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problem with some zucchini
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Weed that looks like tomatoes?
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It's beautiful!
Wow, what a harvest!! I am jealous....my offering is so much smaller!
I just went out and bought more frost cloth today as it is usually December we get our first frosts. Last year was so mild though I have been wondering how this year will be!
Sue, great! My swiss chard is just starting out and I can't wait for it as it is one of my favorite veggies! I often wonder whether to leave things longer to see what they will do, your swiss chard being a great example of that!
You know, I don't know exactly what it was but was rather surprised that it grew so big because it didn't bear any resemblance to any of the pumpkins I seeded! We didn't eat it, but saved it to carve for Halloween. It held up pretty well too for the…
My swiss chard is amazing, it was good during the summer, but it has gone crazy since its cooled off. I jumped the gun and pulled out my zucchini plants, sorry I did that now, reading what others are experiencing.
Oops, sorry about your zukes Dana. I am getting many tomatillo's now, they seem to like it cooler because in the summer they grew big, had lots of flowers, but produced no fruit. Feast or famine right? :)
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- At 7:58am on August 4, 2009,
Roxanne F said… - Four chickens 1 RIR 1 BO and 2 EE I got them 2/05/09 and they started laying 07/02/09. All four were laying in 2 - 3 weeks. Right now the EE seem to be the better layers. I think the BO is the worst both BO and RIR occasionally lay soft shelled eggs. I think they are better suited for cold weather so might do better in the winter.
We tried to build a VERY cheap coop but it did ad up. I am guessing it ended up costing around $400.00 - $450.00 It is nothing fancy.
If you want pictures of anything in particular or would like to come see it just let me know. I live in Mesa. This week Friday - Monday won't work. But most days I am flexible. You can email me at pcgstuff@gmail.com if you want to.
- At 10:31pm on August 3, 2009,
Roxanne F said…
- We have only had it done a few weeks but so far it has worked. Kept them and their food dry on the one rainy night we have had since we built it.
- At 6:02pm on August 3, 2009,
Roxanne F said…
- No floor it is just on the ground.
We aren't worried about dogs getting in or any other predators. Might have to worry about mice at some point but not so far. Both the food and water hang so it seems to stay cleaner that way.
We do use pine shavings on the floor and on a board under their perch. But they have been sleeping on top of a nesting box so I just scrap that clean every morning and put it in the compost pile.
- At 4:41pm on May 30, 2009,
Krissypink said… - I just posted pics of a GIGANTIC egg my hen laid today! I just couldn't believe my eyes!
- At 10:17am on May 20, 2009,
Krissypink said…
- I kept a cover (like a metal grate) over the top of the tub. The dog did kill one of my hens later on, we were out of town and she got into the coop and killed and partially ate one hen and injured the other 2. Needless to say I DO NOT trust that dog. She lunges against the chicken wire sometimes when I'm in there gathering eggs. It's a 1 yr old Lab, still really a rambunctios puppy, but now that she had a taste I don't trust her around the hens at all. You just have to always watch, hopefully your dogs are calm and listen well when you tell them No. My dog doesn't seem to know what No means. It was pretty awful when she got the hen. It belonged to my 5 yr old and he was so upset.
- At 1:17pm on May 18, 2009,
Krissypink said…
- Michelle,
Your garden looks great. That's my next step. I only have container plants now. We have a really destructive rambunctious labrador so I don't dare plant in the ground until we put up a little fence.
I wanted to tell you when I first got my chicks I kept them in my house with a clamp light for warmth. They stayed in a rubber tub (like the kind with the rope handles) with pine shavings or Feline pine cat litter on the bottom. They stayed that way for almost 4 wks. It can get a little dusty, but if you have a spare room or laundry room it wouldn't be bad. So maybe you can get some towards end of summer and by fall they will be old enough to move outside to a coop. They're so much fun and amazingly relaxing to watch. I really enjoy them, and even my stubborn husband does but he'll never admit it.
Good luck with everything, and you really found a priceless resource by joining this group. They are all loads of help!
kris
- At 4:27pm on May 14, 2009,
Juan said… - Thanks! :)
- At 7:59am on May 14, 2009,
Susan said… - Your friendship is an honor...=0) Happy urban farming!
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