Our county just banned the sale and use of fireworks for the 4th! Better late than never . . . . We are so fire-conscious here that there was a...
Danny, it's so refreshing to hear that advice was taken into consideration, and that plants are doing better! Thank you for updating us on your...
Dooley, I'm so glad you aren't in the path of any of those terrible wildfires. As one firefighter said, tornadoes are quick, as are hurricanes,...
Anightowl, our girls will never show up on the dining room table! My husband says I'm planning to run a rest home for geriatric hens. I love the...
Hee, hee, hee! :lol:
Jerry, True story. We were at a restored village, admiring the fireplace. The docent told us of something that had happened to him. A chipmunk...
Oh, these are great! Yes, you can submit more than one name. Submit as many as you like (in case of indecision on my part, I'll let the chicks...
Our girls are three weeks old and need names. This is the official opening day of a one-week long contest to Name a Chick. You may submit a name...
Wow,Carolyn, that must have been awful! Were your hens upset enough to stop laying for a day or two, do you think? We have a resident skunk,...
Composted/rotted manure is the very best thing you could use. The plants use only what they need of the nutrients; the aged manure will not burn...
Cheryl, What great passionflowers! Those are honeybees, you know. Obviously you have made a great place for not only birds, but for bees, too....
That little Eve is going to be the lady of the house! What a sweetie! No wonder the other dogs don't mind her--they probably recognize a dominant...
Chickens need 4 sq. feet per hen in an inside coop, and 10 sq.ft. per hen in an outside coop. Lice and mites are easily detected--just pick up...
Lovely harvest, and it's only the first of many. You had best invest in some canning jars, or find a bunch of hungry friends!
Dooley, you are definitely not prejudiced! Guys don't wear "aprons" as such. They prefer "protective gear" such as the leather aprons farriers...
That is a handsome tomato on a very healthy looking vine! Just wait, in a month you'll be giving cherry tomatoes away. Enjoy it to the fullest...
Good caption Delly. You do have a wicked sense of humor!
Jerry, That's so sad--deed restrictions against livestock. I can understand not wanting a herd of cattle next door if you're in town, but a...
Jerry, the clippings are grass grass from the back yard. Anything natural will do for them--wood chips, shavings, hay, etc. and that is on the...
Carolyn, I would have had a heart attack! I'm so glad you are more experienced in this farm thing than I. You are a lodestar for me! Jerry, next...
