peanuts

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The bad, the ugly and the upside…

The bad, the ugly and the upside…

Sometimes, when I write a blog, I want to only show the good, beautiful, happiness that is happening with the yard or the chickens.  Don't ask me why, maybe it's just in my nature.  However, it's not the whole truth and I know that I enjoy reading of other urban homesteading struggles because those who share their struggles are telling…
May 15, 2011
On Preparation

On Preparation

Let me start off by saying that I have Spring Fever in the worst kind of way.  For real.  All I want to do is play in the yard/garden, hang out with the chickens and plan, plan, plan how my garden will grow.  Instead, I have to work.  Stinkin' responsibilities.  Oh well.  When I come home from work, I am…
April 28, 2011
Potato Seeds and more seeds!

Potato Seeds and more seeds!

We got our seed potatoes in the mail!!!  Last year we purchased our seed potatoes from one of those big home supply stores.  They did really well at first and then just died :-(  Hopefully this years will survive! Now they just need to sprout their eyes...We plan on planting them in an old kiddie pool we purchased for the…
April 17, 2011
Which way is up?

Which way is up?

Alright, so in all of my searches for "how to plant peanuts" and "how to start peanuts inside" all I've found is "Plant seeds from shelled raw peanuts 1 to 3 inches deep".  Well, I did that and I got this...About half of the peanuts have spouted right-side-up and about half of them came squirming to the surface like something…
April 8, 2011
Peanuts!

Peanuts!

This year I have gotten very excited about planting some peanuts as a different way to grow some protein and heal our soil at the same time.  Valencia Peanuts (the ones with the red skin) grow best in our crazy climate, so I ordered them and had them sent via UPS (shipping was just as much as the peanuts themselves!).…
March 23, 2011