[Ag-eq] Gardens

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Nella.
Sprinkling diatomaceous earth around plants is supposed to discourage worms and slugs from getting on your cabbage.  It's made of tiny ground-up shells, and it cuts the worms' soft bodies.  Or so I've read.  It's not cheap, but a little goes a good way, I think.

My tomatoes are doing well.  I could have some cherry tomatoes in a couple weeks, which is early here.  My tomato seeds didn't come up at all, so I bought some heirloom plants from a CSA I know.  They're really nice.
I was just about to get some lettuce and spinach, then I went away for a week, and, when I came back, Mr. Groundhog had paid me a visit and munched all my greens down to the ground.  Or maybe it was rabbits--some nibbling varmint.  I renewed the groundhog spray, and so far, so good, but maybe they're waiting for some new growth before striking again.
I'm getting garlic scapes, which I better harvest soon.
I'm getting good turnips, which I also better harvest soon.
I've already had a big oregano harvest, and can soon have another.  
Mr. Groundhog also chomped my coreopsis, but it's recovering, and the other flowers are doing well, though I have this horrible wild morning glory trying to strangle some of them.
The apple tree has lots of little apples, and the blueberry in the sunny location has lots of berries.  I've even gotten some strawberries before the squirrels did.  And the fig survived the winter, though it's getting a slow start.  Not helped by me running over one of its new branches with the lawnmower.
And I got poison ivy last weekend, weeding in the yard.  Yeck.
Tracy


-----Original Message-----
From: Ag-eq [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nella Foster via Ag-eq
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 1:33 PM
To: Agricultural and Equestrean Division List
Cc: nfoster at extremezone.com
Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Donkeys: was "caring for Minnies"

Jody:

Peacocks are quite expensive here and I'm told that they tend to wander.  I don't know if that's true, I've just heard it from a couple of people.  They are beautiful, but I don't care for the sound.

I actually love the sound of a rooster, but my neighbors might not feel the same.

I also love the sound of baying hounds, but I'm sure my neighbors wouldn't apppreciate it.

What breeds are the new hens?

My garden isn't doing very well this year either.  Some type of worm got on the cabbage and it has been to wet for the lettuce.  The tomatos and peppers seem to be growing in slow motion.  I have gotten 2 ripe yellow pear tomatoes so far.  I had beautiful chinese cabbage, but the red and green cabbage seems to have come to a stop.  The cucumbers are vining and have blossoms, but the squash is in slow motion.  All the herbs and flowers I planted are thriving.

What is everyone else up to?

Nella










Quoting Jody Ianuzzi via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:

> We have peacocks, donkeys, roosters and cattle in our neighborhood.
>
> The first time I heard the peacocks I thought it was a woman calling 
> for help.  Now I love the sound and I wonder about getting some 
> peacocks for the farm.  I want some ducks but we have to build a shelter first.
>
> I have no desire for a rooster.  The closest rooster is a half mile 
> away and that is loud enough.  The donkey sounds are delightful but I 
> think I would prefer a female if the males are louder.
>
> We have seven chickens.  The new ones are Laverne and Shirley and Lucy 
> and Ethel.  The older chickens and the new ones get along but keep separate.
>
> Jewel, have you gotten any more rabbits?  I was so sorry to hear about Peter.
>  I have heard that rabbits can die of fright.  Consider how often they 
> are afrid it isn't a very good survival characteristic.
>
> I probably shouldn't admit it but my garden is a total disaster this  year.
> The rabbits got my tomatoe and pepper plants and my bean sprouts and 
> the weeds are taking over.  I decided the garden is just too big to 
> manage and next time I will have a much smaller garden with quality 
> not quanty.  I will put up a rabbit fence and grow the limited things we like best.
>
> It is good to hear from everyone, the list has been so quiet.
>
> JODY 🐺
> thunderwalker321 at gmail.com
>
> "There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes."
> DOCTOR WHO (Tom Baker)
>
> > On Jun 16, 2015, at 11:45 PM, Jewel via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > The Gore District Council published a directive advising its 
> > ratepayers
> what animals they could, or
> > could not, keep on residential properties;  amongst the "thou shalt 
> > not
> keep" were roosters, while,
> > on the other hand, amongst the "thou mayest keep" were donkeys!
> > I could not help but wonder how many of these desk-flying bozos had 
> > ever
> lived within a mile of a
> > property on which donkeys resided!
> >
> >        Jewel
> >
> >
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