Hello from San Antonio

[BoerneChickens]

I found this site through BYC - and am excited to see all the great topics!

A little about me - I live just north of San Antonio, TX in the edge of the hill country. I am a single, working mother to two great kids, we have a house cat and my first chickens arrive next week! I have been gardening for a few years - mostly tomatoes and cukes and herbs - but this year I am stepping it up a notch. I don't think I will make it to fully self-sufficient but I am eager to learn all I can on this site. I just doubled the size of my raised gardens and am trying a bunch of new things this year - so far I have added broccoli, cabbages, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, potatoes, onions, garlic, leeks, shallots, chives, eggplant and some letttuce. I have a serperate bed set up and waiting for asparagus starts as well. I also havve a fig and plum tree - although since I planted them a year and a half ago I have gotten 3 figs and no plums - hoping for better this year

I look forward to meeting you and getting tips that work in the TX heat!

 

[tamlynn]

Welcome! Sounds like you are going to have a great garden. And have fun with your baby chicks!

 

[BoerneChickens]

Thanks! I'm really looking forward to the adventure and hoping for a boutiful harvest of fresh organic veggies and backyard eggs!

 

[lupinfarm]

from Ontario, Canada!

Our place came with two strange small trees, and we finally found the tag for it in the grass one day next to one of the trees. We have 2 Italian Dwarf Plums, neither have given us anything and they must be around 4 years old I'm not sure what you're sposed to do with them, so I'm going to speak to the local nursery this year about them.

 

[Dace]

 

[DenisseAFarmer]

Hi everyone. I am new to this site. I am looking forward to exchange ideas with other members.

Denisse

 

[big brown horse]

Morning Denisse!

I used to ride my horse out there in Bandera. Beautiful country in that neck of the woods.