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I'm not so sure this a good idea. I don't know much about chickens, so I can't say for sure, but I do know that using a laser pointer to "play" with dogs or cats is very dangerous. It can not only cause permanent damage to their eyes, it can also ...
We here at Stonebranch Farm have a tip for any one with fowl. We have found that the best way to herd our chickens is to use a laser-pointer. Point it near them and they freak out. It is much easier to put them up at night now! It is very importan...
I've also learned that instead of digging around in my squash plants, if you soak the whole plant with the water hose it's easier to suck up squash bugs. They don't like getting wet so they come up on the leaves. In response to Cornelia, Our vacuu...
This is kinda gross but have you heard of bug juice repellent? Since insects emit pheromones when distressed, organic gardeners will take all the bugs they vacuum up and put them in a blender....grind them up and add water... then spray that back ...
For squirrels? A bigger vacuum! :) Interesting Erin...this is a great idea. So how do you keep from sucking up stuff you want to keep - like the young plant and the soil?
This year we added a new weapon on the pest-control front. It seems to me that a gardener is also a soldier against bugs, birds, squirrels, and countless other things. I'm sure there are easy ways, such as pesticides, but to this farm that's a di...
This year we were blessed by an increase in our livestock. My aunt, who is a second grade teacher, hatched out seventeen chicks as a classroom project and gave them to us. We are always grateful for free chicks! A few weeks later my aunt called ...
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- At 10:31am on September 15, 2009,
Erin said…
- Here is one of my favorite poems:
Rosemary
"FOR the sake of some things
That be now no more
I will strew rushes
On my chamber-floor,
I will plant bergamot
At my kitchen-door.
For the sake of dim things
That were once so plain
I will set a barrel
Out to catch the rain,
I will hang an iron pot
on an iron crane.
Many things be dead and gone
That were brave and gay;
For the sake of these things
I will learn to say,
"An it please you, gentle sirs,"
"Alack! and "Well-a-day!"
by Edna St. Vincent Millay
- At 10:14pm on August 19, 2009,
Carol said…
- I am going to try to go to the class this fall and get started on putting some barrels out. It has always been on my list of things to do around here.
I am ready for fall and some cooler weather so I can get more done out there to get ready for next year.
- At 7:19pm on August 17, 2009,
Carol said…
- Sorry I am so slow to respond to your comment. That was quite a storm but everything here survived okay. I was scared to hear how loud and quick the wind picked up but the rain was welcome this time of year!
We could use a little rain now, maybe some of those tropical storms will send a little our way.
The Texas Agrilife Center (formerly Texas A & M Agriculture Research Center) in Richardson is holding a Rainwater barrel class, $40 bucks with everything included. There are a couple coming up on the schedule this month and one more in October I think.
Are you growing your blueberries in the bog garden? I have killed several blueberry bushes in the last few years. I have one in a pot doing not much more than surviving.
Stay Cool!
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We here at Stonebranch Farm have a tip for any one with fowl. We have found that the best way to herd our chickens is to use a laser-pointer. Point it near them and they freak out. It is much easier to put them up at night now! It is very important that our chickens get locked up in their houses at night, because the coyotes and other animals who have easy access to our place (we are backed up to the woods and near a river). I have to say I wasn't thinking that it would work, but I went out in t… Continue
Posted on October 19, 2009 at 11:50am — 1 Comment
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This year we added a new weapon on the pest-control front. It seems to me that a gardener is also a soldier against bugs, birds, squirrels, and countless other things. I'm sure there are easy ways, such as pesticides, but to this farm that's a dirty word. So what do you… Continue
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Thank you to everyone who spread the word about Ohio Issue 2 in last week's election. We were inspired by the many emails we received from Farm Aid supporters willing to speak up, raise awareness and rally neighbors against this dangerous constitutional amendment that threatens the very premise of democracy. Despite a good effort from the grassroots, the ballot initiative passed last week. With relatively few resources and limited time, it proved difficult to counter the deceptive messaging of the multimillion dollar, corporate agri-business-backed campaign. With the help of our partner organizations we plan to keep a close eye on the development of Ohio's Livestock Care Standards Board to ensure there are sufficient checks and balances in place and opportunities for family farmers to get a shot at fair representation.
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