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last weekMy strawberry plants last week.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/poppy.jpgpoppyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/deer-eaten-strawberries.jpgdeer eaten strawberrieshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/deer-eaten-beans.jpgdeer eaten beansSome of my green bean plants got the tops taken off2020-06-29T01:10:49+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2020/06/21/start-of-summer-in-the-garden/2020-06-21T16:29:56+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2020/06/06/early-june-2020/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/tulips-5.jpgtulips 5Then a day or so later, they turned red. Then the petals all fell off. I'm not sure what kind they are. I bought a mixture of tulips. I like that they changed color.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/tulips-4.jpgtulips 4A few days later they were all orange.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/tulips-3.jpgtulips 3Here they are again.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/tulips-2.jpgtulips 2Here they are yellow. Oh wait, there is an orange one next to them (but the same kind)https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/tulips-1.jpgtulips 1I planted a bunch of tulip bulbs in the fall, all along our front porch. They've been blooming nicely. Here on the right, we have some color changing ones (?) - they started yellow, as you see here.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/tomatos.jpgtomatosHere are some tomatoes. I had some issues with seedlings this year. I started with 10 varieties, and a few did great, but 7 kinds stunted for some reason (after research I think I overwatered and they were suffering from nutrient deficiencies due to that). I put some of the stunted seedlings in the garden, some in the greenhouse. Some of the garden ones did ok and recovered, but some didn't. I ended up buying a few heirloom plants from a local greenhouse to make up for the lost time of my stunted plants. Here you can see the greenyhouse plant at the back, and one of my stunted (but recovering) seedlings. I hope we get lots of tomatoes.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/spiral.jpgspiralHere is my herb and flower spiral. I lined it with rocks, it's actually a labyrinth path (so you can walk it to the center). I'm slowly adding rocks and plants. I have a lot of things waiting to go in - they are getting bigger in the greenhouse. I have found that transplanting tiny seedlings is too much trouble, so I'll wait till they are bigger. Next year if I need to, I will direct seed instead of transplanting herbs and things.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/salamander.jpgsalamanderHere is a salamander that we found one day. These guys are so cool.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/nepenthes.jpgnepenthesI have my Nepenthes pitcher plant hung up in the greenhouse. Our greenhouse has been really helpful this year. I put this guy hanging from the ceiling. It gets lots of humidity and there are a bunch of bugs flying around in there. The bugs fly in and can't seem to figure out how to get out of the greenhouse.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/morel.jpgmorelHere is the ONE morel that I found. I have not found any for a few years. I was out picking mint in a spot where I have mint growing, and I came across this. There were no others there. I'll have to check that spot next year.2020-06-06T18:13:06+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2020/05/04/planning-planting-in-early-may/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/wizard.jpgwizardMy cat was investigating the greenhouse and decided to pose for some pictures.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/wizard-2.jpgwizard 2Here is another picture of Wizard. He is excited to be able to explore outside without dealing with snow. We are all happy it is spring.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/tiny-arborvitae.jpgtiny arborvitaeHere is another view of the arborvitae. We put in 10 in a little haphazard row to make the hedge.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/seedlings-2.jpgseedlings 2some seedlings - these are mostly cauliflower I think.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/seedlings-1.jpgseedlings 1More seedlings. I have 10 types of tomatoes for this year!https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/onions.jpgonionsHere are the onions, I am starting to harden them off so I can put them in the garden soon.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/haskap.jpghaskapHere is another Haskap. I put in 4 bushes. I got these from Honeyberry USA, out of Northern Minnesota.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/haskap-2.jpghaskap 2I planted some Honeyberries, or Haskap. They are a cold hardy oblong blue berry, that is supposed to taste something like a cross between strawberry and raspberry. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/greenhouse.jpggreenhouseHere is our greenhouse! My uncle gave it to me in the fall, he had had it sitting in his garage (had been given it by our other uncle) and neither uncle wanted to use it anymore so they gave it to us. We put it up yesterday, and then extended our dog fence around it (so it will be easier to access from the backyard where the garden is). It's approximately 10x10 feet. It's pretty nice, we are happy with how it went up.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/gooseberry.jpggooseberryHere is our Gooseberry bush, I got it a few years ago, but planted it next to the house. It really didn't thrive there, but it lived. So I just transplanted it into our front yard so it will hopefully do better there. We tend to get gooseberries, but like 4 or 5 per year so far. Maybe it will get more if it's not crowded by wildflowers, like it has been.2020-05-04T15:15:08+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2020/04/05/spring-is-here-2020/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/strawberries.jpgstrawberriesHere you can see my strawberry plants are waking up.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/spruce-trees.jpgspruce treesHere are our spruce trees in the front. The little one looks like it still needs to recover from being completely buried by snow all winter. The largest one is about 4 feet, and that one was peeking out of the snow, but we had times where the other two were completely buried.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/snow-melting.jpgsnow meltingOur yard, we still have a lot of snow, especially where there were banks around the house. I am glad to see it melting.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/poppies.jpgpoppiesHere are some poppies, I started these in February as well. I have tried to start them in May before and they are always really small when I've transplanted, and they don't seem to survive. So I thought I would try to have them larger for transplant. If this year doesn't work I'll throw seeds in directly in the fall so they come up next year.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/onions.jpgonionsI started onions in February - they are doing well. I am planning on starting tomatoes and stuff today so they are nice and big for transplanting into the garden in June.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/old-chicken-yard.jpgold chicken yardHere is the old chicken yard. I have a plan to take this whole space over with plants this year.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iris.jpgirisHere you can see a bearded iris - I found them on sale in the fall and got a dozen - they are planted around our oak tree in the front - they all seem to be coming up.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/garlic.jpggarlicHere is an existing garden - the snow is right over where I planted garlic and shallots in the fall.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/crocus-yellow.jpgcrocus yellowYellow crocus.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/crocus-purple.jpgcrocus purpleOur crocuses are up! Here are some purple ones.2020-04-05T18:46:45+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2019/10/15/end-of-the-2019-gardening-season/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/031.jpg031A teeny tiny cauliflower. I did get one decent sized head, but most were this size. This is the first year I got them to actually create heads, so I feel that this was a successful year for these, for me.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/052.jpg052Some of my other bean pods (a cranberry type bean) and the last of my scallions from the garden.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/050.jpg050Peanuts cleaned up and ready for roasting. They were pretty good tasting. We plan on growing these again.