me&thegals
A Major Squash & Pumpkin Lover
ETR-That's a great idea on radishes and carrots! Do you ever have a problem pulling up young carrot sprouts when you pull the radishes?
What are your SS goals for 2009?
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dacjohns
Our Frustrated Curmudgeon
If you go for the sun dryer let us know how it works. I was under the impression that they don't work well outside of the southwest because there is not enough dependable sunshine and it is too humid for good results.
Good luck.
Good luck.
Dace
Revolution in Progress
Well halfway thru the year now so I looked back on my goals to see how I am doing....
~Plan to put in at least 2 maybe 3 raised beds. -In Progress
~Try Bee's tomato trellis Not yet
~Start a nice large herb bed Nope
~Launch my new biz. idea, cooking classes (much easier than doing other people's gardening!) YEP!
~Learn how to make soap Found this thread while searching for soap info...
~Convert to all natural cleaning product and homemade laundry soap Yes, except never did find what I need for laundry, still use dishwasher tabs and liquid dish soap. All other cleaning is done with natural non toxic stuff
~Research Beekeeping and decide if it would be good for meon the back burner
~Ponder ways to market lip balms, soaps, scrubs and maybe candles. Perhaps my local farmers market. only made the scrubs and really enjoy them
If we buy the house we are in....Chickens & Ducks for sure!!! Did not buy the house (yet) but did get chicks & ducks...ducks got rehomed as they were just too loud and too demanding. I adore my chicks though!
So how are you all doing in your goals?
~Plan to put in at least 2 maybe 3 raised beds. -In Progress
~Try Bee's tomato trellis Not yet
~Start a nice large herb bed Nope
~Launch my new biz. idea, cooking classes (much easier than doing other people's gardening!) YEP!
~Learn how to make soap Found this thread while searching for soap info...
~Convert to all natural cleaning product and homemade laundry soap Yes, except never did find what I need for laundry, still use dishwasher tabs and liquid dish soap. All other cleaning is done with natural non toxic stuff
~Research Beekeeping and decide if it would be good for meon the back burner
~Ponder ways to market lip balms, soaps, scrubs and maybe candles. Perhaps my local farmers market. only made the scrubs and really enjoy them
If we buy the house we are in....Chickens & Ducks for sure!!! Did not buy the house (yet) but did get chicks & ducks...ducks got rehomed as they were just too loud and too demanding. I adore my chicks though!
So how are you all doing in your goals?
Quail_Antwerp
Cold is on the Right, Hot is on The Left
Good idea, Dace!
This is what I posted as my goals.....
My poultry just started to pay for themselves, and are continuing to do so, in April. Very pleased with that!
We also added rabbits, built and planted a raised bed, enlarged and planted our garden plot, tilled up and planted a second garden plot, tilled up and planted an asparagus bed........
And now our new goal for 2009 is to move........or I should say to be moved by 2010....
This is what I posted as my goals.....
We had our two calves in February, although one's a dairy and the other is a dairy cross....still, both are beef!!Quail_Antwerp said:Well, right now our only goals are to get a beef or two and I am hoping that with the number of hens I have now that they will be producing enough eggs to pay for themselves.
My poultry just started to pay for themselves, and are continuing to do so, in April. Very pleased with that!
We also added rabbits, built and planted a raised bed, enlarged and planted our garden plot, tilled up and planted a second garden plot, tilled up and planted an asparagus bed........
And now our new goal for 2009 is to move........or I should say to be moved by 2010....
lupinfarm
Almost Self-Reliant
~Put in new raised beds started
~Transplant wild berry bushes to the new berry patch
~Build-up limestone wall of the Potager garden
~Put up the picket fence for the front yard's berry bushes
~Fence in the soon-to-be ginormous raised bed garden to run peas and beans on (and by ginormous, I'm talking 30ft beds).
~Fencing for goats
~Horse fencing
~Round pen
~Riding Ring
~Finish the upstairs bathroom
~Finishing buffing and urethaning the upstairs floors
~Divide up the lower horse pasture
~Re-sink the posts for the chicken run and finally finish it
~Sink posts for the duck run and actually start and finish it
~Finish the duck house completely
~Make an insulated and *cute* dog house for Nacho
~Finish painting the porch trim
~Finish the chicken house
~Sink posts for the meat bird pavillion
~Process the 26 meat birds! 3 more weeks for the roos!
Opps, more to add!
+ Put up a run-in shed in the top pasture
+ Get back into riding (working student, uhh i hate canvassing)
+ Overseed/ seed out Alfalfa pasture.. it's doing this by itself right now, there is far less alfalfa this year but still a lot LOL
and so on and so on and so on...
~Transplant wild berry bushes to the new berry patch
~Build-up limestone wall of the Potager garden
~Put up the picket fence for the front yard's berry bushes
~Fence in the soon-to-be ginormous raised bed garden to run peas and beans on (and by ginormous, I'm talking 30ft beds).
