tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post4957969777785396818..comments2024-03-24T16:50:00.727-05:00Comments on Maria Zannini blogspot: State of the HomesteadUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-10980434295768911442012-06-22T08:09:20.505-05:002012-06-22T08:09:20.505-05:00Green eggs, huh? Pretty neat.
There is something ...Green eggs, huh? Pretty neat.<br /><br />There is something about growing your own food and knowing exactly what you're eating.Jennifer Shirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16970585847385511795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-75871642740405967612012-06-22T07:17:24.095-05:002012-06-22T07:17:24.095-05:00I'm tired just reading about it! Your gardens ...I'm tired just reading about it! Your gardens look wonderful, though. I'm envious. My little patch of land doesn't produce much, but I do attempt tomatoes and cukes. Last year I tried the upside-down hanging tomatoes (they look so nice in the photos!) but didn't get anything from them. Back to the land this year.Cate Mastershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371792447604980848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-29523634629406644792012-06-22T02:52:07.687-05:002012-06-22T02:52:07.687-05:00Your garden sounds great and the sunflower pic is ...Your garden sounds great and the sunflower pic is soooo pretty! Keep up the hard work!Writer Pat Newcombehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12678017709861817691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-50559128775339267712012-06-21T22:40:02.869-05:002012-06-21T22:40:02.869-05:00Courtney: This is the second year in a row that on...Courtney: This is the second year in a row that one of the decorative squashes took root in a garden that had been tilled deeply. You can't kill those things. :) I might try to grow pumpkins in the back garden. More room.<br /><br />***<br />Kim: LOL. I keep threatening my husband that I'm going to dig up the front yard and grow edible plants. I'm not overly fond of grass.<br /><br />***<br />Jimmy: What a good guy you are to help those poor doves. Sometimes nature has its way despite our best intentions. All we can do is try.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-25455103790044918112012-06-21T19:26:45.338-05:002012-06-21T19:26:45.338-05:00How interesting, Maria! Really! Ordinarily I might...How interesting, Maria! Really! Ordinarily I might have skipped this post - I don't have time to look at every post that drops into my inbox - but since it was my buddy *waves* I thought I'd check it out. Alsmost all of my food comes in packages, so it was very cool to hear how it really should be done, and how hard it can be.<br />I was also curious about how you handled the birds. We recently rescued a couple of doves that had fallen out of a nest in our yard. It was stressful and I checked on their progress every day and marveled at how quickly they grew. Sadly, one became part of the food chain, but I was pleased that the other had made it. We feed the birds so we have a backyard full of them, and so many nests. I'm hoping our mortality rate improves. It hasn't been great over the years.<br />Anyway, very insightful and a very amusing post.<br /><br />-JimmyJames Garcia Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559119178720751963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-63708100135986032232012-06-21T18:16:42.019-05:002012-06-21T18:16:42.019-05:00My grandfather used to keep a garden (with me out ...My grandfather used to keep a garden (with me out there weeding and watering all summer long while he hightailed it to the shore) and he canned all kinds of things. When we cleaned out my mom's house a few years ago, my brother and I found some of the fruits he'd canned that got stored on a shelf in the garage and forgotten.<br /><br />I'd love to have a garden, but I can't seem to find a patch of yard that would work. This side's too wet, that side doesn't get sun. The only perfect place is the front yard and that just isn't going to happen. The quest continues!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14714582235440356692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-22610306334492196402012-06-21T16:33:04.849-05:002012-06-21T16:33:04.849-05:00We have a mini pumpkin patch growing in our compos...We have a mini pumpkin patch growing in our compost heap. They're beautiful pumpkins, of course. It's been slow to get going for us this year, veggie-wise, but things are finally starting to roll in!Courtney Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462876728020317135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-38620721091560825212012-06-21T16:22:45.239-05:002012-06-21T16:22:45.239-05:00Angela: Well, you know where I live...sort of. I c...Angela: Well, you know where I live...sort of. I can always send you directions if you find yourself near Dallas.