Okay so....a friend of mine has a rather large Trumpet and, (I know, I know....you all are running the theme song from Psycho in your heads going "Don't do it!!") But, what can I say, I have always admired it. Now I knooow Trumpets are terribly invasive....I saw how the runners came up in the...
Well! It's been a while since I've posted, but I would like to brag that both my arti plants are happy, healthy, quite large and putting out buds! There is one large central bud on each and 3 or 4 others coming out the sides! Hooray for beginner artichoke success! Now....about how big should I...
I don't know how to post pictures on this site but I'll just say that my arti seedlings I got from our Fred Meyer greenhouse were nice and healthy and they have several sets of leaves now but their secondary leaves are starting to turn pale green....in my usual experience I would say maybe they...
That helps, I live in Boise, ID so I don't think it should take too long to hang dry them...so if they just crunch easily, they are okay to put in jars?
X2. Go join backyardchickens.com it's a wealth of info. Your run plan looks good and large enough that you won't have to free-range, but it depends on your numbers. Is there a particular reason you are wanting to seperate your Barreds and your Cornish? How many are you getting again? Just...
I know this thread is old, but I am hoping someone will chime in...my dad and my uncle both kept bees when I was younger and the honey is phenomenal. Besides, I know bees are super beneficial so I would love to have some at some point....not in the super near future, mostly because I don't have...
Hello, I am going to be growing lots of herbs this year and I really want to know how to store the surplus. I will be doing Mint, Oregano, Parsely, Sage, Thyme, Rosemary, Chamomile, Basil, and MAYBE Cilantro, but that one always gets used quicker fresh anyway. Alot of you have dehydraters, but I...
This is an interesting thread, I am nterested in canning, my grandma has done jelly/jams, salsa, tomatoes and pickles before and they were great. I would eventually love to do Tomato sauce, salsa, and pickles....don't have much time for anything else and not a big enough garden yet...
So...a related question...I know broccoli will bolt if you wait too long to cut it but is it bad for you if you eat it after it blooms? Or does it just taste bad?
Yup I am fencing the beds during the growing season, but there will be a gate on one end that I will open to the chickens in the fall. Just loving my chickens! This is my first year with them too :love
Thanks all! Yeah, I will have to ask my friend if she grows them annually or perennially...pretty sure annually though...excited to get started! :rainbow-sun
Thanks guys, yeah I have already decided against cauli and to try broccoli....there are lots of gardeners in my family so I can't mess up too bad! Hopefully... :weight
Thanks everyone! I'm getting very excited to start! I have had small gardens in the past and I come from a family of successful gardeners, so I can't go completely wrong right? I will have two 5'X6' beds and one smaller 2 1/4'X4 1/2' bed that was already at the house when I moved here. Thanks!
Nice vid! I am super excited to start gardening with my chickens....of course I don't plan on having quite that big of a garden. I am doing raised beds with chicken wire fences, but they will also have gates on one side to allow easy access for me, and also so I can let them in at the end of the...