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Staying Cool

8/13/2013

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 Beau Toby was acting restless in the heat, so we took him to lie in the grass...and sit in the pond.

 

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A Warbler in Sandor's Boxers

8/12/2013

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Summer Chicks

7/30/2013

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Here's Henriella, a Japanese Saipan and our #1 brood hen -- she's on her third clutch.
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She has two pullet-chicks at the moment, one that's got Australorp markings, the other Silver Wyandotte. Henriella is a great hen mother and loves to be one!
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Meanwhile, Little Shirley has one that's about a week old. She's always been a feisty pecker, and doesn't like being touched.
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Chick's first dust bath....
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And then there's Henriella Jr., born in January and already sitting on eggs -- in the horse trailer! She made a nest there, and well, we just went with it....
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Harvest Time

6/21/2013

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We've had some bountiful harvests this Spring....
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Sandor made a green roof hay house -- that's dirt there, with grass coming up.
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Before and After Mulching

5/22/2013

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Some Mulching Benefits:
1.  Keeps weeds from getting out of control.
2.  Brightens things up.
3.  Provides shelter for beneficial bugs and they add nutrients to the garden.
4.  Will break down and become compost over time.
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Birds & Bees

5/22/2013

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Mockingbird nestlings in the Raspberry Bush in the Garden (safe from 3 cats!)
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Me first!
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Cukes!

5/15/2013

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These are the Diva variety from Johnny's Seeds -- a greenhouse cuke -- and mentioned in Janisse Ray's book on seed saving.  I've been cutting off the skins to give to Beau Toby who really loves them with carrots and softened alfalfa cubes.  The magazine Holistic Horse has an article on whole foods in season, so in moderation, we're putting some goodies in the mix.
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Bees!

5/12/2013

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Saturday we picked up this package of 12,000 bees with a Queen from Wilbanks Apiaries in Claxton. 

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The Queen was in a tiny separate box...here's Shanny creating a tiny opening. 

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Then we shook them out of their box....over the hive.
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Blowing smoke helps them go into their hive.

Sandor got stung once, but I didn't.  Just a few stragglers were flying around, but they really want to go into the box to be with the Queen.

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By early evening, all the bees had gone into the box!

Now, they'll get busy building up the hive.  It'll take a year before we can harvest any honey.

We'll need to add another box in a few months, because this is a small hive.

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Beau toby in May

5/11/2013

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My two favorite things in one (horses & chocolate) -- a Chocolate Palomino!

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A walk to get grass...

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The other precious, Lulu.

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 Mustard Green Pests

5/9/2013

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Dried green lace....that's how mustard greens look after they've been devoured by harlequin bugs.  This crop is lost, so I'll cut it back and see if it returns....

I found this article on harlequin bugs and stink bugs from Toxic Free NC.

As the article recommends, I've been picking off the harlequin bugs (mustard greens) and the stink bugs (potatoes) -- they're so funny-looking, I hate to squish them.

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Sandor bought this and we've sprayed it in isolated areas.  Spinosad is a biological pesticide, not synthetic.  But now I read it's toxic to bees. 

We are collecting our Queen and bees on Saturday.  One tip I picked up, is to spray when they go into their hive, since it's less toxic when dried than wet.  More research on this is needed -- and any input from other growers is welcome....

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