found this and thought y'all might like it.
Use of Cassava and Sweet Potatoes in Animal Feeding
http://www.cd3wd.com/cd3wd_40/cd3wd/AGRIC/FB46UE/EN/B109.HTM
i got some rooty things at walmart. i think its about 10 of them. i'm in ohio and have never grown any berries before. anyone care to share pics of their berry patches? i'd love to get some ideas from you all :)
and after hearing some things from locals i am going to be building an ark of sorts...
i have one black dutch doe, one black dutch buck, one agouti dutch buck. nice solid bodies. nice shape. born jan 22, 2012. can be bought any time! ready to go! mother is steel, father is chocolate.
have a litter of 4 black dutch and 1 steel dutch. too young to sex yet. born march 17, 2012...
hello everyone
i am wondering about button quail. i saw an ad for some on CL and hadnt heard of them. so of
course, curious me, goes and looks them up.
i'm not finding a whole lot of information on them. its like three people with them shared
their info and then the rest of the web just...
i was just wondering how long you wait? or how long you are supposed to wait.. if at all.
i am wanting to put the manure around plants. also can i use it in pots to start plants?
i heard some places that it is considered a "cold" manure and can be used straight on plants. thoughts?
thanks!
btw...
i am getting a chocolate dutch buck, steel dutch doe, and her 4 kits that are about 2 wks old, and two cages. as well as a harlequin lionhead buck, two broken black lionhead does, and a hutch for them. AND ALL THAT FOR $150!!! the dutchs come from the sweetpea lines. not sure what that means...
hello! i have some "oriental greens jiu tou niao mustard" seed. i got it from baker creek/rareseeds.com
but i cant seem to figure when to plant it... the packet says it is not heat tolerant and will bolt similar to cabbage. also same for frosts. does best in spring or fall conditions. matures in...
so i was thinking about it for a while and finally got to it. i made a youtube channel.
the only videos i have up so far are on the goats, really. i will have many other topics and animals on soon enough though. about to work on videos of how i make goat cheese, making twine&yarn baskets, and a...
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One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.
On their return from their trip, the...
hello! i was wondering what was on everyone's to-do lists. i'm trying to think of what i need to do in each season and break it down like that. so what are some things on your fall list? winter list? spring list? summer list?
kinda a broad question i know. hoping to get the most answers...
hey i've been on here for a while. i'm on alot of forums and sometimes one holds my attention for a while. anyway...
i'm hoping to start raising rabbits. for meat and to sell. what could i plant for them? i like to be as self-sufficient as possible.
i make my own hay and i know that's a big...
hi! i'm in ohio and i cannot find that much on growing quinoa. wifezilla posted some things about it being planted early like with carrots and peas. i had thought it would be planted at the same time as corn (when the soil warms up). but that seems to not be the case.
so it is april 2 and i'm...
i grew plants from seed last year but some family drama (have a garden at a house you arent currently living in and no one ever takes you over to tend the garden, the house hase no running water or a creek) so my plants died so i dont know if they were any good...
anyone have any tips for...
i am in harrison county in ohio. how do i know when to plant early things like peas and carrots and turnips potatoes, etc.?
and when do you plant quinoa?
well there is a large tiger lilly patch in the yard and Dad doesn't like it for some reason. it is about 50x15 feet so there is plenty. i will be replanting some in other places but there is way more than i have space for. if anyone would like some please PM me your address. they do well in full...
i have lots of plants that need started but i'm not sure when i should start them...
tomatoes
peppers
amaranth
broccoli
cauliflower
melons
spinach
quinoa
and the herbs:
mustard
anise
basil
catnip
chives
cilantro
echinacea
feverfew
chamomile
lavender
thyme
yarrow
calendula
mugwort
and anyone...
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ordered my seeds just now from baker creek! i'm so excited!!!
i was going to order from a different site but the are not taking more orders until march. so i ordered from baker creek. they have some things the other site didnt have (amaranth, quinoa) but there are quite...
dad took forever to order my seeds so he went to order them today and the company was overloaded with orders and wont be taking more orders until march! i need to start my plants before then (some i should have started already) and now this! so i'm ordering from rareseeds.com now. but the other...
goats, chickens?
here is some things i have so far:
carrots
parsnips
turnips
parsely
comfrey
nasturiams
peas
mustard
radish
sunflowers
indian corn
pumpkin
and of course, spent plants and split tomatoes, etc. but those are the major ones. any suggestions?
and what about millet, amaranth...
hello! i'm in ohio. our last frost here is about april 15. right now we have about a foot of snow. four days ago it was 66* F and i was hiking around barefoot. my greenhouse is 5x5 ft and 6.5 ft high. got it from lowes for christmas. but i dont know when to put it up... it says its a pop-up. i...