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[Rainwolf]

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My pumpkins and squash failed this year too.. but then I put most my garden time to tomatoes....

 

[Rainwolf]

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You know what I would do ?
I would load them up in a trailer, and drive to her house, and unload them, and tie them off to a freaking tree in her front lawn if need be, and then leave.
B***H!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes I agree. But I don't think Seattle metro police would like that too much. She's staying in an apartment in Seattle somewhere...

The thought had crossed my mind though.

Maybe post on CL? explain that you got them as temp fosters but the "rescuer" left you high and dry and you can not keep them. Maybe someone else will take them? if not I think the game farm is best. Then at least they are going to a good cause rather then just being put down.

 

[Illia]

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My pumpkins and squash failed this year too.. but then I put most my garden time to tomatoes....

I tried SO hard to save all my heirloom tomatoes (had like 40 plants) before the frost, overall chilly temperatures, or excess rain killed them. . . Sadly though I got the greenhouse up the very day it frosted, and half my crop died. After that, the rest slowly wilted away for some reason, and a week later a storm ripped all the plastic off the greenhouse, so now I've just got wilted brown plants covered in green tomatoes.

REALLY was hoping all those green tomatoes could have at least made it to mature ripeness. . . Such a waste.

I was able to taste ONE tomato, a Brandywine. It was delicious.

 

[Rainwolf]

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My pumpkins and squash failed this year too.. but then I put most my garden time to tomatoes....

I tried SO hard to save all my heirloom tomatoes (had like 40 plants) before the frost, overall chilly temperatures, or excess rain killed them. . . Sadly though I got the greenhouse up the very day it frosted, and half my crop died. After that, the rest slowly wilted away for some reason, and a week later a storm ripped all the plastic off the greenhouse, so now I've just got wilted brown plants covered in green tomatoes.

REALLY was hoping all those green tomatoes could have at least made it to mature ripeness. . . Such a waste.

I was able to taste ONE tomato, a Brandywine. It was delicious.

When the end season comes you can cut the base stalk and hang upside down in the garage/barn to "vine ripen" the greens.
But I just make green tomato pickles and have never tried the ripening.
Every fall/winter I clean up the garden, fertilize with compose and goat/chicken stuff, rototill, make my "hill rows", lay out water hoses, then cover entire garden in black plastic. In the spring I then just cut a hole in the plastic to plant the plant. and I always get a ton of toms!
By letting the plastic sit all winter it has completely off gases so I don't have to worry about that. and the compost under the cover has broken down and created good soil while not washing away in the rain and the black helps keep heat in.

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

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I tried SO hard to save all my heirloom tomatoes (had like 40 plants) before the frost, overall chilly temperatures, or excess rain killed them. . . Sadly though I got the greenhouse up the very day it frosted, and half my crop died. After that, the rest slowly wilted away for some reason, and a week later a storm ripped all the plastic off the greenhouse, so now I've just got wilted brown plants covered in green tomatoes.

REALLY was hoping all those green tomatoes could have at least made it to mature ripeness. . . Such a waste.

I was able to taste ONE tomato, a Brandywine. It was delicious.

When the end season comes you can cut the base stalk and hang upside down in the garage/barn to "vine ripen" the greens.
But I just make green tomato pickles and have never tried the ripening.
Every fall/winter I clean up the garden, fertilize with compose and goat/chicken stuff, rototill, make my "hill rows", lay out water hoses, then cover entire garden in black plastic. In the spring I then just cut a hole in the plastic to plant the plant. and I always get a ton of toms!
By letting the plastic sit all winter it has completely off gases so I don't have to worry about that. and the compost under the cover has broken down and created good soil while not washing away in the rain and the black helps keep heat in.

I like the black plastic covering during the winter...course the chickens would be made as they are ravaging all goodies they can get their little pe****s on...whoops, I mean mouths on. I will now have to go and scoop all the dirt from the pathes and put it back into the beds.

I too will bring in green tomatoes and they will ripen over time.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

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Hi and welcome to our crazyness. I am not sure where ya looked on CL but I just looked in all for sale. I entered coop in the search and with image. I found several coops but I guess it depends on what ya want. As somebody ( I think Rainwolf ) said you may be money ahead to build it yerself. That way you can make it to suit your needs and likes. Many times ya can find building supplies in the free.

 

[DIYSeattle]

The wild mustangs arent indigenous to the US and fight with the natural animals for feed just like cows do.

If you are spendthrift about building a coop or whatnot it can be done cheaply. Ive built a few of them for cheap, at least an ark style for a city lot.

@Rainwolf - What are you wanting to import? It depends on where its coming from, and what it is to a degree.

 

[PitterPatterPalace]

I agree with others that building your own would save lots of $$. We're in the process of adding a 'new' bantam coop to our place by having the main frame be a large wooden dog house free off CL (3'6"w x 4'4" x 3'6"h). Add height with 4x4's. Get some Oops exterior paint from Lowe's. Add a food shelf, a couple next boxes, 2 dowels. Then add some joints for easy access. Paint all. And Wah-Lah! All done!
For cheap materials, Craiglist can be your best friend.

I also had trouble with the garden this year. Over half of the tomatoes were left to ripen in the house.

So sad for the boy & his family...

 

[DIYSeattle]

It is good to grind or chop the seeds up befiore you feed them if you intend to help with worming. Follwed by a round of yogurt to give the internal parasite the old heave ho out of the digestive tract. Watch out for your shoes though.

 

[Rainwolf]

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ahh but thats debatable... The mustangs have been wild in the US for so long that they are now part of the land in my opinion. also horses were here before man and theory is they were wiped out by man after the crossing of the land bridge. Like the giant sloth, saber tooth tiger, masadon etc...

Mustangs were introduced in 1500's by the Spanish (Andalusians and such) and genetic testing shows that the spanish strain is still pure in some herds. Its possible that they were also introduced by other explorers searching for new land.