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Bzzzz March 11th, 2009

I swear this is not a chicken blog and that I’m going to write something about gardening soon. But given that the weather has been too cold to do much of anything gardening-wise and the chickens are more interesting than dead-looking plants, this is what I have to work with.

Besides,I thought you would want to see this.

T. Boone, the critically injured chicken, is on the mend and being funny again. He still can’t make it onto the roost bar, so here is his new bed at night.

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“You can’t see me! I have dis-ta-peered!”

By the way, if you’ve visited me before, perhaps you’ve noticed a few tweaks and changes. I have widened the copy area, which also allows for larger photos. For some of you, the font on the post may also have changed to something more readable.

Can you let me know how this looks to you, particularly if you have been here before and have a basis for comparison? Are there any issues or problems on your screen?

Also, the issues I have had with my links page have been resolved, so I will be updating all my gardening and food blog links. I would like to include brief descriptions. If you are already listed–or would like to be–and would like to give me a few words to describe your blog, please use my contact form to send me your preferred description.

Thanks to all for visiting!

Posted In: Blogging, Chickens

Tags: Blogging, rooster, T. Boone Chickens

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Bumblebee Garden is Bountiful in August

August 24th, 2008

Notes from the garden today (aka, too tired to write much):

I headed outside this morning expecting to spend a couple of hours weeding. Instead, I found that my strategy of packing in the plants was working. The flowers, vines and vegetables had pretty much crowded out any weeds, so my weeding took all of about 20 minutes.

With so many plants packed into the kitchen garden, it also means that real estate is hard to come by here at Bumblebee. I finally picked the last of the tomatoes on the plants that had rallied nobly against the fusarium wilt so that I could plant broccoli. I’m eying the Armenian and Burpless cucumber patch now because I have to find room for the Brussels sprouts and collards. And where will I put those savoy cabbages? Thank goodness the lettuce and spinach are planted.

I always marvel at the beauty of the garlic chive blossoms. But guess what? If you let them go to seed you’ll be dealing with thousands and thousands of little garlic chive plants in your pathways. Take my word for it. Don’t let them go to seed.

Why haven’t I planted Russian sage before? Note to self: Plant more Russian sage.

The container plants are lush and full. I recall reading in some design magazine that the container should be mostly concealed by the plants. No problem here. Do you see the container? I don’t see any container.

So, how are things in your garden this August?

T. Boone Chickens is not a smart chicken

Bumblebee Garden is Bountiful in August