the whole week because I can't bare to be in my home- she was miserable here (old house, heat doesn't work that great) and I always imagine her cuddled under a blanket looking so fragile and it terrifies me. But we;ve had so many happy memories, and we're going to her house soon to get her stuff to put in the "B.G. box". That's what I called her.
Also, LH, I went out and bought some new feed... it's almost exactly the feed that the last one was, but it has soy in it... I guess until I can find a good feed with meat that works good. They love it and the poop is looking normal again. And also, Pepper laid an egg and it's very hard-shelled.
Cyn, that's a great picture! Nugget is so flat.
Also, LH, I went out and bought some new feed... it's almost exactly the feed that the last one was, but it has soy in it... I guess until I can find a good feed with meat that works good. They love it and the poop is looking normal again. And also, Pepper laid an egg and it's very hard-shelled.
Cyn, that's a great picture! Nugget is so flat.
Tim, I'm in a zone 4+, meaning that some years we're very close to being a zone 5 and other years, we're closer to the parameters of a zone 4. Can we all say La Nina?!?
I start a good many of our veggies in the green house each year, usually consisting of things like chard, spinach, lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli and beans. Taters are a must have in our garden every year, and every year I plant at least four different varieties.
I've found a blue potato from Irish Eyes that I really like. It keeps exceptionally well and holds its color pretty good through cooking as well. It's lots of fun to use in everything from fried hash browns to putting some great color into potato salad! Hmm...lemme see if I can find you a link...they are really great folks to work with over there at Irish Eyes. Top quality all the way! Oh yes! Here it is! This is the link to their page about the "All Blue" mini tuber. Check it out: http://www.irisheyesgardenseeds.com/product_info.php?cPath=30_233&products_id=995 You can also loop back to the beginning of their website by clicking "home" in the upper right hand corner.
These folks are located about 90 miles due west of me and I have always been thrilled with my order. They fill orders quickly and I don't think I've ever had a single substitution due to an item being out of stock. Then again, I'm always placing my order with them in late January or early February, so that might explain it. I'm sure that if I waited until the end of the pre-spring rush, I probably wouldn't get 2/3rds of my order filled. Yes, they are that popular! Not bad for a small mom & pop outfit!
Anyhow, I've grown at least 12 different varieties of their potatoes in the last three or four years, and every crop has been outstanding. Even those crops where I messed up badly by planting two consecutive years in the same bed.
My bad!
This year we're going to try something new...or at least new to us....and that is growing the spuds in wire cages filled with straw or peat moss or whatever we happen to have handy. The whole idea is to set your seed potato in the ground as you normally would, but then, instead of mounding the dirt through the growing season, one uses a mulch of one sort or another, layered in the cages. As the plant develops, add more straw, hay, whatever to the cages. Just like you would with soil in a conventional row.
The tubers supposedly grow much larger and require less water in doing so. The best part of all comes at harvest. Instead of damaging nice big taters with the spud fork, hunting around for them in the dirt as we usually do, we will simply remove the cages, pull away the straw and voila! Big, fat, CLEAN spuds!!
I'm so excited about the prospects of this method. If this works, I might never have to buy another sack of spuds as long as I live!
Can you tell that taters are my most favorite crop out of the entire garden?
I could make an entire meal just out of a nice big tater with butter and sour cream!
Anyhow, my other source for seeds Tim, is one you might be familiar with and that is Henry Fields. http://henryfields.com/default.asp?bhcd2=1293560791 If you're not familiar with them I'll tell you of my experiences with them. By and large, good honest folk. However, do NOT order live plant material from them. I guarantee, that with the possible exception of strawberry starts, you'll be disappointed. Especially with any tree purchases. For trees, shrubs or any other landscaping plant material, you're much better off going to Home Depot or Lowe's, or better yet, your local nursery. There you'll be able to see the actual item you're purchasing. They make it look real good on the online catalogue, but once you receive your order, you'll see why I don't buy my actual plants from them! For seeds, they're great. I've enjoyed a near 100% germination on nearly everything I've ever planted from them.