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/046.jpg046Here are the peanuts! We got one pound of peanuts out of a small packet of seeds (5 shells total that I planted). I was worried these were going to rot in the ground because of the rain, so I pulled them and they were already ready.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/034.jpg034My beets. I got a lot of plants but not very big (I failed to thin them at all so they didn't have a lot of room to get big).https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/032.jpg032https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/029.jpg029Fort Portal Jade beans. I have not tasted these yet because I am waiting for the rest of the pods to dry. I brought all the bean pods in to dry inside because of the wet weather.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/016.jpg016A nicer photo of my carrots, all cleaned up so you can see the colors.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/009.jpg009My two pumpkin / hubbard squashes - seeds for these were from the same "Heirloom" pumpking I bought last year at Walmart. These were on separate plants, as best I can tell but the seed was from one pumpkin. I'd be interested to see what other variations come from these seeds.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/007.jpg007Carrots - I didn't get a lot but most of them were very large.2019-10-16T10:43:07+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2019/09/02/carrots-sunflowers-and-purple-mashed-potatoes/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/018.jpg018More yellow - these sunflowers are all about 7-8 feet, I am estimating. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/017.jpg017Here is another one - this one is more orange colored.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/016.jpg016I have a ton of sunflowers and was thinking it would be nice if I had some other colors besides yellow. I forgot I had planted a mixed seed bag - we had a couple of red ones open this weekend. Here is one (with the yellows).https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/015.jpg015I was making mashed potatoes and decided to see if one of the Black Nebula carrots could color them. I cut one carrot up and boiled it with the potatoes in a pot - the water turned all black, and when mashed, we got purple mashed potatoes! https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/004.jpg004Here you can see these purple ones have a lot of hairy little roots - those washed right off luckily. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/003.jpg003Some of our first carrots. The purple ones are Black Nebula (I got from Baker Creek Seeds) - they are purple all the way through. I grew a different purple kind last year but only the outside was purple - with an orange center. These are nice, they just taste like normal carrots. (I couldn't tell a difference)2019-09-03T12:32:02+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2019/08/25/tomatoes-in-august-and-lots-of-squash/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/bee.jpgbeeHere is a bee that was sunning itself on our porch. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/tomatos.jpgtomatosWe've been getting tomatoes actually ripening on the vine - at least starting to get pink. Then I pull them in because I don't want to tempt fate. Usually it's like September before we get any. I left a roma to ripen on the vine and it started getting blossom end rot. So I let them start to turn and pull them in.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sunflowers.jpgsunflowersMore sunflowers keep blooming.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sugar-rush-peach-pepper.jpgsugar rush peach pepperHere is one of my Sugar Rush Peach peppers - it's not ripe yet - they are supposed to be an orange color.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/round-squash.jpground squashWe have lots of squash - I saved seeds from an Heirloom pumpkin (I think some kind of hubbard squash) - I have two plants, and both of them seem to be growing different shapes. This one has things that look like this, rounded. The other one has big pumpkin shaped green and yellow squashes. We'll see what we end up with. Either way, it's very exciting.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/pumpkin-1.jpgpumpkinI received pumpkins from a coworker in the fall and saved seeds - he had grown them locally. This is one of those pumpkins. The plant has two fruits that I can tell, and they both are oblong like this and currently zucchini colored. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/onions.jpgonionsWe harvested onions today - I got 110 yellow, and 20 red. I had been taking them here and there for cooking as well, so we grew a little more than that. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/giant-pumpkin.jpggiant pumpkinHere is the other heirloom squash. This one continues to grow. I am wondering if the color will change much when it ripens, or how it will change.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/calendula.jpgcalendulaSome of our calendula - these were two plants that have merged into one mass of flowers.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/butternut.jpgbutternutHere is my butternut squash - this fruit grew from almost nothing in about a week's time.2019-08-26T23:18:20+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2019/08/11/farm-updates-early-august-2/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/watermelon.jpgwatermelonOur watermelon is doing good - I need to make some kind of sling for this one - I'm worried the weight will break the stem eventually.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sunflower.jpgsunflowerHere is a bloom from our second sunflower to bloom - I have many blooms on our first one, but this is the 2nd plant to give us a show.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/summer-squash.jpgsummer squashOur summer squash are starting to be prolific. You can see our light zucchini, the yellow squash, and our patty pan squash here.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/squash.jpgsquashHere is one of my grocery store pumpkins (I think a Hubbard squash, actually). They were supposed to be heirloom squash so I saved seeds, and here we are.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/short-corn.jpgshort cornHere is some of my corn. This is an "Art Verelli's" variety, and I had read that the stalks don't get very tall, but these are like around 4 feet - so very short for corn. They already are forming ears. My other variety is a regular sweet corn variety and that one is still just getting tall, with no ears yet.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/rooster.jpgroosterThis is one of our young roosters. I really like his coloring so I think this is probably the one we'll keep (along with Bertram). We have many contenders this year for "2nd rooster."https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/rooster-band.jpgrooster bandAnd here are a lot of them. Most of (if not all of) the chickens in this picture are boys. The gray one on the left might not be. We had a white one also but he was crowing incessantly and he was not on the "keep" shortlist, so we took him out last week. We now have 28 chickens. We might list some of these guys on Craigslist, but it is hard to get rid of roosters.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/pumpkin.jpgpumpkinHere is one of the pumpkins we have growing.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/hollyhock.jpghollyhockWe have hollyhocks again! The chickens had decimated them, and so last year I fenced it and planted some new ones - only a couple plants lived till this year, and now one is blooming. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/goldendrod.jpggoldendrodHere is some goldenrod that is in my hollyhock bed / weed garden. The bees really like this as well.2019-08-11T18:53:17+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2019/08/08/rest-in-peace-sweet-nova/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/nova.jpgnovahttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/nova-ears.jpgnova earshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/169.jpg1692019-08-08T20:47:47+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2019/07/23/poultry-in-summertime/2019-07-22T01:01:35+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2019/07/21/the-garden-is-growing-2/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/yellow-sky.jpgyellow skyThe sunset from a couple of nights ago. We looked out and the sky was yellow, so we had to take pictures.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/watermelon.jpgwatermelonHere are my watermelons. I put these and the cantaloupes in a really sunny, sandy-soiled spot. They do seem to be growing really well. I read that they prefer sandy soil so I'm trying that this year. (My foot for scale) I have two plants here and am trying to train them to grow away from each other.