Monday, April 28, 2014
Eggs
59 eggs last week. 2 hens are supposed to lay 2 eggs a week, 3 are supposed to lay 3-4, and 3 are supposed to lay 4-5, and I have no idea how many the black hen is supposed to lay. But they all laid 6 eggs, except a slacker hen only laid 5.
Monday, April 21, 2014
Eggs
55 eggs for this week. 10 hens are laying. The ugly white hen is locked up with the new chicks. She isn't laying I am not sure if she is not healthy enough or just upset about being locked up. But if she does well with the chicks she may have her own job.
The green layer is getting good at hiding her eggs. We are going to start picking them up every other day to see if she gets less upset about it.
The green layer is getting good at hiding her eggs. We are going to start picking them up every other day to see if she gets less upset about it.
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Eggs
Eggs for the week is a total of 49. Some may be from last week, but even so the last two days we have got 9 and then 10 eggs. We have 11 laying hens.
Friday, April 11, 2014
Found the Eggs
This week I haven't found any green eggs, I thought maybe the hen started laying too strong too soon. Nope I guess all the hens decided to lay in the hay barn and I found 18 eggs today hidden in there. I put a wooden egg there in hopes that they will keep it up.
Monday, April 7, 2014
New chicks
We got 7 new chicks today. They are supposed to be a month old, but we think they are older. They have their feathers, but it looks like they have been living in very close quarters because most are missing some feathers. We are thinking they are Jersey Giants, but there may be some black austrolop in there too. They are straight run, so basically we will just figure out what we have. They are in the garage right now, but will probably be moved outside to live with ugly hen shortly.
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Spinach Packet
The Page Seed
Spinach, Bloomsdale
Organic
This quick growing, heavy yielding, hardy spinach matures in about 48 days. Its longstanding ability before forming seeds stalks makes it better for late spring or summer crops. The leaves are crumbled, very thick, very glossy green, tender and highly blight resistant. Fine quality, very cold hardy.
Sow in spring after all danger of frost has past, or may be started indoors and transplanted. Does best in sandy soil. Once established, plants are drought tolerant, but will produce a better crop if watered during dry weather. The tips of the shoots can be pinched out and used when about 3" long. Tender shoots and leaves may be eaten raw or cooked as you would any greens.
Planting Depth 3/4"
Seed Spacing 1"
Spacing between rows 12"
Spacing after thinning 4"
Days to maturity 48
Started in black window boxes 4/5/14. Hoping the black helps keep them warm. I should cover them or something tomorrow.
Spinach, Bloomsdale
Organic
This quick growing, heavy yielding, hardy spinach matures in about 48 days. Its longstanding ability before forming seeds stalks makes it better for late spring or summer crops. The leaves are crumbled, very thick, very glossy green, tender and highly blight resistant. Fine quality, very cold hardy.
Sow in spring after all danger of frost has past, or may be started indoors and transplanted. Does best in sandy soil. Once established, plants are drought tolerant, but will produce a better crop if watered during dry weather. The tips of the shoots can be pinched out and used when about 3" long. Tender shoots and leaves may be eaten raw or cooked as you would any greens.
Planting Depth 3/4"
Seed Spacing 1"
Spacing between rows 12"
Spacing after thinning 4"
Days to maturity 48
Started in black window boxes 4/5/14. Hoping the black helps keep them warm. I should cover them or something tomorrow.
Peas Packet
Page's Seeds
Peas
Super Sugar Snap
Guisante
The sweet flavor and crunchy texture have resulted in their increased popularity for the nutitional value and delicious flavor and snack appeal. Shell these super, sweet peas or snap them like a bean. Mature earlier by 7-10 days than its predecessor. Sugar Snap.
Culture: Plant spring and fall when soil temperature is at least 45 F and the soil is dry enough to till without sticking to garden tools. Prefers rich, light, but moisture retentive soil. Trellis 60" vines.
Harvest: Thick, round, meaty, stringless 2 1/2"-3 1/2" pods can be snapped like green beans or left on the vine until the green peas mture. Strings develop at maturity. Freezes well.
Planting Depth-1"
Seed Spacing 1"-3"
Spacing between rows 30"
Days to germination 7-15
Spacing after thinning 3"-5"
Days to maturity 60-66
Started these in old blueberry containers 4/5/14
Peas
Super Sugar Snap
Guisante
The sweet flavor and crunchy texture have resulted in their increased popularity for the nutitional value and delicious flavor and snack appeal. Shell these super, sweet peas or snap them like a bean. Mature earlier by 7-10 days than its predecessor. Sugar Snap.
Culture: Plant spring and fall when soil temperature is at least 45 F and the soil is dry enough to till without sticking to garden tools. Prefers rich, light, but moisture retentive soil. Trellis 60" vines.
Harvest: Thick, round, meaty, stringless 2 1/2"-3 1/2" pods can be snapped like green beans or left on the vine until the green peas mture. Strings develop at maturity. Freezes well.