A few recommendations on seeds from HF would be: Corn: Sugar Baby and Kandy Korn. Both yielded a bumper crop for us in 2009. We won't even discuss the 2010 growing season, TYVM! It was a total bust! But not on account of my seed sources. Nope, that was strictly Mother Nature induced. Anyhow, Watermelon: We like one called, again, Sugar Baby. Small, dark green fruit, and each vine usually produces at least 8-10 cannon ball shaped 4-6 pound fruits. Perfect for one person who really loves watermelon, or to share if your appetite isn't quite that big. Oh yeah, and the chickens love it too!!!
If you want a more detailed list than what I've mentioned here Tim, feel free to PM me and I'll give you a complete rundown of everything we plant on an annual basis, along with anything new I'm contemplating for this coming spring. I'm sure I've bored everyone to tears with this list already, short as it is!
I start a good many of our veggies in the green house each year, usually consisting of things like chard, spinach, lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli and beans. Taters are a must have in our garden every year, and every year I plant at least four different varieties.
I've found a blue potato from Irish Eyes that I really like. It keeps exceptionally well and holds its color pretty good through cooking as well. It's lots of fun to use in everything from fried hash browns to putting some great color into potato salad! Hmm...lemme see if I can find you a link...they are really great folks to work with over there at Irish Eyes. Top quality all the way! Oh yes! Here it is! This is the link to their page about the "All Blue" mini tuber. Check it out: http://www.irisheyesgardenseeds.com/product_info.php?cPath=30_233&products_id=995 You can also loop back to the beginning of their website by clicking "home" in the upper right hand corner.
These folks are located about 90 miles due west of me and I have always been thrilled with my order. They fill orders quickly and I don't think I've ever had a single substitution due to an item being out of stock. Then again, I'm always placing my order with them in late January or early February, so that might explain it. I'm sure that if I waited until the end of the pre-spring rush, I probably wouldn't get 2/3rds of my order filled. Yes, they are that popular! Not bad for a small mom & pop outfit!
Anyhow, I've grown at least 12 different varieties of their potatoes in the last three or four years, and every crop has been outstanding. Even those crops where I messed up badly by planting two consecutive years in the same bed.
This year we're going to try something new...or at least new to us....and that is growing the spuds in wire cages filled with straw or peat moss or whatever we happen to have handy. The whole idea is to set your seed potato in the ground as you normally would, but then, instead of mounding the dirt through the growing season, one uses a mulch of one sort or another, layered in the cages. As the plant develops, add more straw, hay, whatever to the cages. Just like you would with soil in a conventional row.
The tubers supposedly grow much larger and require less water in doing so. The best part of all comes at harvest. Instead of damaging nice big taters with the spud fork, hunting around for them in the dirt as we usually do, we will simply remove the cages, pull away the straw and voila! Big, fat, CLEAN spuds!!
Anyhow, my other source for seeds Tim, is one you might be familiar with and that is Henry Fields. http://henryfields.com/default.asp?bhcd2=1293560791 If you're not familiar with them I'll tell you of my experiences with them. By and large, good honest folk. However, do NOT order live plant material from them. I guarantee, that with the possible exception of strawberry starts, you'll be disappointed. Especially with any tree purchases. For trees, shrubs or any other landscaping plant material, you're much better off going to Home Depot or Lowe's, or better yet, your local nursery. There you'll be able to see the actual item you're purchasing. They make it look real good on the online catalogue, but once you receive your order, you'll see why I don't buy my actual plants from them! For seeds, they're great. I've enjoyed a near 100% germination on nearly everything I've ever planted from them.
A few recommendations on seeds from HF would be: Corn: Sugar Baby and Kandy Korn. Both yielded a bumper crop for us in 2009. We won't even discuss the 2010 growing season, TYVM! It was a total bust! But not on account of my seed sources. Nope, that was strictly Mother Nature induced. Anyhow, Watermelon: We like one called, again, Sugar Baby. Small, dark green fruit, and each vine usually produces at least 8-10 cannon ball shaped 4-6 pound fruits. Perfect for one person who really loves watermelon, or to share if your appetite isn't quite that big. Oh yeah, and the chickens love it too!!!
If you want a more detailed list than what I've mentioned here Tim, feel free to PM me and I'll give you a complete rundown of everything we plant on an annual basis, along with anything new I'm contemplating for this coming spring. I'm sure I've bored everyone to tears with this list already, short as it is!
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