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sunflower-prebloom.jpgsunflower prebloomMy first sunflower bloom - this is the flower I posted the pic of last week. It has grown so the flower is almost eye level with me (I'm 5'6"). And it's about to open. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/squash.jpgsquashHere you can see the jungle of summer squash plants. I planted the rest of my variety seeds I had last year, so the types I would get would be a surprise.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/peanuts-1.jpgpeanutsHere are my peanuts plants. They are now getting flowers. At some point they are supposed to get a stem of some kind that pokes into the ground and that is where the peanuts grow. These seem to be growing well so far.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/patty-pan.jpgpatty panThey are all fruiting now, so I know I have a couple of Patty Pan squashes like this one here, a couple of yellow squash, a light green zucchini and a dark green zucchini. I put in 9 plants but I think only 7 survived. They are blending together now so it's hard to tell.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ground-cherry.jpgground cherryI'm growing ground cherries this year for the first time. The plants are doing well, so I'm hoping they will fruit for me. I have never tasted them, but I've heard they are good.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ginger2.jpgginger2Here is one of my ginger plants. They are growing in bags in the garden and are doing pretty good so far, especially now that it's hot.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ginger1.jpgginger1My other ginger. I started with 4 rhizomes but two died when I was trying to sprout them.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/garden-2.jpggarden 2Here is the right side of the main garden.2019-07-22T01:08:47+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2019/07/12/the-farm-in-early-july/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/tomato-fencing.jpgtomato fencingHere are my tomato trellises. I set it up right this year (instead of using sticks like last year). I tied them up after I took this pic - most of my tomatoes are determinate varieties but they still get pretty big, and droopy when the fruit comes in. Some of the flowers are starting now.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sunflower.jpgsunflowerHere is my tallest sunflower so far - it's about 3.5 feet tall currently. I have 14 or 15 sunflowers coming up that I've found so far. Three were rogues, including this one - I moved this one early and it did well (they usually don't seem to like transplanting, so I typically leave them where they come up)https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/strawberries.jpgstrawberriesSome of our strawberry harvest! My patch did really well this year, I got at least 6 cups of strawberries.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/roses.jpgrosesThe roses are blooming. My parents planted these many years ago.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/roses-2.jpgroses 2Here is a better view of the roses.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/potatoes-and-squash.jpgpotatoes and squashHere is a side view of my back garden - the potatoes are on the left, summer squash on the right in the middle of this picture. Strawberry patch is behind the summer squash.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/peonies.jpgpeoniesPeonies. These smell really nice.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/peanuts.jpgpeanutsPeanuts! These are growing well, as far as I can see. Our summer has become hot and humid lately, and they seem to like that.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/onions.jpgonionsMy onions. These are doing nice. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/main-garden.jpgmain gardenHere is a picture of the right side of the main garden - the other corn patch is in the background. Then coming forward there are peanuts, peppers/green onions, and cucumbers/shallots.2019-07-12T23:23:31+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2019/06/18/more-ducks/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/021.jpg021You can see Atat in the background - the chicks were investigating him a little. (The dogs are separated from the chickens by a fence).https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/018.jpg018Here are the chicks - they are getting very big. They are about half the size of the adults now.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/017.jpg017Hanging out their first full day here. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/014.jpg014The chickens were hanging around them as well.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/008-1.jpg008Here is one of the chicks.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/012.jpg012The orange-billed ducks are the newbies, they are about a year old.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/010.jpg010Another picture of them in the woods.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/009.jpg009This orange one (I believe a buff orpington, but they are all mixes of breeds). https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/008.jpg008Here they are hanging out on some boards at the edge of the woods.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/007.jpg007Everyeone has been getting along well. Yesterday they went in their pool, taking turns - the new ducks went in first, swam a bit, and then the older ladies went and took their turn - the pool only fits two of them at a time. But I thought it was cute that they take turns.2019-06-18T21:05:13+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2019/06/09/early-june-2019/2019-06-09T22:53:51+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2019/05/13/chick-and-garden-updates-mid-may-2019/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/yellow.jpgyellowHere is one of the blonde chicks.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/yellow-two.jpgyellow twoHere are two of our blonde chicks - the one with the orange head is on the left, the one with the cat-eye-eyeliner is on the right.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/yellow-3.jpgyellow 3Here is another pic - you can see the feather coloration change on the right. It's cool when their feathers come in - they completely change as they grow.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/two-weeks-old.jpgtwo weeks oldHere are the chicks today - they are just over 2 weeks old nowhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/strawberries.jpgstrawberriesHere is our Strawberry patch. It is also a mint patch (they are both taking over this area). Hopefully they can grow together and keep the other weeds out but let each other grow. There may be a fight. I will let the strawberries win. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/purple.jpgpurpleHere are some purple flowers we have growing in our yard. I'm not sure what these are called.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/potato-bags.jpgpotato bagsWe are growing potatos in bags again this year - we have 20 bags planted - I put in about 11.5 pounds of potatoes, three different types. We had really good luck last year growing them in bags. They are in the garden fence to keep them from the chickens.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/penguin.jpgpenguinHere is one of the penguin-looking chicks. I'm hoping it's a girl but with that comb it doesn't look promising. I do have some adult hens with large combs, so we'll have to wait to find out.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/onions.jpgonionsHere are my onions! I have a full bed of yellow and a half bed of red that I planted this past weekend. The red onions will be sharing a bed with radishes for this month and then peanuts in the summer. The radishes should be ready before I put the peanuts in. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/gray.jpggrayHere is one of the gray chicks.2019-05-14T00:34:25+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2018/05/10/early-2018-garden/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/yard-meltage.jpgyard meltageOur snow about a week after that big storm (so roughly 4/21 or so)https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/yard-melt.jpgyard meltAnother pic of the yard/meltage. It's now getting more green than in this pic.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/snow-melting-chickens.jpgsnow melting chickensThe chickens playing in the bit of yard that was exposed that first weekhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/sections.jpgsectionsHere is a section. I have 1-foot paths between everything, and 1.5-2 ft. paths around the edges inside the garden fence. My garden is in my dog fence, and my dogs like to pee on the fence. This border (plus tall grass that grows at the fence) will keep their pee away from our plants. blegh.