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Those look great! As mild as the weather has been here I could have had some this fall, but they worked really well as an early spring planting this past year so I'll try that again. -Wendy

Yes, from Bass Equipment. Scroll down to 'Universal Sani-Nest' on http://bassequipment.com/Miscellaneous/Rabbit+Nesting+Equipment/default.aspx . Once we build enclosures for these new, bigger cages I think I will install it under the floor as they show in the photo. -Wendy

One by one they come up to the front of the nest and peek over the edge... then decide "not yet!" and go back to burrow under their friends. I had to fabricate a retention strap for the cardboard liner, the front of the nest has a big wire door with a rolled top and it didn't seem very...

We've had an unusually warm fall (70 degree temps up to yesterday!) and my lettuce is doing great. Here's a picture from about a month ago, and I've been harvesting the outer leaves every few days since then... it's still going. 111125_5944 by wsmoak, on Flickr I'm primarily working with a...

This reminds me that it's almost time to start my asparagus seeds! I'm hoping to get them going in the spring and hopefully figure out how to keep them alive. -Wendy

I've never had any luck with windowsills. Is there somewhere you can fit in a small grow-light? Perhaps under the cabinets with the pots on the countertop in an unused corner? Otherwise, one of the table-top units. With good light, you shouldn't have trouble getting them to grow. Start with...

They were hard to photograph today, much more active! I finally gave up and took a video, but this is the best picture. It's pretty much a game of over-under. Either they are trying to burrow under their siblings, or climb on top of them to see what's up there. Nobody has looked over the...

Considering that "in the wild" the pumpkin seeds would stay outside all winter and then sprout in the spring... I think you'll be fine. :) Otherwise, no plants would be able to re-seed themselves! -Wendy

Too many! I emailed them to see what might grow here in the south, and they sent back a list separated into early/middle/late maturing types. Now I just have to go through them and look at the pictures and descriptions to see what I might like. -Wendy

... and a very important Step 4 is a good, regular BACKUP -- that you test occasionally to see if you actually can restore from it. I use the plain old alphabetical file method. Into a manila folder goes the receipt, (copied if it's on thermal paper,) the manual, and any interesting bits from...

On another message board I frequent, someone pointed out the website for Big Horse Creek Farm: http://www.bighorsecreekfarm.com/Default.htm From the site, "We specialize in the collection and propagation of antique and heirloom apple varieties of the Appalachian Mountains as well as many other...

Today I planted carrots, radishes and parsnips. I imagine they'll sprout (under a row cover) and grow reeeeaaaallly slowly until the days lengthen, then I can harvest in early spring. The parsnips are supposed to be a fall crop but I never got them planted. Nor did I soak the seeds for 24...

I have a few turnips coming along, and plan to toss them into a pot roast along with potatoes, carrots, parsnips, etc. -Wendy

I'm a little further north and my rosemary came through last winter just fine. I don't do anything special to it, just snip off what I need. We also had them as landscape plants in Phoenix and they survived the summers. I wouldn't worry about it too much, they're pretty low maintenance. -Wendy

They do scratch if they feel unsafe! I've learned to wear long sleeves and not pick them up unless I really have to. Ten days old: 111215_6003 by wsmoak, on Flickr -Wendy

I can't help with a book recommendation, but you might want to look through the cheese articles on Suzanne McMinn's blog, for example: http://chickensintheroad.com/cooking/the-year-of-cheese/ . She did a year-long cheese challenge and wrote about a different one each month. Here's a list of...

They are moving around the nest box now that they have better control of their little legs, and their eyes are just beginning to open. I built them a 2.5 x 3 foot wire cage today so they will have lots more room once they come out of the nest box. -Wendy

In the flowerbeds in front of the small town library I visit, there are vegetables mixed in with the flowers, and there is often a basket of produce on the desk with a "Free" sign on it. It makes me smile every time. -Wendy

For the record, the 2lbs of Yukon Gold fit nicely in a 4x8 bed, and produced 10 lbs of potatoes. Considering what I paid for the seed potatoes (from Gurney's, probably not the cheapest source,) and what it costs to buy a bag of potatoes, this was not an especially good deal. (But it was fun...

Five days old -- little bunny ears and itty bitty bunny teeth. :D 111210_5986 by wsmoak, on Flickr They're just in wire cages from the hardware store and we threw together a wood structure with a plywood roof to put them in. Summer wasn't fun, but we have lots of shade, and I gave them...