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A little more than 3 weeks ago, I put 40 Dorking eggs into the incubator. 2 weeks ago, I candled those eggs and found exactly half of them weren’t fertile. 1 week ago, two hens went broody and took over … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2013
Can’t be any plainer than that. This is not news to me. When I was growing up, there was no such thing as cilantro. Then Tex-Mex came along and things were great for a while. Salsa! Refried beans and rice, … Continue reading
After three days of repairing, refitting and relocating chicken tractors and poultry netting, it’s finally done. The flock is back on pasture! Now, I say back on pasture, but on in reality, the chickens have had a lot of good … Continue reading
Last week I commented on how the sudden run of hot weather made all the plants panic and everything was suddenly in a rush to get growing. Well, this week the pollen came. I have seen heavy pollen flows in … Continue reading
Yesterday, I visited my bees. Two weeks after I took a nuc off the orange hive, the orange hive continues to plug along. Lot of bees and lots of stuff in their larder, but not a lot of brood, and … Continue reading
The wind brought the rain and behind the rain, the air is moderating into something resembling spring. However, the heat of this past week has pushed almost everything into sudden panic. All the plants are like, “Summer already! So … Continue reading
It’s been downright hot for the last three days. Upper 80’s and low 90’s. Tomato weather. And today, I finally started planting tomato seedlings. Notice, I said, started. You see, I have more starts than I can fit in my … Continue reading
Finally, winter is flown. Our last frost came Sunday morning right around dawn, (April 7), and nipped the banana tree I’d evicted from the house on account of spider mites. The tomatoes in the uncovered cold frame laughed at the … Continue reading
I managed to get to a meeting of the local bee club this week. Bleak. The hive loss this winter in the mid-Atlantic region was epic. It wasn’t just me. Nearly, everyone got hit and hit hard. I’m still not … Continue reading