Monthly Archives: March 2010

Chicks are hatching !

Posted on March 31, 2010 by itfarmer

Isn’t It Cute ! Five chicks have climbed out, looks like 9 more are trying. More Pics tomorrow !

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Waiting on Chicks…

Posted on March 31, 2010 by itfarmer

Here they are at last ! I’ve been turning these little guys everyday now for about 3 weeks, and I almost thought they were all lost. See, I put the eggs in the incubator late at night, and so on … Continue reading →

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Planting Pepper Seeds

Posted on March 28, 2010 by itfarmer

I’ve been stocking up on appealing pepper seeds all winter, and now it’s time to get them into some Miracle Grow.  I started out by collecting some Styrofoam cups that I used last year. The idea is to reuse cups … Continue reading →

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Spring Planting Calendar

Posted on March 23, 2010 by itfarmer

When planting in the past, I would ask local gardeners, and plant crops when they do.  This always works well, and I have yet to plant a major crop too early or too late, but I was looking for a … Continue reading →

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Spring Onions

Posted on March 22, 2010 by itfarmer

I started the weekend with plans to plant some Onion Sets, and so Friday, I was wondering where I could get some Sets. (If your new to gardening, Onion Sets should be thought of as Onion Seeds. You could grow onions … Continue reading →

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Goldy, The Greenhouse Tomato

Posted on March 22, 2010 by itfarmer

Every winter since I started gardening, I get the urge to plant things way too early. I’ve managed to restrain myself to starting 8 tomatoes this year. I’ve comically named the plant above “Goldy” since it is a Golden Girl … Continue reading →

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Another Attempt to Clone Fruit Trees…

Posted on March 16, 2010 by itfarmer

I’ve been a bit obsessed with cloning Fruit trees this winter, and I’ve tried many, many methods. Just before trying the method shown in the picture, I tried  the exact same setup, with paper cups. The result was gross…. Mold … Continue reading →

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My Bonsai Green Pepper Plant

Posted on March 15, 2010 by itfarmer

Every once in a while, I make a mistake, that turns out pretty well. Last year, around June, when I was transplanting my pepper plants into the garden, I somehow forgot to plant this one. It sat in a black … Continue reading →

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Hatching Chicks

Posted on March 9, 2010 by itfarmer

The other day, I posted some pictures of Sandy’s farm, where I was picking up an Incubator and a lot of Fertilized Eggs. I have set the Incubator up in my kitchen, and I’ve been carefully watching the tempurature, and … Continue reading →

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A Visit to Sandy’s Farm

Posted on March 7, 2010 by itfarmer

Sandy and I have been talking about hatching out some of the eggs that she has from her chicken flock, and I went to her farm to pick up the incubator, and dozens of fertilized eggs. When I got there, … Continue reading →

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