<br /><br />***<br />Sarah: You MUST get chickens so we can compare notes. You will never go without once you get them. I have friends who'll eat my chickens' eggs as a special treat.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-56828770780772475672012-06-21T16:20:09.937-05:002012-06-21T16:20:09.937-05:00Marguerite: Yes! Goat pictures!! My garden is star...Marguerite: Yes! Goat pictures!! My garden is starting to get away from me too. That always happens as I start harvesting. Not enough time to weed with having to put up the food.<br /><br />***<br />Darke: The corn was taller than that picture. I took it a couple of weeks ago. I think I'll need a lot more nitrogen for them next year. They're heavy feeders.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-33590791680068668972012-06-21T16:17:16.296-05:002012-06-21T16:17:16.296-05:00Mike: Ref: probably because I have so little to do...Mike: Ref: probably because I have so little to do...<br />Careful about saying that too loud. Bernadette might find you something to do. :)<br /><br />***<br />Holly: I think I posted a green egg before, but I'll try to remember to get a shot of a small batch of them before I put them in the incubator.<br /><br />***<br />Nadja: The sex-link chickens make life so much easier to figure out how many of each you have. I hope you'll post pictures on your blog soon. I'd love to see them.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-62722349421616883262012-06-21T15:47:36.882-05:002012-06-21T15:47:36.882-05:00Yay! Garden post! My garden post is written and re...Yay! Garden post! My garden post is written and ready to post on monday (though the pics are a few weeks out of date)<br />Our garlic isn't doing as good this year. I don't think we have enough nitrogen.<br />And I know i've told you before how badly badly badly i want chickens. Sigh.<br />And also, don't feel bad, we also have a tough time actually doing stuff with what we grow. A lot of it goes to the guinea pigs and the dogs, but a f air chunk just ends up back in the composter or given out to friends.Sarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-71058031538697981402012-06-21T15:43:37.107-05:002012-06-21T15:43:37.107-05:00As someone with no garden, chicks or anything of t...As someone with no garden, chicks or anything of that nature, I would have to say that whatever work you put into processing your harvest is going to be a lot of work. Honestly, I have a greater appreciation for what you and other homesteaders do because of the amount of work you put in on a daily basis.<br /><br />As for loving the work I do...well, I'm working on that.Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-77716464192313250002012-06-21T15:40:53.344-05:002012-06-21T15:40:53.344-05:00Nice pictures! I will admit I'm jealous that y...Nice pictures! I will admit I'm jealous that your corn is so tall. I'm also jealous that you can garden through the winter. My last harvest will be around the middle of September I think.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14849835587452669592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-36759567922227900192012-06-21T13:39:23.686-05:002012-06-21T13:39:23.686-05:00Your gardens look wonderful. Mine are so pitiful t...Your gardens look wonderful. Mine are so pitiful this year. They sort of got away from me in all the craziness. My favorite hens have been my red sex links. Easy to sort as babies and reliable providers of lovely brown eggs. I also enjoy my Easter Eggers (Ameraucana). <br /><br />I still owe you some goat pictures. Someday (my new mantra). Someday.Marguerite Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863876916017371318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-28350104717698205832012-06-21T09:38:00.647-05:002012-06-21T09:38:00.647-05:00I'm with you. I'll do the planting - I...I'm with you. I'll do the planting - I'll tolerate the weeding - and I love the harvesting (to eat, that is). But when it comes to long term storage....not so much. <br /><br />Love your chicks. We have one 'Easter-Egg-Layer'...she's working overtime right now. I've had the best laying results (brown eggs) with Red-Sex-Link chickens. Plus...you always know you're getting a female or male by their baby feathers...reddish are females, yellow are males. <br /><br />My garden is non-existent this year beyond a few basics. I've got my herb garden and we'll have tomatoes. That's it! My husband didn't want to put one in this year as we'll be gone too