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ready-for-filling.jpgready for fillingHere you can see how clay-orange my soil is. I try to add a lot of composted chicken and rabbit manure to amend it.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/pulling-out-rocks.jpgpulling out rocksPulling rocks and weed roots out. Lots of rocks and dandelion roots.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/in-progress.jpgin progressHere I am digging with the fork again.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/garden-digging.jpggarden diggingHere is part of the garden. The bags are potatoes - I am trying that method again this year (using feed bags) but this year I cut those shorter instead of rolling the bags. I'll only fill them over the potato plants once or twice. The farthest corner here with straw has my garlic that I planted in the fall.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/garden-1.jpggarden 1Here is the garden about 2-3 weeks after that last snow storm. I've sectioned it off here for the raised bed system.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/double-dug.jpgdouble dugHere is the bed dug. I dug a shovel-depth down (roughly a foot) and then the next shovel layer is all forked nice and loose, and I added some compost to this layer and tilled that in with the fork. I then added the dug-out dirt back in, and made sure it was all nice and crumbly. 2019-04-29T15:40:50+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2018/07/28/late-july-harvests/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cucumber-plants.jpgcucumber plantsHere is the cucumber bed.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/zucchini.jpgzucchiniMy first zucchini of the season. I am growing a "summer surprise mix" with several varieties - the shortest here are 4 inches (and skinny) and then I hae this variegated variety. There are also two yellow squash plants but they aren't large enough to pick yet. I'm not sure how those will look yet. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cucumbers.jpgcucumbersHere are some of my cucumbers. These are starting to get quite prolific. I have 4 or 5 plants and they are growing really well.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/zinnia.jpgzinniaA pretty zinnia - the first one to bloom this yearhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/whatchya-doin.jpgwhatchya doinThe chickens came to investigate when I was taking pictures.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/tomatos-and-squash.jpgtomatos and squashHere is the zucchini/squash/tomato garden. The tomatoes are growing nicely and have flowers. I haven't seen any actual tomatoes developing yet but they should appear soon.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/the-garden.jpgthe gardenHere is the main garden - everything is growing nicely. Using the raised bed method has definitly kept things neater. The weeds are still a bit of a problem but there are spots where I don't worry about them as much since they are on the pathways. I pick them out when I can and add mulch. The weeds in the actual veggie beds are really easy to remove since the soil is less compact.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/sunflowers.jpgsunflowersSome of my sunflowers. The shorter one bloomed early but didn't get any taller (it's about 4 to 4.5 ft tall). I have one very tall one (not pictured here) that is about 7 feet tall now, and not blooming yet.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/sunflower.jpgsunflowerHere is a bloomed sunflower in our back strawberry bed, with a visitor. This is a rogue sunflower and I thought it would be lemon yellow, since last year's plant in this spot (the rogue I thought had re-seeded this one) was lemon yellow. I tend to let sunflowers grow wherever they are, even in the middle of my beans or the side of the strawberry bed.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/rogue-nasturtium.jpgrogue nasturtiumA rogue nasturtium. These took over my garden last year, and re-seeded, so I have been trying to pull them out. I decided to leave a couple and I'm working on training them up the fence instead of into the vegetable patches. My son calls them his "edible flowers." I do think they are pretty but they sprawl everywhere.2019-04-29T15:40:26+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2018/08/29/late-summer-photos/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/tomatoes.jpgtomatoesHere you can see the big beefsteak tomatoes sitting on the plant, in the center of the photo here.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/tomato-and-squash-jungle.jpgtomato and squash jungleMy tomato and squash jungle. I will be cutting the tomatoes back soon to let things ripen up. They don't get a lot of sun in this spot except in the afternoon, so I think that is holding them back a bit - these were all early (60-65 day) strains, but they are just sitting green currently. Some large tomatoes though!https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/tall-sunflower.jpgtall sunflowerA better view of the tallest sunflower plant. This is a rogue that grew in the middle of my garden. Sometimes those seem to grow better than the ones I actually planted. Although I have a few very tiny ones that grew from the birds dropping seed in my yard. Those are cute and about a foot tall.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sunflower-and-bee.jpgsunflower and beeA bee hanging out on a sunflower. We have a lot of native bees here - I used to want to get hives but I've been rethinking it the last year or so, and am now more in favor of supporting the native species we have around here.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sunflower-1.jpgsunflower 1Here is our tallest sunflower, I'm guessing this one is about 10 feet or so - it towers at least 4 feet over my head.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/back-sunflowers.jpgback sunflowersSunflowers at the back of the house. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/squash-and-tomato-garden.jpgsquash and tomato gardenHere is another view of the squash and tomato bed. You can tell the sunnier part of the garden (toward the cars) since the plants are a bit taller there.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/onions.jpgonionsMy onion crop! We got 103 yellow onions. I also planted some red onions late in the season, I am not sure if those will be ready this year or if we'll have to wait till spring. This is my second time growing onions from sets, and the best harvest I've had. Last year the chickens kept dust bathing in the onion patch - this year the onions were not where the chickens could go. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/garlic.jpggarlicI got a good garlic harvest too - I think there were a couple that didn't grow though; I planted around 40 cloves from last year's harvest, and got 36 bulbs, and these were mostly pretty large sized. I am saving a couple of bulbs for replanting and ordered some more garlic - a couple of Porcelain strains to try. Those have really large cloves - like 4-6 per bulb on average, so that will be exciting. I ordered my bulbs from Filaree farm (http://www.filareefarm.com/ )https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bees.jpgbeesHere are two bees napping on a coneflower. The bees are cute.2019-04-29T15:40:04+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2018/10/07/a-review-of-this-years-garden/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sad-garden.jpgsad gardenhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/potatoes.jpgpotatoeshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/garlic-to-plant.jpggarlic to planthttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/tomatoes.jpgtomatoesHere are a lot of the tiny tomatoes that have ripened, and some romashttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/tomatoes-1.jpgtomatoes 1A couple of the beefsteaks I got. I big red and a purple kind.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/tiny-tomatoes.jpgtiny tomatoesThe rogue cherry tomatoes we have left waiting to ripen.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/the-one-pumpkin.jpgthe one pumpkinhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/pretty-trees.jpgpretty treeshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/giant-mushrooms-2.jpggiant mushrooms 2https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/giant-mushrooms-1.jpggiant mushrooms 12019-04-29T15:39:39+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2018/10/10/planting-the-garlic/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/straw-cover.jpgstraw coverHere I've put a thick pile of straw over the top to mulch it. I wanted to give it 4-6 inches of cover. