Author Archives: beth

Too Many Tomatoes?

Posted on September 7, 2011 by beth

We didn’t do any canning this year, so the freezer is packed with quarts and quarts of tomato sauce and pints and pints of tomato paste.  We’re out of room – what to do with the last few pounds of … Continue reading →

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Another Great Hop Harvest!

Posted on September 4, 2011 by beth

Wow – year after year it keeps getting better.  I planted these rhizomes in the spring of 2009 and had a meager harvest that fall.  Pretty much as expected.  Last year they did pretty well – I took 3 harvests … Continue reading →

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What’s eating my raspberry leaves?

Posted on August 30, 2011 by beth

Do you know what causes this kind of damage to raspberry leaves? I recently noticed that one plant (of the 6 in the area) appears to have been munched on.  Whatever it is, it’s made a lace out of the … Continue reading →

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12 Weeks Old

Posted on August 28, 2011 by beth

The chicks were 12 weeks old in this photo which was taken in the first week of August.  They love getting treats of bugs and grass, and the occasional scraps from the kitchen, but they are getting most of their … Continue reading →

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Babies!

Posted on May 25, 2011 by beth

We got our chickens this weekend.  We went to Double S Tack and Feed in El Cajon.  It was a bit of a drive, but we had really liked the store on our first visit. The previous weekend we had … Continue reading →

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