Southern NY, Dutchess county and below

[queenchick16]

I often go on the thread "my green thumb is itching, anyone else" or something like that and this past fall this guy Albert sent me a seed pod from the redest trumpet vine I have ever seen. I should have stuck some of them in the ground but got them so late I figured I'd wait. Depending on how well they do, I might have plants enough for everyone. The photos might still be up on the site.i have only ever seen orange and yellow.

Post 757 on that site

 

[queenchick16]

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Post 757 on that site[/quote
Correction it's post 762

 

[goldeneggtees]

I often go on the thread "my green thumb is itching, anyone else" or something like that and this past fall this guy Albert sent me a seed pod from the redest trumpet vine I have ever seen. I should have stuck some of them in the ground but got them so late I figured I'd wait. Depending on how well they do, I might have plants enough for everyone. The photos might still be up on the site.i have only ever seen orange and yellow.

I have a very old, very red trumpet vine growing out front. These colors in the photo have been enhanced thanks to Instagram but you can see that the red matches the bright red color of the hummingbird feeder and also the very red chairs. I really love our trumpet vine. I definitely heard it calling our name when we first pulled up in front of this house 4.5 years ago. The plant was alive with bees and probably even hummingbirds but I didn't know about them until the last 2 years.


Ahhhh…

 

[goldeneggtees]

Here is a pic of my friend wearing the fallen flowers on her gloved hand…
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[Imprfctme]

I will have to make up gift boxes of seeds from my garden and send them to all that request it. I saved a lot but I don't know what will take down there or if the soil will be good. As Mags said, it takes at least one year to figure out your shade/sun patterns. I am also nervous about the droughts that have gone on so again, might have to adjust stuff. ON the other hand, I bet I don't get white mold on the zucchini leaves for once.

Donna, I didn't know jewel weed attracts hummingbirds! You can find it through out the woods around me up here. I think I am still going through with my plans for a butterfly garden partially because I already ordered a white butterfly plant and ripped out the winged euyonmys. Oops. Well, I might just plant some snap peas and squash too to welcome whoever the new owner is. Nothing like getting a free garden already going to inspire a love of gardening. I hope. Then again, they will probably just go an put a [gosh darn] pool like everyone else here.

For the person that asked about grit (sorry that was two preschooler bedtimes ago), according to Storey's Guide to Raising Poultry, it gets digested and passed. Which means they grind it up even smaller and poop it out. They shouldn't need too much grit though if all they're eating is pellets. They need the grit for breaking down fibrous plants, but if you chuck them kitchen scraps then yeah, they will eat it. I have a big bucket of oyster shells out for them too, I figure that does double duty. I also converted part of the run to sand/pebble base since it just got terribly mucky every time it rained. You can buy coarse sand from garden supply stores. I never knew the answer to that either so thanks for the inspiration to looking it up...

 

[Imprfctme]

I have a very old, very red trumpet vine growing out front. These colors in the photo have been enhanced thanks to Instagram but you can see that the red matches the bright red color of the hummingbird feeder and also the very red chairs. I really love our trumpet vine. I definitely heard it calling our name when we first pulled up in front of this house 4.5 years ago. The plant was alive with bees and probably even hummingbirds but I didn't know about them until the last 2 years.


Ahhhh…

That is down right breath taking. Gorgeous.

 

[stoopid]

OK....I am a new chicken owner. I put grit in a hopper for them instead of a cup and find that they are going through it at a much faster pace. I checked under the hopper and didn't find a mound of grit..... actually nothing. My Question is: I know they ingest the grit to grind the food in their crop. Does it get expelled with the poop? Did 't notice it in the poop. Where does the grit go?

I could consult all my books but thought you all would be much quicker.

Irene

Some stays in their crop, which goes down to the gizzard, to help in grinding up food.
I have had some birds poop out more sand and grit than poop.

Normal.

 

[goldeneggtees]

Ok, so here is close to final. I kept the word "the" in because it balanced out everything. I might still take it out. First is distressed, second version isn't. Any preference?

Hubby doesn't care for the design or idea much but I am running out of time to do anything else.

If you went to a poultry show, might you buy one of these on impulse or no? I can take it if you feel it won't sell.

 

[magsrags]

I have a very old, very red trumpet vine growing out front. These colors in the photo have been enhanced thanks to Instagram but you can see that the red matches the bright red color of the hummingbird feeder and also the very red chairs. I really love our trumpet vine. I definitely heard it calling our name when we first pulled up in front of this house 4.5 years ago. The plant was alive with bees and probably even hummingbirds but I didn't know about them until the last 2 years.


Ahhhh…

love it.love it............love it

 

[stoopid]

I like it, But I'm not feeling it as an impulse buy.
I like the distressed better.
To me, a peep is a chick, and the comb on this guy is more of a cockerel.
And peep show means more like girls on display, not guys.
JMO.