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Monthly Archives: March 2011
The ladies are going gangbusters
I haven’t posted about the ladies for a while. This is our third year with chickens. Right now, we have a flock of seven hens. We’ve got one Australorp, one Barred Rock, two New Hampshires, one Golden Sexlink, and two … Continue reading
Berries, garlic, and a rat update
Finally! A nice sunny day on the weekend. Today was the perfect day to get caught up on some spring gardening tasks. First, following the instructions by Tom @ Tall Clover Farm, I started by pruning the raspberry canes. I took out all … Continue reading
Merciless gardening
Just as the rats must die, seedlings must die as well. Seed starting invariably involves the process of thinning, which is a nice way of saying purposely killing some of the plants. When I planted my tomato seedlings, I planted them … Continue reading
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Tagged lettuce, onion, peppers, seedlings, sweet peas, thinning, tomatoes
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Rats, worms, moles, and dirt
Before I discuss some of the nasty beasts in my garden, I wanted to start with the pretty blossoms of the mini peach and nectarine trees in the greenhouse. I think I’m going to do some hand pollinating in there today. … Continue reading
Thwarting moles, greenhouse plantings, and the final 2010 carrot harvest
As I’ve mentioned before, we have industrial grade moles in our yard. When we put in most of the raised beds, we didn’t mole-proof them. It just didn’t occur to us. Well, it occurred to us that we had a problem … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged carrots, moles, pepper seedlings, raised beds, tomato seedlings
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