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Wow, been so busy lately! The garden is tilled, 9 tomato hybrids were planted today. Five other varieties of tomato, a variety of cucumber, and some bird house gourd seeds are coming Monday. Then today at Lowes we bought eggplant, squash, bell peppers, and jalepeno. We've planted lemon thyme...

This is a wonderful idea. I won't have any seeds to share until fall, even then, not sure how many I'll have. It is a great idea and I was thinking about it just the other day, except more about a seed exchange instead of "seed savers". :)

Did anyone hear about the big rash of thefts, especially in CA? Apparently it's the crime that's all the rage nowadays, stealing solar panels. In the course of one night, a vineyard had some 44 big panels stolen. They believe it is marijuana growers stealing them, in order to help cut their...

Gun shooting etiquette. Well, it's a tricky one. I was always taught that you can shoot during the daylight as long as it's not disruptive to any neighborly activities(church, weddings, parties, etc). I know it can be a little aggrivating because it can be disruptive to you and your animals...

I wondered this as well when I saw the picture of the three dogs running away(who can blame them) and one of the dogs had a fir tree shaped "rear gear". It reminded me of the hanging tree scents you dangled from your cars rear view mirror. :lol: The saddest part? It very depressingly does not...

Oh, and I forgot to mention that even though hubby helped seed shop, he is still determined to pick up a 6 pack of Bonnie Celebraty tomatoes which is what we've always planted in years past. So now we get to try new varieties beside the old and not only will we be growing heirlooms for the first...

Excellent! So glad to hear that people like the Brandywines and the Cherokee Purples, I was really looking forward to those two since both got great reviews. There were also purple and yellow varieties of Brandywine, but I went with red just because you have to have some red tomatoes. Yeah, I...

Okay, so I recently asked about heirloom and open pollinated plants and have since then done plenty of research. I have just purchased 5 varieties of tomatoes, some because I wanted to try them and others because I thought they would be cool conversation pieces. LOL The micro tomatoes, these...

My husband and I are getting spring fever and the garden is just callin' our names. We are "de-evolving" this year and realized that us having to purchase those hybrid bonnie started plants everywhere, was not part of the long term goal. Not a terribly big issue, but I know that there are...

My worms came today! A few died, but the rest wriggled away into their new home. As I peered over the tub filled with rabbit poo and old hay to my new friends squirming into their new environment, I grinned and thought go, go and multiply, eats tons of poo and garbage and turn it into black...

Probably not very "safe" but we only butcher a few chickens at a time, so we just throw the innards in the yard for the lucky chickens to fight over. :rolleyes: Like I said, probably frowned upon but it's what I do. If I had pigs, which I plan on having one day, I would throw the innards to...

I have no input, but I do wish to do the same thing in the next couple of years. So, I will be watching this thread closely.

I'm hoping to get a few scovy hens this year. Hoping to use them to produce mules and to set Cayuga eggs. LOL

Ended up going to Wally world, they started putting out veggies and I found some Lemon Thyme, couldn't pass it up. :lol: So now we have some Lemon Thyme to add to the herb garden. That brings the total to the mint, rosemary, and now lemon thyme. Hey, it's a start! :P

What type of worms do you have? I've heard the the nightcrawlers do well in the garden, but I've heard that the actual redworms would die within a couple hours of being released. Haven't experienced that myself, I think as long as they are kept moist and have plenty of organic material, I don't...

Time for an update. We reclaimed our peach tree. Researching the type of spray we need to get on it for a good peach harvest this year. The pear trees need to be pruned to start their training. They were only planted last spring but already have poor growth structure. The strawberries need...

Oh, there are so many things you could do with them. The first two that come to mind are flower containers and a birdhouse. You could plant something in them that will grow out the front and then drape down. Kind of like a window box or a hanging pot, except it's a mail box. The birdhouse...

We will probably end up doing 25-30 instead of 50. I get to spouting higher numbers than what we'll really do. LOL Feeding 50 frankenbirds would eat us out of house and home. LOL

I'm hoping that we would only do 50 birds or less. Depending on how much our friends would like to go in with us. The poop and whatnot shouldn't be too too bad with a chicken tractor right? ((Yes, too too was intentional, LOL)) Moving the tractor should keep the poo from piling up and creating...

I mentioned to my husband a few days ago that I wanted to build a chicken tractor this year and go in with someone one some meat birds. I get a call on my lunch break asking where the Lowes giftcard was... I thought he was making me some bigger rabbit cages and came home to a 10'X10' chicken...