Hi Charles, It's been hot here this week, although that is supposed to change next week. I've got 32 different varieties growing in the greenhouse at work, ...
For my mother's birthday - got her a dozen wall-o-waters to put in some Early Girls. She had expressed an interest in how early she could get tomatos this...
I've thought for years that I would get some wall-o-waters to try but have never yet. I just don't seem to have the time in the spring that I like-wish that...
Just got done placing the wall-o-waters. I sure was starting to doubt the wisdom of deciding to do a dozen at once - yowzaa!! It does take some patience to...
I like the spotted ones that are dark with light spots-like a moon and stars watermelon! Laura Bowers Moonhaven Farm at Evans, WV www.moonhavenfarm.com ...
... Some of my friends add mayonnaise to the biscuit dough. I don't make yeast rolls. My question is floating eggs. I hear if they float they are bad, but ...
Oh My Gosh, Charles, you got my tongue to smakin'. The long-n-medium chain fatty acids that are missin' in the "low fat" american diet won't be missin' in your...
I have an order in for some Tamworth pigs and plan on range raising them with the goats.Its been years since I have salted down meat.We always let the hogs get...
Naw this ain't the kind you get time for growing,those seeds are avaiable everywhere(LOL) Seriously Comfrey will produce more tons of edible forage per acre...
Gary, A guy in Topton, NC, in the NW corner of NC near the VA line, has stock. I will look it up today sometime and post it or you can go on line to the NC...
Hi Sherry, I hope you nor anyone else plans to get too much lard out of a true Tamworth. They are very lean (in slaughter condition) and the loin and hams will...
Thanks Charles. These are supposed to be pure Tamworths - registered boar, unregistered sows. They have 2 litters, one at 3 weeks of age, the other at 5 weeks...
Hey Sherry, 25 lbs at 5 weeks sounds a little heavy to me for pure Tamworth pigs but it can depend on how the sow/pigs are fed. I have to weigh to get good...
A ... Lucky you! I had pigs in the yard for three hours and it was a disaster. They rooted everything up. I finally lured them into a dog pen with walnuts and...
Let me know when you slaughter. John Williamson made some wonderful lean breakfast sausage from some Tamworths. I ought not get pigs cuz my goat buyer wouldn't...
Hello, I hope that everyone is doing well. We had the big holiday dinner on Sunday, complete with all of the trimmings. Mother was unhappy not to be able to...
Mary Lynn, Bernice makes turkey salad but after I have had all of the different concoctions of leftover turkey that I can stand the Pyrs/pigs get their feast. ...
... Mary Lynn, Dumplings made with corn meal? Nah. I boil the heck out of everything, bones and meat, cool and discard the fat and the bones and meat (dogs,...
Here is a challenge to all in view of the cold snap. I'm getting ready to belatedly clean and put out my hummingbird feeder. I am in Tennessee near Knoxville...
Already done that Elise, Ain't seen hide nor hair, er, feather, of a hummingbird. When they do arrive it is uaually warm...to stay warm for a while. Charles...
Hi all, In getting ready to plant a test plot of Chickory I selected about an acre of ground that had a lot of rushes figuring since the goats didn't eat...
Hi, In response to Elise's idea on hummingbirds I changed the home page photo to one of Katie's lovely shots of (surprise) a hummingbird. This picture just...
Guess what came by my place about noon today - looking for a feeder but finding a wasp trap instead? Yep, the hummingbirds have returned to South Central Texas...
... I had to save one from a stray puddy tat yesterday, bluebird that is. This morning she was sitting on her eggs when I opened the trap door to peak in....
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
