Zinnia, you are a keeper

We decided to grow a butterfly garden this year.  We saw one at a state park last summer.  We thought the garden was nifty but we didn’t do a lot of research we just got some of the plants we remembered and planted the seeds. Well, only the zinnias sprouted.  The other seeds were not [...]

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Chicken Tractor

We finally got our tractor for the chickens built.  Of course, they love it.  Not as much as we love putting them in and out of it.  The other day one escaped the safety of the poultry netting.   The pitiful bird was “lost” outside the confinement of the netting and simply clucked around in circles [...]

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Hen house is ready

It was Mr. Captain who was busy this weekend.  He started and finished the hen house. We didn’t want to spend a ton of money in building supplies or a fancy-schmancy Dutch made chicken coop but we did want a hen house that wouldn’t be an eye-sore for ourselves or our neighbors.  We decided we [...]

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Chick Happenings

We recently added backyard chickens to our list of fun family things to try.  It was a long  decision-making process (over a year in the works) but we finally broke down and purchased 6 pullets. So far we have had no complaints.  They are keeping us entertained.  We haven’t named them but we has spent [...]

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Scattered, Covered, Smothered

I am insane.  I have ordered a ton of fabric and embellishments, joined a quilt square swap, started 35 different small pots of seeds,  am knitting a sock, a diaper soaker, and a knitting needle case, and I need to begin planting bulbs and early veggies any day! Not to mention the countless trips all [...]

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Friendship Spiders

I was having one of those days…but a friend brightened it all with these lovely little plants.  I have heard them called spider plants.  Although they do remind one of a spider they are the proffers of plants as they are a gift that keeps on giving. My Mama Pearl had these.  Pretty much every [...]

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7-10 days later

I decided to day was as good a day as any to report on my seeds.  It’s been more than 10 days.  My herbs have a better than 70% sprout rate and my tomatoes too.  However, not one pepper managed to push it’s way up through the mix. Peppers, I will not give up on [...]

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Starting from Seed

Who is thinking about gardening with 3 ft of snow on the ground.  Me!  I wanted to start these seeds last week or the week before but with the snow I was daunted.  The snow is melting but oodles remain. There are patches of green grass around my garden and on sunny hillsides. So we [...]

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Farming?

We went to the Farm Show today.  Agriculture is still the #1 industry in this state.  So bizarre.  We had a fantastic time roaming the isles of show chickens, petting the oh so soft bunnies and eating fried cheese.  I can’t not mention my deep desire for all things farm. Why? I spent 18 years [...]

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Do Ameobas Garden?

Do ameobas garden?  If they did I doubt their garden’s would look like this.  Not bad for a small back yard filled with rabbits and squirrels. There is a green bean in there.  I swear! Cute little broccoli heads. Adorable jalapeno. I don’t have any pictures of the corn because the dang squirrels kept taking [...]

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