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/straw-2.jpgstraw 2Here it is again in relation to the garden. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/regular-cloves.jpgregular clovesHere are the cloves I planted from my old varieties (from my garlic that grew this year) - the white are an artichoke garlic, and the purple are a purple stripe variety. I ordered a "starter kit" for northern growers a couple of years ago from Filaree Farm, and they sent these. They are both very good. I replanted after the first year so this is from that first re-planting.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/regular-and-giant.jpgregular and giantHere they are together - you can see the huge difference in cloves sizes. And my old ones aren't small! I'm excited to try the porcelain garlic but I wanted to make sure these all get planted, so I will have to wait till they grow to try them.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/prepped-bed.jpgprepped bedHere is the bed prepped. It only took me 10 minutes because I am re-using my double-dug raised beds! I was hoping that re-digging them to replant would go quickly, and it did. (Check out my earlier summer posts if you are curious about what I did). This bed did have cucumbers this year, but now it has garlic. I prepped it here by shoveling out any weeds, and then using a pitch fork to turn the soil, and then throwing a little more compost in and turning one more time.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/grape-vine.jpggrape vineHere is a grape vine I planted today. It's been outside waiting to go in the garden for awhile and I finally figured out where I wanted it. I didn't want to bring it in for winter, so I figured I would plant it now - it got some mulch as well to help protect it - hopefully it will be ok. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/giant-cloves.jpggiant clovesHere are the cloves - these are monsters! They are not elephant garlic, just a large non-elephant strain. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/garlic-in-bed.jpggarlic in bedHere are the rows of garlic. The bed is like 3x4 feet.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/garlic-2.jpggarlic 2Here are the heads of the new garlic I ordered, two different Porcelain varieties. They get 4-6 cloves per head. I got 6 from one of these and 5 from the other. 2019-04-29T15:38:54+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2019/02/17/tons-of-snow-and-a-tiny-bit-of-green/2019-04-29T15:37:27+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2019/04/28/double-the-trouble/2019-04-28T23:38:36+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2019/04/25/early-arrivals/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/redhead.jpgredheadHere is one that is a little red and brown.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/penguin.jpgpenguinHere is one - a little penguin-looking chick. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/new-hatchee.jpgnew hatcheeHere was the chick that I found this morninghttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/incubator-eggs.jpgincubator eggsHere they are after taking them out of the automatic turner. I tried to put them in groups based on where the eggs came from. They are marked as well so I can keep track of which eggs hatched.2019-04-26T01:08:42+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2019/04/19/a-nice-day-in-april/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/white-crocus-1.jpgwhite crocusWe have crocuses blooming! Here are some white flowers.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sunchokes-1.jpgsunchokesHere are the sunchokes - they arrived the other day. I got two kinds, a red (on the left) and white fuseau, on the right. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/snow-yard-2-1.jpgsnow yard 2Here is the house with some snow around it - we have a metal roof so the snow falls around the house and those snowbanks always take longer to melt.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/snow-yard-1-1.jpgsnow yard 1Here you can see our yard is on it's way to being snow-free. It's taking awhile. The garden is shown here kind of in the left part of the photo.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/planted-bed-1.jpgplanted bedHere is the sunchoke and crosnes portion of the bed planted. I left the rest of the bed with the plastic on it so it cancontinue to cook in the sun for awhile. I laid fencing over the bed to keep chickens out - they would love to make this into a dust bath area. I will fence it soon and then will be able to take this cover off.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/new-bed-1.jpgnew bedHere is a new bed I'm creating near the garage for some perennial vegetables - I originally planned just sunchokes and crosnes in this area but I think I will put some milkweeds and some gogi berries as well since there is enough room. This is a good spot in case the sunchokes go a little invasive - it was just grass and it could use some nice flowers - sunchokes have nice yellow flowers. I thought I would have a week or so for the plastic to kill the grass, but I did not...https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/moss-1.jpgmossI went wandering the woods and yard a bit today - I found some moss that had greened up already - here is a bug's eye view of the moss.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/crosnes-1.jpgcrosnesHere are Crosnes (aka Chinese Artichokes). These are pretty small but they are supposed to be delicious, and a very easy to grow perennial. I read that you should cut the plants before they flower in order to get tubers of decent size though, so I plan on doing that.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/crocus-1.jpgcrocusHere are some purple crocus. We have daffodil leaves emerging too.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/chicken-path-1.jpgchicken pathHere is our chicken path currently. It's a muddy mess. Luckily we have muck boots to wear when we go to the chicken coop.2019-04-22T15:56:55+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2019/04/14/maple-syrup-and-new-friends-on-the-way/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/wizard.jpgwizardHere is our cat Wizard, venturing outside on a nice day last week.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/trees-tapped.jpgtrees tappedHere are some of the trees tapped this year. We only tapped the 3 right in the yard, because there was a foot of snow around the trees when we first started - we collected over about 2 weeks. This picture was from right at the end of that time.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/syrup.jpgsyrupSyrup! We got 6 pint jars.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sap.jpgsapA close up of the maple sap steam.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sap-on-the-stove.jpgsap on the stoveSap on the stove.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/incubator-4.6.jpgincubator 4.6Here are the new friends on the way! We have 32 eggs in here - I expect after candling we'll have 20-25, maybe. Then we'll probably get about 75% hatch rate - this is based on previous hatches I've done in this incubator. We'll end up with more chickens than I wanted but that is ok - our youngest hens right now are 3 years old, and they are becoming slackers in the egg-laying department.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/garden.jpggardenhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ducks-in-woods-2.jpgducks in woods 2Here they are heading back through the woods to the coop. They didn't like that I came to take their picture.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ducks-in-the-woods.jpgducks in the woodshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ducks-in-a-puddle.jpgducks in a puddleOur ducks wandered to the puddle at the edge of our property last week (the houses are our neighbors behind us). This area is low and it tends to fill up in spring. The ducks love it.2019-04-14T20:48:07+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2019/04/06/seed-starting-2019/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/seeds-start-2.jpgseeds start 22019-04-30T21:46:04+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2018/06/26/late-june-tour-of-the-farm/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/tomato-patch.jpgtomato patchHere is the tomato/squash area. These are doing well.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sunflowers.jpgsunflowersMore sunflowers - these were planted though. Between the potatoes and onions.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sunflower.jpgsunflowerAnother rogue sunflower - this one is in the middle of my main garden, and about 2 feet tall.