~Fencing for goats
~Horse fencing
~Round pen
~Riding Ring
~Finish the upstairs bathroom
~Finishing buffing and urethaning the upstairs floors
~Divide up the lower horse pasture
~Re-sink the posts for the chicken run and finally finish it
~Sink posts for the duck run and actually start and finish it
~Finish the duck house completely
~Make an insulated and *cute* dog house for Nacho
~Finish painting the porch trim
~Finish the chicken house
~Sink posts for the meat bird pavillion
~Process the 26 meat birds! 3 more weeks for the roos!
Opps, more to add!
+ Put up a run-in shed in the top pasture
+ Get back into riding (working student, uhh i hate canvassing)
+ Overseed/ seed out Alfalfa pasture.. it's doing this by itself right now, there is far less alfalfa this year but still a lot LOL
and so on and so on and so on...
nightshade
Lovin' The Homestead
I want to get me and all my animals moved
build-
run in shed for the horses
small barn for the goats for the winter
a brooder coop and then a coop/ run for when they are like half grown
at least some of the raised beds for the new garden
out up the green house
the shed for the out door wood burner
my grape arbor so they are not just growing everywhere they are not suppose to be
Put up more horse fence
clear out the dead trees from the second goat pasture that will eventually tie in with the current horse pasture so I can paddock it off in sections hopefully
I also want to get my orchard cleaned out the rest of the way so my trees my actually not only live but one day actually have fruit.
lupinfarm you sound way to much like me , though while my hands are healing from the last round of fence just in time to start moving the horse fence to it's permanent location. I am actually starting to admit I have way to much I want to do this summer maybe
build-
run in shed for the horses
small barn for the goats for the winter
a brooder coop and then a coop/ run for when they are like half grown
at least some of the raised beds for the new garden
out up the green house
the shed for the out door wood burner
my grape arbor so they are not just growing everywhere they are not suppose to be
Put up more horse fence
clear out the dead trees from the second goat pasture that will eventually tie in with the current horse pasture so I can paddock it off in sections hopefully
I also want to get my orchard cleaned out the rest of the way so my trees my actually not only live but one day actually have fruit.
lupinfarm you sound way to much like me , though while my hands are healing from the last round of fence just in time to start moving the horse fence to it's permanent location. I am actually starting to admit I have way to much I want to do this summer maybe
Lovechooks
Lovin' The Homestead
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My goals are to plant a Lupinbed as Iv just grown a ton of them from seed and their doing really well.
Get DH to build another raised vegie bed for me to plant more vegies.
Build some kitchen shelves and a shoe box from recycled timber.
Breed some chickiebabes from the Cochin chookies.
Get DH to build another raised vegie bed for me to plant more vegies.
Build some kitchen shelves and a shoe box from recycled timber.
Breed some chickiebabes from the Cochin chookies.
lupinfarm
Almost Self-Reliant
Ohh us too, we're called Lupin Farm and have like 3 Lupins right now LOL. I have to create a rock/alpine type environment on the outside of our picket fence because I hate mowing there and I'm putting thyme and Lupin's all throughout it.Lovechooks said:
I'm also planning on putting Lupin's in the ditches infront of the farm too
They're so pretty and grow on the roadside here.
freemotion
Food Guru
Well, I missed this thread, so I'll post a few goals here...
Get those #$#%& turkeys to raise some poults!
Get those #$#%& turkeys to freerange....on MY property!
Breed Mya and get a nice doeling to keep.
Build housing for a buck.
Get a buckling.....maybe.....or next year.
Build a proper root cellar.
Get a second fridge for cheese aging and storing fermented foods.
Make soap to sell to stores.
Harvest hay to defray winter hay costs....improve the quality of my pasture.
Clean the woods of junk so more of it is usable as goat browse (junk dump for previous owners....it is the last bit of the property to reclaim.)
Continue to increase gardening skills.
Get serious about buying wheat in bulk. Do it.
Fill all my canning jars by the end of the year!
Buy bulk grass-fed beef and pork.
Add more herb knowledge and usage to my wellness program.
Make dehydrated soup mixes.
Oh, gotta stop now. I get tired just looking at this list!
Get those #$#%& turkeys to raise some poults!
Get those #$#%& turkeys to freerange....on MY property!
Breed Mya and get a nice doeling to keep.
Build housing for a buck.
Get a buckling.....maybe.....or next year.
Build a proper root cellar.
Get a second fridge for cheese aging and storing fermented foods.
Make soap to sell to stores.
Harvest hay to defray winter hay costs....improve the quality of my pasture.
Clean the woods of junk so more of it is usable as goat browse (junk dump for previous owners....it is the last bit of the property to reclaim.)
Continue to increase gardening skills.
Get serious about buying wheat in bulk. Do it.
Fill all my canning jars by the end of the year!
Buy bulk grass-fed beef and pork.
Add more herb knowledge and usage to my wellness program.
Make dehydrated soup mixes.
Oh, gotta stop now. I get tired just looking at this list!
keljonma
Epicurean Goddess
All done except #3.keljonma said:1. Finish the 2009 garden plan, check on seeds I dried from 2008 garden... as soon as I can find them.
2. Get all my canning supplies gathered in one spot... instead of 4.
I don't understand how some areas of our place are soooo organized, but my canning and gardening stuff is all over the place!
3. Find a home for our Golden Campine roo, Sam.