much to properly care for it. Sigh. There's always the farmer's market! :) Ha.Nadja Notarianihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01339595239944177531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-16807363065077166952012-06-21T09:09:43.915-05:002012-06-21T09:09:43.915-05:00That's so incredible. It sounds rewarding - we...That's so incredible. It sounds rewarding - well except for all the not fun bits.;)<br /><br />Next, time you talk of your chicks, post a pic of the green eggs!Southpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539290964546504171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-707277262300567682012-06-21T08:26:19.259-05:002012-06-21T08:26:19.259-05:00I would just love your energy. Now if you could bo...I would just love your energy. Now if you could bottle that you'd be famous - but probably dead. Maria canned or preserved, or just hunted like the African black rhino. My mind is wandering...probably because I have so little to do : )<br /><br />Great post. Enviable life.Mike Keytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-32460066564067401082012-06-20T23:28:06.591-05:002012-06-20T23:28:06.591-05:00Shelley: You're a mind reader! That's what...Shelley: You're a mind reader! That's what I'm doing tonight--and why I'm still up. <br /><br />This is the first time I'm drying tomatoes. We love sun-dried tomatoes so I'm looking forward to see how these turn out.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-37722382791564191532012-06-20T23:15:52.658-05:002012-06-20T23:15:52.658-05:00I always find your state of the homestead posts in...I always find your state of the homestead posts interesting. I totally understand the canning thing. I remember my mother spending hours preserving fruit and vegetables. Have you thought of drying some of your produce? Sundries tomatoes for instance equals yummy :)Shelley Munrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03090469550227550713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-37210683372028075592012-06-20T21:12:58.379-05:002012-06-20T21:12:58.379-05:00KarenG: You're probably a lot better at it tha...KarenG: You're probably a lot better at it than I am. :)<br /><br />***<br />Raelyn: If I could afford it, I'd fly you over here. LOL. You're the kind of help I need.<br /><br />You're right about the fruit trees. Most of them have only been here two years and I'm sure last year's drought really messed them up even if they do look healthy now. I'm just impatient.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-71023441826358615492012-06-20T21:07:26.092-05:002012-06-20T21:07:26.092-05:00If I thought I could get away...I'd come and h...If I thought I could get away...I'd come and help you put up all that yummy harvest :)<br /><br />I don't know how long you've had your fruit trees but I know when we had apricots and apples it was about 3 years before we saw a quality yield. I'm still waiting for our orange tree to do something...think we got a dud, LOL.<br /><br />It all looks fabulous Maria!Raelyn Barclayhttp://raelynbarclay.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-4535298096711897862012-06-20T20:54:27.442-05:002012-06-20T20:54:27.442-05:00Processing the fruit and vegetables is something I...Processing the fruit and vegetables is something I always resist but when I do it get on a roll and then start canning and freezing everything, like watermelon rind pickles. I miss my backyard homestead of our old house *sigh*Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-83428189166487474812012-06-20T20:06:24.067-05:002012-06-20T20:06:24.067-05:00Linda: I goofed. I thought it was the 19th and dat...Linda: I goofed. I thought it was the 19th and dated the post for the 20th.<br /><br />Ref: chickens<br />Unless a chicken is a pet most people don't keep them past 3 years anyway since they don't lay as well.<br /><br />It's the pot for them.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-87179366033013035692012-06-20T20:02:07.098-05:002012-06-20T20:02:07.098-05:00Oh, thank goodness. My granddaughter's birthd...Oh, thank goodness. My granddaughter's birthday is tomorrow and when I saw that date I thought I'd missed it. Whew.<br /><br />Um, when you talk about getting rid of this breed of chichens or that breed of chickens...what exacrly do you mean. Are we talking stew pot?<br /><br />I'm having chicken sympathy pains up here.LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-46280364275700557362012-06-20T19:27:05.667-05:002012-06-20T19:27:05.667-05:00Jenny: And I just put the wrong date on this post....Jenny: And I just put the wrong date on this post. LOL. Oh, well.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.com