Garden

July 29, 2014 · Posted in Garden, Photography · Comment 

It has been a learning experience gardening in a place with four seasons.  At least the corn and tomatoes are growing well.  They may be all we harvest this year.

Harvest

May 8, 2013 · Posted in Garden, Photography · 3 Comments 

This is the harvest from the garden the last 2 days.

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I am already looking for new ways to use zuccini, maybe next year I wont grow any for a little break from them.

Spring Garden

April 9, 2013 · Posted in Garden, Photography · Comment 

My first zucchini is getting bigger! I love this time of year with all the fresh vegetables.  I love the fresh, organic produce that comes from our back yard. I still haven’t figured out if its cheaper than getting it from the store, but it is definitely more delicious!

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Day 7

March 19, 2013 · Posted in Garden, Photography, Project · 2 Comments 

Today is the 7th day. Tomorrow morning the chickens will get to try their new food source. And holy cow does it grow fast! In 3 days it has grown over 4 inches. Tomorrow morning I will weigh it and then I will know how much it has really grown. Here is the photo from this morning.

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The cantaloupe is just poking up in the pots to the left side of the picture. Another exciting development. Last year the bugs got all but 2 melons. I am going to keep a closer eye on them this year and apply sevin when necessary, I really want a good melon harvest this year!

Fodder day 2,3,4

March 16, 2013 · Posted in Garden, Photography, Project, Updates · Comment 

Here are photos of the fodder growth, I split the 10oz of seeds into 2 1 gallon ice cream tubs. Hopefully that will allow just the right amount of room for them to grow.  The seeds were layered roughly 1/2 inch deep in the tub. I had drilled 1/8 inch holes all over the bottom of the tubs for drainage.

Day 2
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Day 3
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Day 4
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Half way through, hopefully they grow more the next 4 days than they have the last 4 days. The ulitmate goal is for the fodder to weigh 8 times as much as the seed, thus turning a 50 lb bag of grain into 400 lbs of feed. Usually 50 lbs feeds my flock for 3 to 4 weeks as they mostly eat grain. However with all the weeds we have been feeding them and they have been grazing on they are slowing down a bit on the grain. But with a good fodder system 50 lbs will feed for 6 months or more, cutting way down on the cost of feeding these eating machines.

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