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New Plan for Spring 2010!

angelmusic4784 — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:02:08 +0000

Hello to all who may be reading this. I am about to make my new garden plan shared for you all to see. It is a square foot garden, with six boxes, each 4ft sq. Not real fancy looking, but it does incorporate companion planting. The only thing I’m having trouble with is where to put the sage (the onions hate sage). If you know about companion planting, then please feel free to write me a comment with your suggestion.

Thank you!

The Dragon’s Herb Garden

Lady Blaze — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:44:03 +0000

This is my first blog I ever tried to do and wanted to share what I have done to get started on my new adventure. This will be introductory background and how the herbs came to multiply to what I now have 75 potted herbs many are of the same varity. Almost all of my herbs are for culinary use only for I love to cook is how I got started. I was talking to a couple of friends that I knew who owned their own greenhouses and explained about my idea of growing herbs for selling at the farmer’s market. Between the two of them I recieved the starting of my herbs which they sold to me at a low cost for all the remaining herbs they had. These herbs were still in the 3″ containers that was shipped to them for resale, the ones I got was not sold and it was the end of the season for planting. The herbs were dying and badly root bound so I unpacked the balled roots and replanted them. I used Miracle Gro Organic Potting Mix for herbs and got 8″ pots to replant them into. I was amazied how well the Miracle Gro Organic helped the herbs for they not only bounced back but started growing enough for me to start to take clippings for my own cooking.

Renewed/Recycled Chicken Coop

Toeless Louise — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 07:57:16 +0000

Well the girls got straw in their renewed coop today. They were not impressed. Two exterior nest boxes were added - they actually hold one community nest and one divided - so 3 nest boxes for 13 hens. I hope that is enough.

I’m searching online for some feeder and watering ideas. I want to keep the mice/rats out. I found the water device that suspends off anything plastic (nipple) and it sounded great! I posted link below.

http://www.avianaquamiser.com/bucketwaterers.html

panteloskel — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:42:11 +0000

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A new garden

kk1963 — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 06:13:15 +0000

Well, have decided to start a new garden - all I need to do now is choose what veges I’m putting in.. Check out the photo

Not really new but starting a new venture…

unemployedhousewife — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 05:00:53 +0000

I’ve been raising alpacas for the past 7yrs. The last 4yrs I’ve been living on a little farm with them. Well as those of you know livestock is an iffy subject even if they are insureable. So this year I’ve found my budget tight and looking for a way to continue to stay home with my kids.

Oh yea, I’m a single mom of two little girls, my oldest is 7yrs old and the baby is 17 months. Being a full time mom has always been my first priority which is why I choose farming. Divorce set the need in motion more then ever though.

So the new venture. With ends failing to be met I’ve had to think outside the box to continue the lifestyle of full time mom. So after a lot of research and contemplation I’ve decided to join many other farms in their Community Supported Agriculture, or also known as CSA.

I’ve been gardening for the past 4yrs. A little more garden every year till now I grow almost all my own veggies during the summer. Or at least the veggies I know my little family will eat.

Next year I’ll plan on planting for 20 families. I have the space and I have the time. I’ll learn alot between now and then about the optimum times to plant, what to plant, how much to plant, etc. But I love researching and I’m excited about this new venture. It’s not much more then what I’ve been doing now, just expanded. A few more crops as well.

It should be an interesting 6 months of planning before and learning. I look forward to using this site as well as many others to aide me in my learning and plans.

I’ll try to keep ya updated on how it goes.

Beginning of July

biancazaugg — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:06:20 +0000

Things are really moving along in the garden now. I have harvested lettuce and snap peas in the last few days. The salad I made was delicious butter-crunch and romaine also some spinach leaves. I have started a mesclun mix in a washtub in the shade hoping it will not go to seed. My bush beans are starting to flower and my first zucchini is about ready to harvest. Watermelon are starting to move along. I watered my cucumbers too much and lost most to slugs. I have three seedlings left and I hoping maybe they will work out. Just in case I have started some in a container. My daughter knocked down my hanging cherry tomato plant which I started from seed. It was 3 months old. All that work gone. But what do you do, kids. I started with 12 tomato plants and now am down to 4. Next year I will start more. Our raspberries are moving along and I have planted more chives hoping they will stick. My green peppers are also starting to flower but the ones in the garden have some kind of fungus I have been using baking soda and water hoping to get rid of it. Hopefully it will work. I also have two in containers and one hanging so we will hopefully get some anyway. For a first year vegetable garden things seem to be going well. I have been consistently praying for my veggies and God is so good. Well hope everyone else’s gardens are going well. Until next time.

Update June coming to a close

biancazaugg — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:16:22 +0000

Things seam to really be moving along now. Tiger Lilies are in full bloom in perennial garden. I have had to start tying my tomatoes. Lettuce is starting to form nice heads and we are finally eating strawberries daily. Green Peppers are starting to form and so are sugar snap peas. Dug up potatoes in fear they had disease because they were just supermarket bought. Carrots and second set of radish are doing well and summer squash is forming on all 4 plants. Watermelon is very slow indeed. Cucumber keeps feeling crusty and brown and I think irrigation needs improvement. Pole Beans are greening up since i gave them a good dose of Miracle Gro. Mint and Basil are doing well. The chives I transplanted did not take well. I have started a honey hole in my beans too. Raspberries are halfway to harvest little green rasperries on the bushes. My daughter has started a pumpkin garden of her own and it is thriving. Well until next time happy gardening.

June 21 Status- Father’sDay

boldpsi — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:24:42 +0000

i’ve planted lots of tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, green and yellow squash, collards, and herbs, and they’ve all taken off with the rain-soaked soil. weeding is easier, too, and most of them are pulled. lettuce needs to be picked, spinach, turnips, peas, and maybe some other stuff, too.

Peas are Protruding Flowers

biancazaugg — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:00:41 +0000

I am so excited to see flowers on my sugar snap peas they are flowering all over. Finally some benefit to all this work besides early radishes. Things are going well. I fertilized some of my plants with a little broken down wood ash. This changed my pole beans from light green to now medium green. I have been continuously giving my peas egg shells and coffee grounds and an occasional top layer of topsoil, boy do they seem to love this!!!!My green peppers finally seem to be moving along. I also planted two large mint plants today in my herb garden. It is amazing what you can pick from friends for free when you tell them you have a garden. I have gotten mint, chives, parsley, lillies, basil and a few other unknown perrenials at no cost so far this year. Praise The Lord for his goodness and his wonderful works to the children of men!!!! Well will check back in with another update soon.