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/strawberries.jpgstrawberriesHere is the strawberry bed. These are giving us berries this year. Last year the chickens almost killed them off so I moved them and fenced them in.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/rogue-sunflower.jpgrogue sunflowerHere is a rogue sunflower.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/potato-flowers.jpgpotato flowersMy potatoes are getting flowers now.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/peonies.jpgpeoniesThe peonies are blooming. We have them fenced to keep chickens out and that is working as a nice trellis for them.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/peas1.jpgpeasMy peas - almost 2 feet tall now.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/lettuce.jpglettuceLettuce! (and my toes.) We are growing 3 kinds of lettuce.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/itty-bitty-egg.jpgitty bitty eggWe found this tiny egg the other day (here next to the normal sized egg). It didn't have a yolk at all. 2018-06-26T23:20:47+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2018/06/08/a-sad-bunny-tale/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mama-marigold.jpgmama marigoldhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/baby-bunnies.jpgbaby bunnies2018-06-09T15:20:08+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2018/06/07/garden-2018-is-planted/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/tomatos-squash.jpgtomatos squashHere is the tomato bed (not part of the main garden) - I took this area back from the chickens. There are tomatoes and squash in here, and so far they are doing well.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/moth-3.jpgmoth 3He was going a little crazy so I put him down on this chair, and after a few minutes he flew off. What a cool visitor.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/moth-2.jpgmoth 2Here you can see the purple under it's wings. It's hard to tell scale on my arm here, but it had about a 3-4 inch wingspan while sitting here. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/moth-1.jpgmoth 1I found a visitor in the garden today, this Sphinx Moth. Possibly a Big Poplar Sphinx moth, according to a couple of websites I researched on.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/comfrey.jpgcomfreyHere is my comfrey. I fenced in the area next to the house that this is in, and now the chickens can't eat it all.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/peas.jpgpeasI did the same thing with the peas. They are starting to try to find something to climb, so we put these strings and supports in for them yesterday.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/herb-garden.jpgherb gardenHere is the herb garden. It's doing well also, but it's hard to tell yet in this picture.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/greens.jpggreensThe greens bed. Kale, chard, and spinach. They are all growing well - I just threw them in instead of making small rows or groupings.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/garden.jpggardenHere is a shot of the garden with all the separate beds.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/garden-2.jpggarden 2A closer view. You can see the older "raised beds" are not so raised anymore, since we've had a bit of rain. Our clay soil doesn't stay as fluffy as it could. It should still be better than if we were walking on it though - we won't be since that is the whole point of this system.2018-06-09T20:41:04+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2018/05/25/garden-progress-late-may/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/work-in-progress.jpgwork in progressThe main garden is over halfway done with the raised bed system that we're putting in - here you can see a hole in progress. We've come to the rocky part of this garden, the part that we most recently re-claimed from the yard, so it's super rocky.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/tree-leaves.jpgtree leavesOur trees are really leafing out now. There are a few things that are just budding, but these maples are in full leaf.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/tomato-garden.jpgtomato gardenHere is the tomato garden. I am taking back a section of chicken run that they really don't use much, and I've dug individual holes for each tomato plant. I'm planning on putting pumpkins in this area too, so I can train them over the fence. I'm digging deep holes that will essentially be tiny raised beds for each plant. They'll get compost next, and then filled in with loosened soil before I plant the tomatoes and things.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/the-yard-is-green.jpgthe yard is greenOur yard is nicely green.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/seedlings-2.jpgseedlings 2Here are my seedlings under my grow lights. I have tomatoes and squash, herbs and melons all started. I will be hardening them off here shortly.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/potatos.jpgpotatosHere are some potatos growing in the bags. I think this is working ok, but I think I will be trying buckets next year. The bags don't stay as open as I'd like them to.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/peas.jpgpeasThe peas are doing very well also. I am working on a trellis system to put over them so they have something to climb.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/onions.jpgonionsThe onions are coming up nicely. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/lemon-balm.jpglemon balmMy lemon balm is doing fantastic. (next to potato bags).https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/last-year-carrots.jpglast year carrotsHere are some carrots from last year that were hiding in the garden. I found them as we were digging. You can see here why I needed to do a double-dug system. Our soil gets so dense that roots don't go very deep. They should be able to get larger this year.2018-05-27T12:33:15+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2018/04/16/new-rooster-and-more-snow/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/022.jpg022And here it is today. It is taller than my son with his arms outstretched. He's just over 4 feet tall.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/017.jpg017Here is what the driveway looked like before we tried to plow/dig out cars this morning. I was worried the plow wouldn't cut through that (where you can see to the right of the car, toward the road), but it did. The snow was really tall in spots but the plow cut through it.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/016.jpg016Here was the swath of snow next to the truck - where I was standing there wasn't any snow, because the wind had pushed it all up to the truck.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/014.jpg014Yesterday while we were getting all our snow, I cooked down our sap. Here is the syrup!! Just about one quart (4 cups) total.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/011.jpg011Our back porch is now exactly level with the snow. The dogs walk right off the top step into the snow, like it's not a staircase.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/013.jpg013As you can see here, he's quite large. The hen next to him is a Copper Maran, so she's a standard size hen.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/012.jpg012Here is Bertram, the Russian Orloff roosterhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/009.jpg009I got this cute pic of two of the ducks last week as well.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/007.jpg007He's very nice to the hens, and they are getting along well with him. He's ok with me - he keeps an eye out to make sure of what I'm doing in there, but he has realized I'm the food-bringer, so I think that helps.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/005.jpg005Another picture of him in the coop.2018-04-17T13:22:01+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2018/04/01/its-spring-april-fools-winter/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/nova.jpgnovaOur Nova was curious why I was taking pictures, so I took one of her too.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/wizard-2.jpgwizard 2A close up of our Wizard. He is a great mouser upstairs, so we are hoping he'll do his job downstairs too.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/wizard-1.jpgwizard 1I was taking pictures of the rabbits and Wizard started coming down stairs. He's been hanging out more downstairs since we got him a cat tree. I've even found him sneaking around in the kitchen, which means he may start actually catching mice downstairs.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/petunia.jpgPetuniaHere is Petunia. She seemed excited about mating, luckily. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/more-snow.jpgmore snowHere is our driveway/side yard, which was grassy and chicken-y in my last post. The chickens were not happy we got more snow.