My
hens are laying really well lately. The warm weather has them thinking
it's spring and nature tells them to crank up production. I have a
hatch due this coming Sunday, and another in April. I'm looking to
triple my flock size, so
I can keep up with the sales demand. Fresh
eggs are like gold nowadays.
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Transplants and Eggs
Monday, February 9, 2015
Plants are Looking Good
It was a sunny and warm
weekend, and all the plants look a lot better for it. The turnips in
the cold frame are really growing and there's even more size to the
spinach.
I have all these transplants that
will be ready to move
into the cold frame in a few weeks, but I was hoping the turnips
would be more mature and ready to harvest at
that time, and they're
not.I'll have to build another one like it for the transplants.Friday, February 6, 2015
Return of Warm Weather
It was 26 degrees at the time, but that's no problem for cabbage and it's family members. These will all go in a cold frame to grow into good size transplants, which will be put out at weekly intervals, so I don't lose all of them to a cold snap. It's still a gamble, but, why not?
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Cold Morning and Warm Water
It got really cold last
night, down to 7, and I haven't checked the turnips and spinach in
the cold frame, but from what I've seen this winter, I'm sure they're
ok.
All the animals love warm water on a cold morning and they congregate around the bowls like office workers at the coffee
machine. I'm thinking that warming the water in the mornings helps my
hens with egg production. It's just a theory, but I'm guessing the
energy they'd be putting into warming themselves is put into making
eggs, so I'll keep doing this all winter. I could be dead wrong too.
All the animals love warm water on a cold morning and they congregate around the bowls like office workers at the coffee
Monday, February 2, 2015
Cheap Seeds at Walmart
I picked up some really
cheap seeds from Walmart, and as a test, I planted 18 cabbage in an
egg carton. To my surprise, every single
one sprouted. I've always
been leery of cheap seeds, but I went back and bought a bunch more.
At 20 cents a package, it's a heck of a savings.
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