Planting Depth-1"
Seed Spacing 1"-3"
Spacing between rows 30"
Days to germination 7-15
Spacing after thinning 3"-5"
Days to maturity 60-66
Started these in old blueberry containers 4/5/14
Lettuce Packet
Page's Seeds
Lettuce
Buttercrunch
Small rosette heads 4 1/2" wide, outer leaves are smooth and dark green. This butterhead variety is longstanding, slow-bolting, bibb type with considerable heat resistance.
Culture: Can be started indoors and transplanted or direct sown. Requires a rich, well drained soil, keep continually moist during the growing season. Root systems develop best when planted in the spring.
Harvest: Successive planting every two weeks till fall for a continuous supply. Pick when heads are full.
Planting Depth 1/4"
Seed Spacing 1"
Spacing between rows 18"
Days to germination 7-20
Spacing after thinning 10"-12"
Days to maturity 66
Started in window box 4/5/14
Lettuce
Buttercrunch
Small rosette heads 4 1/2" wide, outer leaves are smooth and dark green. This butterhead variety is longstanding, slow-bolting, bibb type with considerable heat resistance.
Culture: Can be started indoors and transplanted or direct sown. Requires a rich, well drained soil, keep continually moist during the growing season. Root systems develop best when planted in the spring.
Harvest: Successive planting every two weeks till fall for a continuous supply. Pick when heads are full.
Planting Depth 1/4"
Seed Spacing 1"
Spacing between rows 18"
Days to germination 7-20
Spacing after thinning 10"-12"
Days to maturity 66
Started in window box 4/5/14
Lettuce Blend Packet
Page's Seeds
Lettuce
Mesclun Blend
Heirloom Variety
This special mild-flavored blend of lettuces and greens is a complete salad in one seed packet. Because they should be harvested when young and tender, successive planting is the key to always having something to fill the salad bowl. If you have grown mesclun, you have a great salad adventure ahead of you. Plants are easy and attractive to grow in gardens or containers.
Culture: Direct seed in rich weed-free soil as soon as it can be worked in the spring. Repeat at 1-2 week intervals until late spring. Sow again when the weather cools in late summer or fall. Plant in rows or broadcast in a section of the garden. Water regularly and fertilize when 3" tall. Protect from slugs and snails.
Harvesting: Harvest with scissors. Snip the leaves about 1/2"-1" above the soil line when 4"-6" tall. Many varies are cut and come again, so will resprout and grow again. Or just cut above the surface and reseed.
Planting Depth 1/4"
Seed Spacing 1"
Spacing between rows 15"
Days to germination 7-14
Spacing after thinning 6-8"
Days to maturity 45-50
Started in window boxes on deck. 4/5/14
Lettuce
Mesclun Blend
Heirloom Variety
This special mild-flavored blend of lettuces and greens is a complete salad in one seed packet. Because they should be harvested when young and tender, successive planting is the key to always having something to fill the salad bowl. If you have grown mesclun, you have a great salad adventure ahead of you. Plants are easy and attractive to grow in gardens or containers.
Culture: Direct seed in rich weed-free soil as soon as it can be worked in the spring. Repeat at 1-2 week intervals until late spring. Sow again when the weather cools in late summer or fall. Plant in rows or broadcast in a section of the garden. Water regularly and fertilize when 3" tall. Protect from slugs and snails.
Harvesting: Harvest with scissors. Snip the leaves about 1/2"-1" above the soil line when 4"-6" tall. Many varies are cut and come again, so will resprout and grow again. Or just cut above the surface and reseed.
Planting Depth 1/4"
Seed Spacing 1"
Spacing between rows 15"
Days to germination 7-14
Spacing after thinning 6-8"
Days to maturity 45-50
Started in window boxes on deck. 4/5/14
Cauliflower packet
Page's Seeds
Cauliflower
Early Snowball
Coliflor
Heirloom Variety
A favorite table vegetable grown gardens. Heads are white, round, and large.
Culture: Lime well before planting in moisture retentive soil. Lack of water can cause the plant to deform or produce a smaller head. Can be started indoors and transplanted at six weeks. As heads emerge from the plant, bend or tie leaves over the white heads to protect them from the sun.
Harvest-Ready in about 50-60 days from the transplant date.
Planting depth 1/4"-1/2"
Seed Spacing 4"
Spacing between rows 24"-36"
Days to germination 5-14
Spacing after thinning 18"-24"
Days to maturity 60-100
Planted in strawberry containers on deck. Had a hard time separating seeds from each other. Started 4/5/14
Cauliflower
Early Snowball
Coliflor
Heirloom Variety
A favorite table vegetable grown gardens. Heads are white, round, and large.