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/more-snow-2.jpgmore snow 2Here is my car with snow on it - we really didn't get a whole lot, but when you are waiting for it all to melt, getting any snow is a let-down.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/marigold.jpgmarigoldHere is Marigold. I bred the two does last weekend, so hopefully we'll have baby bunnies by the end of the month. Marigold was not happy about being bred. (She's pretty skittish anyway).https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/buddy.jpgbuddyMy bunnies didn't care about the snow, since they live inside. Here is my buck, Buddy.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/boiling-sap.jpgboiling sapHere is the sap pot. I had to boil down a bit before adding the rest - this pot didn't hold all 2 gallons at once. We won't end up with much syrup, but it should be delicious anyway.2018-04-02T01:33:11+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2018/03/29/coming-out-of-winter-into-spring/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sap-buckets.jpgsap bucketsWe also tapped trees this week! Usually maple syrup time is earlier in March, but we didn't have the warm daytime temperatures till this week. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sap-buckets-2.jpgsap buckets 2We've been getting just under a gallon a day, with 8 buckets out. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/remaining-pile.jpgremaining pileThis is what remains of our snowbank in front of the coop.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/happy-hens.jpghappy hensHere are some of the henshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ducks-heading-home.jpgducks heading homeHere are the ducks heading back home.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/chickens-spring.jpgchickens springThere was really only a little bit of yard and the driveway for them to go in, but they enjoyed it.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/chickens-driveway-2.jpgchickens driveway 2Another picture of hens in the driveway.2018-03-30T14:33:03+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2017/12/16/december-on-the-farm/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/025.jpg025Here are all the tomatos I canned. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/024.jpg024I realized I haven't blogged in a couple of months, so I need to catch up - here are a couple of pumpkins I ended up roasting. I made some pumpkin bread with the flesh, and froze some for later this winter.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/015.jpg015Our bird feeder is up, so the chickadees are happy. We kept it down in the summer, to prevent bears coming to our porch. The bears should be hibernating now.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/011.jpg011The back yard. The snow is pretty, but it gets to be enough after awhile. It's nice through the Holidays and then I wish it would leave (it won't for several months after, though).https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/010.jpg010The garden in winter. bleh. I'm already starting to plan next year's garden!https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/009.jpg009Here is Buddy, our male.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/008.jpg008Here is Petunia, Marigold's sister. They were born this year in March.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/006.jpg006Here is Marigold, one of our female bunnies. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/002.jpg002The chickens haven't been coming out of the coop building. I left the run open on days I was home until we got snow. Now the chickens don't want to come outside anyway, and the ducks might get lost if we let them out! They like the snow thoughhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/001.jpg001Here is what the farm looks like today. It took awhile for us to actually get snow that stayed. We got some in October and then it left for a month. We have gotten probably about a foot total in the last couple weeks - it doesn't look like it since it's been packed down a bit and plowed.2017-12-17T02:37:12+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2017/10/09/early-fall-gardening/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/butterfly-2.jpgbutterfly 2A butterfly on our zinnias. There has been a lot of bee and butterfly activity on all the flowers lately - I think some are getting ready to migrate somewhere, or store up food for winter.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/bee.jpgbeeAnother Bee on a bright red sunflower.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/024.jpg024Here are the rest of the tomatoes. We are supposed to get down into the 30s tonight, so I got spooked and figured I'd rather bring the large ones in. It was a little dark when I picked them, so there may be others out there. These will ripen on the table.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/018.jpg018A pretty sunflower.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/013.jpg013We finally are getting some cauliflower heads! I had given up, but then a few days ago I saw a white head. I tied the leaves up on the plant, like you're supposed to. A day later I found another of my plants has a head, so I did the same thing. This is my first year growing it.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/012.jpg012A view from inside the garden in early October.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/008.jpg008A bumble bee on a sunflower.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/002.jpg002Downey checking out the porch. There are other pumpkins behind him.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/001.jpg001Another large pumpkin. This one was hanging from our fence but I picked it so it could finish on the porch. I like how the leaves look still attached here.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/097.jpg097Another view of the garden, from the porch.2017-10-10T00:41:48+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2017/09/04/late-summer-around-the-farm/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/zinnias.jpgzinniasSome beautiful Zinnias.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/uestion-mark.jpguestion markA question mark made from potatoes - my husband set these up, using this silly shaped one we got.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/train-depot.jpgtrain depotWe sold some hens today - our 3 year olds and a two-year old. We're trying to bring our food bill down for the coming winter. Here the ladies are waiting for their ride this morning. We now have 22 chickens (20 hens and 2 roosters). And 3 ducks.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/toad.jpgtoadWe found a visitor in the garden. He was huge! I wish the picture had turned out less fuzzy.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sopping-wet-garden.jpgsopping wet gardenAnother pic from mid august. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/small-pumpkin.jpgsmall pumpkinHere is a smaller pumpkin. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/potatoes.jpgpotatoesHere is about half of the potato harvest. We really didn't get a lot - I will try a different method next year (and keep the plants away from the chickens) - the food bags didn't work as well as I'd hoped. I think we had more seed potatos, weight-wise, than we had in harvest.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/more-zinnias.jpgmore zinniasAnother Zinnia. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/late-august.jpglate augustThe garden mid-August. You can see the soaked muddy ground here.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/large-pumpkin.jpglarge pumpkinA large pumpkin waiting to ripen. It's supposed to be an 8" pie pumpkin variety, but this one is a bit larger than that. 2017-09-05T00:25:43+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2017/08/06/mid-season-harvest/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/tiny-potatos.jpgtiny potatosHere is the harvest from one bag (3 seed potatoes originally) - this is a very small plate.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/010.jpg010Here is the largest of the harvested potatoes in my hand. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sunflower.jpgsunflowerMy first bloomed sunflower of 2017. I had to take the picture from right next to the house so I could get the actual bloom - it was facing the house because the sun was over that way.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/potatoes.jpgpotatoesHere are the potato bags. The remaining 8 bags are doing great.