Old-fashioned traits? I am old fashioned through and through. I cover my rising bread with a damp linen cloth (no lint), dry laundry outside if at...
[IMG] I admit I don't like losing daylight in the morning--we have things to do here on the farm in the morning, and I want to get at the chores...
Well, after reading Sjoerd's and Carolyn's posts, in comparison I've been pretty lazy today in the garden. I raked over the freshly turned...
Spuds in egg cartons with water bottles to secure them is pure brilliance! You are so inventive:like:. Please tell us the six varieties of...
No matter how careful the vetting process, any group eventually gets a bad apple or two. I'm so sorry this happened to your allotment group, who...
Eileen, an increase in some species and a decline in others is natural. A friend of ours, with a PhD. in ornithology, has explained that...
Eileen, the Anhingas--all two of them-- showed up on Sunday. They do look like cormorants and when they are swimming they are necks with heads,...
We have cells of parsley, marjoram, and basil that need thinning. This is the hardest part of gardening--willfully destroying plants! How do you...
[IMG] And I ain't jokin'!
We had been missing our Great Blue Heron, who hadn't shown up for almost two weeks. Today we spotted it on the pond shore. While looking at it we...
FBG, I am lucky, as is your wife, that we have live-in competent workmen. Your bathroom will be great (and yes, I'd love to see photos of the...
Tonight will be marinated grilled tuna steaks with asparagus (first of the season from our bed), fresh hot rolls, and a salad of cantaloupe with a...
I envy you, Sjoerd! I've been trying to get out to the flower beds and the raised vegetable beds for over a week.Damp, foggy, rainy weather has...
Welcome to the discussions, Michael! We are on a small farm in central Texas, but transplanted from upstate NY about 20 years ago. Please tell us...
Not cranky at all, Netty--you are just suffering from end of winter blues! We used to get those in upstate NY. It should have been the end of...
Good morning! I planted the last of the potatoes this morning under overcast skies and a light mist. Now I'm inside where it is warmer, enjoying...
If there are free roaming dogs in your area, bone meal is a magnet for them. Dogs, bones, you can guess the rest!
FBG, was that Dixondale Farms you got onions from? They are famous for providing great onion sets, and carry a pretty wide variety of onions, too....
Cayuga, talk to me about envy in July, when you have a lovely garden and I have toast!
I wish you better health, Netty. Colds are so annoying, and so debilitating! We have 60 degrees now at early afternoon, so I am going out to chit...
