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Here we sit in the midst of a blizzard, and one of our yound Dutch bunnies is having a problem. Yesterday, she was a little lethargic, but quiet, eating & drinking and investigating the insulation (grass hay) we added to her cage. This morning she's not eating and is crying. She's on her way...

For years I've been telling my DH that we did NOT need rabbits! Two weeks ago, these came to keep my chickens company Actually, there are 2 black does, but I've only got the pics of one downloaded! The first pic is of Charlie, who tends to photograph black, but is really blue. And...

Ok, so a couple of weeks ago, I was bemoaning the lack of seed catalogs and now I'm totally overwhelmed. Not just with the catalogs, but with too many choices...so come on my enablers and help me get a plan. ;) My garden is in a fenced area about 24x175. It has 5 raised beds (6x3) and 2...

Since it's almost time to put my amarylis in winter storage, I decided it was time for a couple of those questions that make everybody just shrug! I've been saving my bulbs for about 3 yrs now. All bloomed when purchased. Last year they all produced leaves, but only a few bloomed. This...

Does anybody have any ideas why I can grow most things, but can't get my beans to sprout for love nor money. :he I've been trying for a couple of years now...but we won't count last year, since absolutely nothing grew well last year. First go round, I may (probably) have had seeds that were...

I was in Lowe's for a non-garden project yesterday and in the obligatory garden shop tour, I found marked down satsumas :clap All I really know about them is that in Amarillo, they will have to be a container plant and that I REALLY like the fruit! I'm going back later today to get one (or...

I've been doing some experimenting this year and have found an alternative to using a heat mat for starting my tomatoes, eggplant and peppers... at least it's working for me! I was being a cheapskate, umm, frugal when I wanted to start some seeds and go to thinking that it's warm soil they...

...is once you get the weeds pulled, they STAY pulled! OK, maybe I'm trying too hard to keep a positive outlook. Temps are over 100 and no rain is in the forseeable future, gotta find something to be happy about. :happy_flower

I've been having so much fun killing bugs and pulling weeds :lau that I don't want the joy to end too soon, so I 'm going to try some fall plantings this year. Now, my question is...when do I put the stuff (mainly broccoli) that I start indoors out in the garden? Spring planting is kind of a...

While enjoying our oh-so-brief cool front, I was out weeding and found an absolute invasion of tiny, black bugs munching merrily away on the broccoli. Since it is past time for me to pull it up anyway, I yanked it up and put it in the goathead (got an invasion of that too :th) sack for...

After a few hairy hours last night trying to decided if my banty hen was eggbound or an internal layer, I discovered the TRUE cause of her distress. Her face was covered in... apricot goo. Not only could she barely open her mouth, but her nostrils were partially blocked. :barnie After getting...

Sorry guys, I'm too tired tonight to google and my kitties are being waaaaay to helpful :barnie, so my question of the evening is about cherry pollinators. Specifically, I want a sour pie cherry and DH would like a sweet cherry, do I need 2 or 4 trees? Thanks!

Was at the barn late last night and thought these views of my impatient apricots were worth going into the house for the camera. Hope you enjoy.

First of all, thank you guys for being such enablers! :happy_flower This year I'm going a little crazy in the garden and am facing the prospect of having waaay more produce than I can keep on top of. I have the techonology and knowledge for canning, drying and freezing, but was wondering about...

The phrase "as soon as soil can be worked in the spring"? Usually, we have fairly dry winters, but this one is a little on the wet side and I'm not long on patience right now. Sooo, is soil workable when it doesn't turn the garden tool into an adobe popsicle, or is there some other criteria?

I know taking cuttings isn't supposed to be a big deal, but I've never had the desire to try...until now. I've got a scented geranium that doesn't look like it's going to make through until spring and I really like it. So, after I take a cutting, do I a) put in potting soil, or b) put it in...

Ok, let me start by saying that I know that some people LIKE vinca and tend it lovingly. That said, does anyone know an effective method of killing it out once it has taken over? To date, I've used RoundUp (vinca laughs), my hands, a shovel, and some other herbicide that even kills bermuda...

Finally get to take a break from winterizing everything and thought I'd share what my trees looked like BEFORE the wind started. This is the view going to the barn. Sure glad the neighbors had the good taste to line their trees up properly!

I have a large and mostly unused flower box that I can start working on now that the new windows are in and I have a daffodil question. There are currently daffies in the box. Don't know how long they've been there, they came with the house. I really need to add another 6-8 inches of soil...

daylilies? Beefy's pics have made me extremely envious and I have a problem. Something destroyed my daylily roots/tubers this summer. They bloomed (sort of) early in the summer and then...nothing. Leaves disappeared, too. Sooo, while I've had the shovel out, I dug them up. What's left...