garden bug

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It's 15 degrees today and there's still a bunch of snow on the ground,

but spring is around the corner.....ok, 2 1/2 to 3 months, but it will

be time to start some things indoors before long!

 

I've got a stack of seed catalogs and am making lists. I'll juggle

some crops this year, fewer potatoes, beans and onions; more

brassicas, more and shorter season tomatoes. I can't wait to get

started.

 

I visited a relative last week who is trying to turn me on to

chickens... I have several friends with surplus eggs, so that isn't

really necessary, but it got me thinking about getting a couple

rabbits. I believe there is a guy in the area who raises rabbits and

has a traveling van for processing-the one task I really couldn't

manage. Apparantly he'll buy rabbits as well if I ended up with a

surplus. A rabbit in the pot twice a month-that I raise organically,

is an appealing idea. Not to mention the bonus of rabbit manure,

which can go directly on the garden without aging. Have to

investigate if I can even find and afford to buy organic feed. I have

enjoyed having access to local grass-fed beef and lamb this winter and

would love to get away from factory raised chicken. I can rarely find

organic chickens and when I do they run about $30!

 

Ellen

 

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" You never can tell with bees. " Winnie-the-Pooh

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Rabbit manure would be great. Meat, well, that's not something I could manage, no matter who does the processing, lol. But a lot of people do it, it's one of the easiest ways to raise your own meat.

 

I've already gotten a couple of seed orders, and have started a bunch of heirloom tomato seeds. My husband is busy doubling our amount of raised beds, and I'm busy making plans to sell my produce at market this year. Fun, but totally scary at the same time, lol.

 

I have yet another order for heirloom tomato seeds ready to go, and I'm participating in a swap for even more heirloom tomato seeds, lolol. I can't seem to stop myself, lol. They all sound so intriguing! I think i have an heirloom tomato seed problem, lol.

 

I saw a pic somewhere of someone who grew tomatoes in big buckets. I didn't have too much luck growing tomatoes in containers, but i may try again this year when i run out of bed space, which will happen rapidly at the rate I'm going, lol!

 

Cyndi

 

 

In a message dated 1/21/2009 12:35:12 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, stringweaver writes:

 

 

 

 

It's 15 degrees today and there's still a bunch of snow on the ground,but spring is around the corner.....ok, 2 1/2 to 3 months, but it willbe time to start some things indoors before long!I've got a stack of seed catalogs and am making lists. I'll jugglesome crops this year, fewer potatoes, beans and onions; morebrassicas, more and shorter season tomatoes. I can't wait to getstarted.I visited a relative last week who is trying to turn me on tochickens... I have several friends with surplus eggs, so that isn'treally necessary, but it got me thinking about getting a couplerabbits. I believe there is a guy in the area who raises rabbits andhas a traveling van for processing-the one task I really couldn'tmanage. Apparantly he'll buy rabbits as well if I ended up with asurplus. A rabbit in the pot twice a month-that I raise organically,is an appealing idea. Not to mention the bonus of rabbit manure,which can go directly on the garden without aging. Have toinvestigate if I can even find and afford to buy organic feed. I haveenjoyed having access to local grass-fed beef and lamb this winter andwould love to get away from factory raised chicken. I can rarely findorganic chickens and when I do they run about $30!Ellen-- "You never can tell with bees." Winnie-the-Pooh A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps!