Posted on 11/29/2013 3:57:22 PM PST by greeneyes
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My step grand father used to raise quail. My dad used to hunt them. They are good to eat.
I have no doubt that you will be rewarded for your efforts.
I had to drive 30 miles to get the vision exam. No way am I going to put off anything. Got to get it done. Besides, I wanted to make sure there was nothing optical behind the headaches I’ve been getting.
No fun, but I did find a nice jacket for half price that matches my gray corduroy pants.
When it comes to preparedness, it is wise to copy Marcella. LOL
Thanks so much for the beautiful picture. Love the flower.
I haven’t really done that yet. I just love eating corn on the cob so much, that we never have any room for dent corn.
I do need to experiment though, because I would like to make my own corn meal. It’s the only way that you know for sure that you aren’t getting GMO or pesticides.
Simple is more! These are the pleasures of life that are so helpful to having a great life. JMHO
I was in the garden for a few minutes today and noticed about 95% of my Garlic is up. The Vetch is growing slow due to the low light conditions this time of year but I’m sure the roots are working overtime. We’re hoping the grandson comes by tomorrow to empty the heavy deck planters. The Lady and I both have stressed our shoulders on the smaller pots plus she has lot of pain in that worn out hip that will need help soon. The weather continues to be unreal nice for this area that normally never sees the sun but I’m sure we will be on water rationing next summer unless we get a few massive storms.
Beautiful Amaryllis you have there. We just put our 2 in the greenhouse to over winter for next years blooms
I think I got similar percentages for my garlic too. Glad you are getting some help for those heavy pots. Well I’ll add you to my prayer list for rain.
I am still thinking that the next time we get a stash of cash, it might be a good idea to build a cistern.
Course it has been a year, and hubby doesn’t have the above ground pool set up. That would hold 4000 gallons, and be enough for our entire garden during the dry spells I think.
The 10 gallons we get during the summer time is enough for my raised beds next to the patio.
Garlic may be planted in the spring or fall. I usually plant mine in the fall. Pull it up when many of the leaves have turned brown and dry looking. This happens around June usually.
I do put row covers over the garlic during the winter. I don’t plant it in the spring, because I have so many other crops that I need or want to plant.
Anything that can be grown outdoors during the winter is planted in the fall here on our little acre. Winter wheat is a biggee as is winter rye. Helps the ground, provides wheat berries and or green manure to turn under in spring.
That’s the only way the wild thickets in Oregon reproduced, and they were all the same. Can’t speak for named varieties, though. You might be better off rooting cuttings; they are one of the easier ones for that. Remember though, that those ‘named varieties’ are likely patented, so probably illegal to propagate. ;-)
http://homeguides.sfgate.com/grow-elderberries-cuttings-46434.html
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/95-005.htm
Only elderberry I grew from seed was a couple of small clusters of 3-6 of them. They sprouted from a pile of seeds I dumped for the chickens after making a batch of wine.
Hardy little buggers, but I never got any berries because we moved about the time they were getting big enough to start flowering. We do plan on getting some for here.
That wine is now 20-25 years old, and we had a small glass with dinner tonight, as well as using a bit to cook tonight’s venison shoulder chops.
I hear you! 30 miles is a long drive if you aren’t seeing right!
NC garden update. We have been fighting really cold nights for the last couple of weeks. Below 30’s which has become quite unusual for our area this early (Piedmont). Last year only had a few weeks like this in January/February. So far the fall garden is surviving under floating row covers and 6 mil plastic but it has been a pain covering and uncovering. We have collards, turnips, spinach, kale, onions, snow peas, and carrots. Will try to post a pic taken about a month ago after we put up a few “cold frames” for the row covers. It has grown a lot since then.
What we don’t eat we give to the chickens. They are doing better since we insulated the cracks and vents in their coop. One of my girls is in the chicken hospital with a broken toe. She is being “discharged” on Sunday.
Our last project was a three chambered composting bin made out of pallets. Turned out pretty good and we have a full bin “cooking” and hopefully ready by spring. Our next project is a series of raised beds made out of 4X6 timbers. Found them for $10 a pc on Craigslist and picked up enough to keep us busy all winter. They were originally used to hold up guardrails and such along side the highways and are being replaced with metal. Cheap and no creosote either. Should last a good while.
Best wishes to all. Happy gardening...Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Christmas! (I will try to post a pic of the garden (img src=”http://rs892.pbsrc.com/albums/ac128/jordansjourney/Mobile%20Uploads/2013-11-06_16-16-30_209_zps6baa0f10.jpg~320x480”;>
Very nice !
Oh, I know what you mean about the stinging drops. Hate them. And my eyes stay dilated so long.
Sounds like you had a wonderful Thanksgiving, though.
Thanks for the ping.
Yep, and driving at night is the pits too.
I hate the cold weather. The new climate map has put us in zone 6. However, someone forgot to tell mother nature, because we keep getting zone 5 weather, just like we always have. I’d like to have a little global warming here please.
That’s a really good deal for the 4 x 6 timber. I really do hate the hassles of taking off plastic every day. Usually, I don’t use plastic at all. I use double row covers for all temps down to 24 degrees, and don’t really take them off unless we get a really really nice sunshiney day. Once every couple of weeks, works pretty well.
When it gets colder than 24 degrees, I toss straw or a styrofoam, egg crate mattress on top of the row cover. Then when I want to, I just roll up the row cover a bit on the south west side, so that the sun can shine into the bed, but I don’t have to take the whole thing off and reposition it.
I’d really like to have chickens, but not sure we could get by with it here. Some of the neighbors would probably object.
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