Gaea's Box of Rocks

A box of observations about sustainable hobby farming, microbiology, recipes, and odd projects

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Front garden quickie

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The front of my house has more real sun than the back, but is on a main street. So I do a lot of container gardening, but also have started ...

why are you growing ears already?

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This multi-color corn (seeds from sister - thanks!) is growing little tiny ears with big kernels. The plant is only 10 inches tall. What the...
Thursday, May 21, 2009

Feeding frenzy!

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The chickens love their treats...and I love giving them lettuce that I don't want to eat, as the slugs attacked these poor plants mercil...

Growing potatoes in tires!

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This is the pototato tire experiment. I will keep tract of the yield from the many plants in the doubled tire stack as compared to the singl...

Bean and asparagus bed

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I planted six different kinds of beans, but the black beans haven't come up at all. Surely the slugs didn't get them all! I replant...

green growing stuff

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Okay, I have a garden full of green stuff that I'm not so inclined to eat...next year, I'm planting more things that I like! I need ...
Tuesday, May 19, 2009

THESE ARE MY FAVORITE GIRLS!

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(In the chicken world, of course) Ivy (the boss lady), Cheeks, Bossa Nova (the more mature lady), and my favorite pet, Thorn. Great name, fr...
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Trying to live sustainably in my new tiny hobby farm in the Appalachia foothills... 2 donkeys,lotsa chickens, a dog and a cat. And a 4-wheeler WHEEE! Goats are next once we get more goat-proof fencing LOL! Also some bits of cooking, political commentary, and microbiology. Varied interests make for an intriguing mind :)
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