I know it's early, but starting off the 2015 garden thread. The pics come in as "thumbnail" images, so just click on them to see them full-sized.
First off is the chickens who are currently laying eggs. 1 Buff Orpington, 2 Silver-laced Wyandottes, and 2 Barred Plymouth Rocks.
Here are SOME of the eggs they have recently laid. I currently have about 4 dozen eggs in the refrigerator, and still have to collect today's batch.
Next are the juvenile Rhode Island Reds. They should start laying in late May/early June. In the meantime, they all give me plenty of poop to put in the composter!
The rabbits also provide plenty of poop. I can (and do) put their poop directly into the garden beds.
I moved my baby tilapia indoors for the winter, and they have really grown! Once it warms up, they will be moved outside for the aquaponics system. They are a little hard to see, because of the sun coming in from behind, but you can get the idea.
Now for the garden itself. The artichokes don't really die down for the winter here, they just kind of "sit", and wait for Spring to do the main growing.
I used the last of my goat manure and added some rabbit poop to "top off" one of the beds, then planted carrot seed...just before we got a steady 3 days of rain. Hopefully, they'll start sprouting soon.
The fennel and celery didn't mind the few freezes we had, so are still growing.
The remainder of the garden beds are waiting for me to start planting, although there are some Swiss Chard and beet plants growing here and there.
That's the end of January/early February garden.
That's
First off is the chickens who are currently laying eggs. 1 Buff Orpington, 2 Silver-laced Wyandottes, and 2 Barred Plymouth Rocks.
Here are SOME of the eggs they have recently laid. I currently have about 4 dozen eggs in the refrigerator, and still have to collect today's batch.
Next are the juvenile Rhode Island Reds. They should start laying in late May/early June. In the meantime, they all give me plenty of poop to put in the composter!
The rabbits also provide plenty of poop. I can (and do) put their poop directly into the garden beds.
I moved my baby tilapia indoors for the winter, and they have really grown! Once it warms up, they will be moved outside for the aquaponics system. They are a little hard to see, because of the sun coming in from behind, but you can get the idea.
Now for the garden itself. The artichokes don't really die down for the winter here, they just kind of "sit", and wait for Spring to do the main growing.
I used the last of my goat manure and added some rabbit poop to "top off" one of the beds, then planted carrot seed...just before we got a steady 3 days of rain. Hopefully, they'll start sprouting soon.
The fennel and celery didn't mind the few freezes we had, so are still growing.
The remainder of the garden beds are waiting for me to start planting, although there are some Swiss Chard and beet plants growing here and there.
That's the end of January/early February garden.
That's