My four adult chickens have been giving us an average of 3.75 eggs a day for the last month or so, which is the normal rate for roughly March until about September. About two weeks ago, I noticed the egg production was tapering off, with one or two eggs a day becoming routine. Being early […]
Month: April 2012
Thinking about Raising Coturnix or Pharoah Quail?
Here is one reason why – eggs! Yes, they are smaller. Yes the shell is thick when compared to the egg size. Yes they are difficult to open without busting up the shell and getting pieces of the shell into the egg. However, they are tasty, make the perfect pickled eggs, and have a higher […]
My edible trees
per·ma·cul·ture/ˈpərməˌkəlCHər/ Noun: The development of agricultural ecosystems intended to be sustainable and self-sufficient. With no frost (sub-tropical, even), and adequate rainfall here, things grow. And grow. And, well you get the point. If I can only
Updates 12 Apr 12
Updated the Gardening and Rabbits pages. I don’t always mention when I do, so check back often. Gardens are doing well and spring is well on its way. The mango tree is looking like it will be another bumper crop, as long as we don’t get any nasty wind like we did two years ago. […]
They come out after dark
Every evening, I go out to my chicken coop to shut the chickens and ducks in (and the predators out). I also check the rest of my animals, their water supply, and look over my
Pineapples (for freeeeeee?!)
Yesterday was coconut, today is the other non-alcohol half of the piña colada, and another plant that grows well here, the pineapple. In fact, it grows so well here, at one time, Jensen Beach was considered the “Pineapple Capital of the World”.
How to open green coconuts for water
One of the safest sources of both food and water found across most of the tropics is the coconut. Living along the coast in zone 9b, I am well into the growing area for the multipurpose trees. I will try to
Rib-eye on sale, or “A Paleo Opportunity knocks”
I have been living the Paleo lifestyle for over 5 months now, and I am finding it easier every day to now think about how much I miss bread. For those unfamiliar with “Paleo”, basically, it is zero grains, zero legumes, zero refined sugars. This means no oatmeal, no biscuits, and no gravy. Lots of […]
Family Additions, or “We went to a small livestock sale”
A local feed store offered to allow owners of small livestock to bring in any animals for sale, and at no charge, allow folks to buy and sell using their ample space. I looked at this as an opportunity to get some more
Tomolives, Pickled Green Tomatoes, or “What to do with excess veggies”
Late last summer, I had a bid of a personal riddle: I hate waste. Growing things in a garden has been a battle for each veggie produced. Somehow I had a glut of green cherry tomatoes as I was about to clear a bed in order to plant fall crops. And in my typical fashion, […]