Comments on: Farming Update – 04/25/09 http://www.johncall.com/blog/farming-update-042509/ Woodcarving, gardening, beekeeping and country living. Mon, 24 May 2010 13:44:39 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Woodcarving, Beekeeping, and Country Life » Farming Update - 05/10/09 http://www.johncall.com/blog/farming-update-042509/comment-page-1/#comment-578 Woodcarving, Beekeeping, and Country Life » Farming Update - 05/10/09 Mon, 11 May 2009 22:08:15 +0000 http://www.johncall.com/blog/farming-update-042509/#comment-578 [...] hard to believe how things change in a week. The asparagus is growing like crazy. Some stalks grew 8 inches in 7 days. Almost all of it has broken the ground [...] [...] hard to believe how things change in a week. The asparagus is growing like crazy. Some stalks grew 8 inches in 7 days. Almost all of it has broken the ground [...]

]]> By: Woodcarving, Beekeeping, and Country Life » Farming Update - 05/03/09 http://www.johncall.com/blog/farming-update-042509/comment-page-1/#comment-569 Woodcarving, Beekeeping, and Country Life » Farming Update - 05/03/09 Sun, 03 May 2009 14:36:51 +0000 http://www.johncall.com/blog/farming-update-042509/#comment-569 [...] next couple of weeks. Here’s a link to a pictorial on how to plant asparagus and here’s a link to my other posting with just a few technical [...] [...] next couple of weeks. Here’s a link to a pictorial on how to plant asparagus and here’s a link to my other posting with just a few technical [...]

]]> By: professor http://www.johncall.com/blog/farming-update-042509/comment-page-1/#comment-566 professor Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:43:18 +0000 http://www.johncall.com/blog/farming-update-042509/#comment-566 My neighbor went in with his daughter down the road on 30 chickens to split. She has five dogs and they ate pretty well for a couple of days as she left the coop open by mistake. Says "I'll try again next year." His will be ok if he keeps them off the road. The deer do us a number here on the garden so we plant plenty extra. Put some potatoes in so far but we get a late start here due to the elevation. Getting our raised beds ready, compost looks good this year. My neighbor went in with his daughter down the road on 30 chickens to split. She has five dogs and they ate pretty well for a couple of days as she left the coop open by mistake. Says “I’ll try again next year.” His will be ok if he keeps them off the road.

The deer do us a number here on the garden so we plant plenty extra. Put some potatoes in so far but we get a late start here due to the elevation. Getting our raised beds ready, compost looks good this year.

]]> By: HAB http://www.johncall.com/blog/farming-update-042509/comment-page-1/#comment-564 HAB Sun, 26 Apr 2009 01:27:52 +0000 http://www.johncall.com/blog/farming-update-042509/#comment-564 Looks like you've done a lot of hard work there. And its paying off! Purchased my 200 acres of woodland-swamp-field-pasture back in 86. Been clearing and cleaning ever since. The fields were badly over grown, fences were shot. Now it looks so much better. Bought a JD450-C Bulldozer and put in a couple of ponds. Sodded dwn all the old row crop fiels and started going as natural ass possible. Still got 30 head of cattle but will be cutting them out soon. Have observed one Cougar, two Eagles and numerous Deer, Otter, Beaver, Turkey, Red-Grey-and-Fox Squirrels, Bobcat, Red-and-Grey Fox, Coyote, Weasils, several types Hawks, Owls, Geese, Ducks, Herons and Egrets all while working here at my computer. Once had a large female Bobcat stand up on the windowsill and watch me for about five minutes. This place was the best puchase of my lif!e! Looks like you’ve done a lot of hard work there. And its paying off!
Purchased my 200 acres of woodland-swamp-field-pasture back in 86. Been clearing and cleaning ever since. The fields were badly over grown, fences were shot. Now it looks so much better. Bought a JD450-C Bulldozer and put in a couple of ponds. Sodded dwn all the old row crop fiels and started going as natural ass possible. Still got 30 head of cattle but will be cutting them out soon. Have observed one Cougar, two Eagles and numerous Deer, Otter, Beaver, Turkey, Red-Grey-and-Fox Squirrels, Bobcat, Red-and-Grey Fox, Coyote, Weasils, several types Hawks, Owls, Geese, Ducks, Herons and Egrets all while working here at my computer. Once had a large female Bobcat stand up on the windowsill and watch me for about five minutes. This place was the best puchase of my lif!e!

]]> By: chaindrivecharlie http://www.johncall.com/blog/farming-update-042509/comment-page-1/#comment-563 chaindrivecharlie Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:29:50 +0000 http://www.johncall.com/blog/farming-update-042509/#comment-563 Love the garden spot, love terraces too, they say dog tastes good, lol. Just kidding, but from past experience once they start doing that look out. Thanks for sharing your blog at biobees. Charlie Love the garden spot, love terraces too, they say dog tastes good, lol. Just kidding, but from past experience once they start doing that look out. Thanks for sharing your blog at biobees.
Charlie

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