For the most part I hibernate. We try to work on indoor home repair projects, but we never get as far as we plan. I spend some time knitting and spinning, but not as much as I'd like. In February I start my first seeds of the year, and we get a new batch of chicks to raise. By then I'm...
I've never had Dominiques, but I just LOVE my barred rocks. They're the most friendly in my flock, and they're great layers. We started with two chickens about three years ago, and now we have a yard full of different breeds.
We make the spaghetti sauce or salsa BEFORE we can it. Our recipe has us cook the sauce for a half hour or so. That takes out some of the water, but I like it a little thicker, so I throw in a can of tomato paste. Then all you have to do is open the can and use the sauce or salsa. Just make...
Does anybody else grow potatoes in old tires? We don't have a very big plot - only 12 tires, but I like how easy it is to flip the tire and have the potatoes fall out. Our plants have died back, so I need to harvest mine. Maybe tomorrow.
Our two sets of beans are 30-40 feet apart. I've been watering them by hand, so there's no difference in that as far as I can tell.
The beans that are growing well:
Type - pole beans, blue lake I think
Soil - plowed for the first time this year. Grew grass and weeds before it was plowed...
I planted two batches of pole beans this year. One has gone crazy with green plant, but I can't find any beans on it. There are a handfull of blooms, but no beans seem to be setting. Could there be a deficiency in my soil? It's been really hot and dry, but I've watered almost every day. Am...