Culture: Lime well before planting in moisture retentive soil. Lack of water can cause the plant to deform or produce a smaller head. Can be started indoors and transplanted at six weeks. As heads emerge from the plant, bend or tie leaves over the white heads to protect them from the sun.
Harvest-Ready in about 50-60 days from the transplant date.
Planting depth 1/4"-1/2"
Seed Spacing 4"
Spacing between rows 24"-36"
Days to germination 5-14
Spacing after thinning 18"-24"
Days to maturity 60-100
Planted in strawberry containers on deck. Had a hard time separating seeds from each other. Started 4/5/14
Broccoli Packet
Broccoli packet for seeds started 4/5/14
Page's Seeds
Broccoli
Calabrese
Green Sprouting
Heirloom Variety
A deliciously flavored vegetable of Italian origin. The large vigorous plants produce a central head 5"-6" and then an abundance of 2"-3" laterals. Heads are bluish to green in color. Plants are tall and erect.
Culture: Plants can be started indoors 5-7 weeks before last frost date and hardened before transplanting. Broccoli prefers cool weather.
Harvest: 58 days from transplant.
Planting depth 1/4"
Seed Spacing 1"
Spacing between rows 2'-3'
Days to germination 10
Spacing after thinning 18"-24"
Days to maturity-85
We started these on the deck in old strawberry containers. Have a hard time separating the seeds, maybe I will get a pair of gardening tweezers for next year.
Page's Seeds
Broccoli
Calabrese
Green Sprouting
Heirloom Variety
A deliciously flavored vegetable of Italian origin. The large vigorous plants produce a central head 5"-6" and then an abundance of 2"-3" laterals. Heads are bluish to green in color. Plants are tall and erect.
Culture: Plants can be started indoors 5-7 weeks before last frost date and hardened before transplanting. Broccoli prefers cool weather.
Harvest: 58 days from transplant.
Planting depth 1/4"
Seed Spacing 1"
Spacing between rows 2'-3'
Days to germination 10
Spacing after thinning 18"-24"
Days to maturity-85
We started these on the deck in old strawberry containers. Have a hard time separating the seeds, maybe I will get a pair of gardening tweezers for next year.
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Garden Plan
Starting from the side by the compost
Section 1 (Group 3)-
Strawberries, intermingled with Spinach
Strawberry patch is at the side closest to the house, some were planted last year
Seeds: Corn, sunflowers, zucchini, cucumbers, pumpkins (sweet)
Starts: Geraniums, catmint
Section 2 (Group 2)
Seeds: Carrots, radishes, peas, lettuces
Starts: Sage, coriander, and other flowers
Section 3 (Group 4)
Seeds: Cauliflower, broccoli, garlic, beets
Section 4 (Group 1)
Seeds: Basil
Starts: Tomatoes with basil, oregno, parsley, and chives interspersed, Peppers with basil, Nasturtium,
scented Geraniums, Petunia, borage
French Marigolds on border
Section 1 (Group 3)-
Strawberries, intermingled with Spinach
Strawberry patch is at the side closest to the house, some were planted last year
Seeds: Corn, sunflowers, zucchini, cucumbers, pumpkins (sweet)
Starts: Geraniums, catmint
Section 2 (Group 2)
Seeds: Carrots, radishes, peas, lettuces
Starts: Sage, coriander, and other flowers
Section 3 (Group 4)
Seeds: Cauliflower, broccoli, garlic, beets
Section 4 (Group 1)
Seeds: Basil
Starts: Tomatoes with basil, oregno, parsley, and chives interspersed, Peppers with basil, Nasturtium,
scented Geraniums, Petunia, borage
French Marigolds on border
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Broccoli
Start indoors probably early April. 6 weeks before last frost. The website said they planted into the garden in March, so may start seeds earlier.
-Thirsty plants, need a lot of water
-Thin as needed, they can get quite large.
http://northwest-gardening.com/growing-broccoli/
-Thirsty plants, need a lot of water
-Thin as needed, they can get quite large.
http://northwest-gardening.com/growing-broccoli/
Peas
Start in Garden.
Need something to climb
http://usagardener.com/how_to_grow_vegetables/how_to_grow_peas.php
Need something to climb
http://usagardener.com/how_to_grow_vegetables/how_to_grow_peas.php
Cauliflower
http://www.marthastewart.com/272099/cauliflower-growing-guide
Start seeds in early April.
Start seeds in early April.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Basil Seedlings
We got some free basil seeds in the mail so we planted them in egg shells in an egg carton. We will see what comes up. We started about 30 sets.
Basil
Keep the seeds moist.
http://www.wikihow.com/Grow-Basil
How to manage mostly basil
http://skinnygourmet.blogspot.com/2008/05/ten-mistakes-new-herb-gardeners-make.html
http://www.wikihow.com/Grow-Basil
How to manage mostly basil
http://skinnygourmet.blogspot.com/2008/05/ten-mistakes-new-herb-gardeners-make.html
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