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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