Thread: In the garden 2021

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

My onions are strong and can only imagine a great crop this year, I have so much going on in my garden this year with all my time. I planted 2 more blueberry bushes to add to my others, love the output on our others.

My asparagus has doubled in size too. This year we are only planting 2 tomatoes plants, we couldn’t give enough away. All my beds have been juiced with compost and some mulch and are ready for spring. Cucumbers, lettuce, radishes, plus a bed set up just for peppers, jalapeños, and Cerrano,s.

Not edibles but my hostas are being divided and spread around the yard, will be a lot. My Iris bulbs have all popped up last month and looks like we,ll be seeing them for the first time. My yard is doing great with all the time I have with it, garden is feeding us a bunch.

Now trying to convince myself to take on a beehive, or some chickens, only time will tell

First and foremost, my thanks to Tim for starting the 2021 In the Garden Thread

For some reason, my WW sweet onion starts seem to have not made it and I don't know why. My only thought is that I didn't keep them watered enough.

Tc, if you are thinking about getting some chickens and your yard is fenced and gated they do a great job of keeping the lawn fertilized however they can raise hell with certain garden items. Chickens can only fly for very short distances but clipping their flight feathers would be a good idea.

Also if they are fairly young they will be giving you 'about' an egg a day. So unless you have friends to give the excess to don't get carried away with your 'flock'.

My granny always raised Rhode Island Reds as they were a decent layer and meat producer, if you aren't going to be wanting to butcher chickens then some White Leghorn are great egg producers.

I was given 7 older Banty chickens and as a family of 4 had more eggs than we could use. I asked my store manager if he'd like some really fresh eggs and he said sure so I brought him in a dozen. He opened the package and thanked me but asked if I wasn't worried about bloody eggs (Now remember this is a college educated man) and I said; "No, there aren't any roosters". And he asked what that had to do with anything------------------------

I said, Ok, your wife develops an egg about every month right? He said yea. and I replied; "So if you or some other male isn't around that egg won't get fertilized and start producing a baby right?" --------------Then the light came on and all he said was Ok, I get it.