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Member since: Mar 11 | Last seen: Apr 13 | Years gardening: 25
Member since: Mar 11 | Last seen: Apr 13 | Years gardening: 25
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I haven’t done any canning since my kids were toddlers. Since they’re now 21 and 18 … you can do the math. I still had my big pot for water baths, and a plethora of other utensils to make shift the work. Jars were at the local market, on sale, and so were peaches.
I have a di...
Garden Update and Hard-Core Chicken
Tomato "Anna Russian" Ripening, Tomatillo "de Milpa" Ripening, Tomato "Csikos Botermo" Ripening, Chicken "B...
I sort of disappeared in August. First there was work, then there was getting ready to travel for a convention. After that, there was a week plus of being sick after the convention. Note To Self: Never EVER attend a convention hosted in hotel-casinos with inside smoking. Don’t get me wr...
This is proof to myself that I have tomatoes growing on bushes that I raised from seeds. Now if August stays in the 70s, they may actually ripen.
Hope springs eternal.
: Black from Tula. And a lovely specimen it is. I really do hope it ripens.
: Anna’s Russian. A heart-shaped pink va...
The High Danger Life of a Domestic Chicken
Thelma and Louise's Swanky Pad garden
Raccoons, hawks, clumsiness. A savvy chicken needs to avoid all of them. So far the track record isn’t great at our house. 1 for 3.
Early Friday evening found me sitting at my computer, with all the windows and doors open. The sun was out, and we still had temperatures in the 70s (if on...
[Note to self. Don’t hit “enter” until you’re done.]
I’m a contented camper this morning. I got to sleep in an hour (always a bonus!), had leisurely coffee, the sun is coming out, and I finally caught sight of the Pileated woodpecker that had been calling all morni...
Summer seems to have finally hit the Pacific Northwest, and while the heat is only at mid-70s, I’ll completely take it. In fact, that’s pretty much perfect weather, as far as I’m concerned.
I was down in Portland, Oregon all weekend, so missed the long days to garden in, but be...
Well … poor Thelma met her end this morning. When I came out to check on her this morning, she was breathing very heavily, though not with any congestion, and she’d drank about half of the contents of the water dispenser.
I’m sorry she’s gone, because she was a nifty, sma...
To take my mind off of poor Thelma the Chicken’s woes, I took a wander around the veg garden tonight. And goodness is everything getting to be huge!
Looking at the difference between the beds in June to now? Holy Miracle Gro, Batman! I definitely need to prune the tomatoes, and next year...
Free Range Thema's Got The Lurgy
Thelma and Louise's Swanky Pad garden
First the Australorp died suddenly. Droop tailed, listless, wobbly, pale of comb and beak, she just sort of stood about for a day, perked up a little, declined a little more then died.
Now Free Range Thelma, the broody girl, has—I think—the same thing. And I’m suspecting it...