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/onions.jpgonionshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/hollyhock.jpghollyhockHere is our first hollyhock of the year. 2017-08-07T03:16:39+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2017/07/31/zinnias-and-garlic/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/zinnias.jpgzinniasMore zinnias. I planted a big mix and they are really delivering this year. They are all different.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/zinnia1.jpgzinniaHere is a close up of one.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/zinnia-3.jpgzinnia 3Another zinnia.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/zinnia-2.jpgzinnia 2A really nice yellow one.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sunflower-top.jpgsunflower topHere is a sunflower head. This was just under my head level, so I'm sure it will get a lot taller before this flower finishes forming. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/melons.jpgmelonsI've de-purslaned the melon area - there is still some growing in between the tomatoes, and I'm sure I haven't seen the last of it here, but it looks a lot better.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/marigold.jpgmarigoldMarigolds! I love these, but I'm really starting to enjoy my zinnias...https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/herbs-and-stuff.jpgherbs and stuffSome herbs and cauliflower.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/greens-and-flowers.jpggreens and flowersAnother shot showing more flowers.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/garlic.jpggarlicHere is the garlic - it's a little dirty still but it looks wonderful. I harvested 24 really nice bulbs.2017-08-01T01:21:10+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2017/07/23/my-garden-is-growing-quickly/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/zinnia.jpgzinniaHere is one of the zinnias I planted. There are some reds and mixed colors too. I'm excited to see them all.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/tomatoes-and-greens.jpgtomatoes and greensThe greens area. Chard, spinach and kale. These are all getting large now too.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/pumpkin-plant.jpgpumpkin plantHere is one of my pumpkin plants - it too is escaping and climbing the fence. I planted it near the fence for that reason - it can climb the fence and save me space in the garden a little.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/peas-reaching-for-the-fence.jpgpeas reaching for the fenceHere are the peas (and beans on the other side of this fence/trellis). I was going to put some string in for the peas to climb but they are finding the fence on their own, it seems.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/nasturtium-on-the-run.jpgnasturtium on the runHere is the same plant. It has tendrils going out in all directions - here it is crossing the pathway.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/nasturtium-flowers.jpgnasturtium flowersThis one has bright red/orange flowers.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/mass-of-tomatos.jpgmass of tomatosMy mess of tomato plants. I have both determinate and indeterminate varieties, so I need to get in there and start tying stuff up.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/garden-getting-big.jpggarden getting bigA view down the middle pathway. I like to take pictures from here to see the change through the summer.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/escaping-nasturtium.jpgescaping nasturtiumRight next to the entrance to my garden I planted a nasturtium. It is now escaping the fence. It's about 2-3 feet away from the fence.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cosmo.jpgcosmoHere is one of the cosmos I planted. I haven't grown these in years.2017-09-20T13:44:11+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2017/07/15/the-garden-in-mid-july/2017-07-16T01:09:59+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2017/06/17/a-walk-around-the-farm/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/thimble-berry-flower.jpgThimble Berry FlowerHere is a Thimble Berry flower. I have seen a lot (and large) flowers this year, so I'm wondering if we're going to have a good crop. The plants are wild and grow across the street. I've tried to transplant them to our yard but they have not taken. Thimble Berries are delicious.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/the-unused-plot.jpgThe unused plotHere is the back view of our Across-The-street part of our property. When I was a child, my parents had goats fenced in here, but now I call it the "fern Jungle" - I'd like to reclaim it at some point, and put some beehives in.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/the-homestead.jpgthe homesteadA view of our house from across the street. Our property is on both sides of the road.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/the-hall.jpgThe hallHere is a better view of the "hall" - our old building. It's just an old storage building that is starting to fall in. We are planning on someday taking it down.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/purple-flower.jpgpurple flowerThese are in our yard - My mom planted them years ago, and has told me before what they are. I can't remember the name though. These are some of my favorite flowers that come out each year. They're like little fireworks.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/lupines.jpgLupinesHere are some lupines. We brought a couple over to our yard from another yard years and years ago, and it must have been that a lot of other people did too. These grow everywhere now between our house and town (about 15 miles away). https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ducks-being-herded.jpgDucks being herdedHere are the ducks - I caught them in the front yard near the road and had to herd them back toward the coop.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/daisy.jpgDaisyHere is a daisy. These grow all over the place.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/044.jpg044And here are our new trees! We pulled them from aross the street today. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/043.jpg043There are 6 trees - a few are spruce, and there are two that I think are Eastern Hemlock. 2017-06-18T01:46:17+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2017/06/13/the-garden-is-now-planted/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/watermelons.jpgwatermelonsI'm trying something new this year - these are the watermelon and cantaloupe plants. We're using animal feed bags as weed-proofing. I cut a hole in the middle and planted each seedling there. We'll see how this works. I saw a tip about this somewhere, probably in Mother Earth News magazine.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/tomatoes.jpgtomatoesHere are the tomatoes. I put 16 plants into the garden, 8 different varieties.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/tomatoes-2.jpgtomatoes 2Here are the tomatoes the next day - a few looked a little floppy, but a nice drink of water perked them up.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/seedlings1.jpgseedlingsThe seedlings waiting to go in.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/planted.jpgplantedAnother pic of the garden. It will be nice to compare this pic to one taken a few weeks from now.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/herbs-and-etc.jpgherbs and etcHere are rows of herbs, cauliflower, and peppers. I started to run out of room at the end so they're a bit cramped, but I think they'll grow ok. It may just be a bit hard to get to them all once grown.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/garden-planning.jpggarden planningHere is the night before I planted everything. I got my pathways ready (a bunch of cardboard strips - once weighed down they make great weed-free paths and they break down over time.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/garden-2.jpggarden 2Here is the planted garden. I have a lot of things I put in as seeds, such as beans, zucchini, chard, and other stuff.2017-06-14T02:28:03+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2017/06/04/getting-the-garden-ready/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/seedlings.jpgseedlingshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/larger-garden.jpglarger garden2017-06-05T00:21:47+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2017/05/03/ducks-in-the-woods/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ducks-31.jpgducks 32017-05-04T00:01:49+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2017/04/23/late-april-in-the-u-p/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/yard-ducks.jpgyard ducksThe ducks sunbathing.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/yard-chickens.jpgyard chickensHere are the chickens and ducks enjoying the sunshine.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/wild-leeks.jpgwild leeksWe picked wild leeks (ramps) yesterday! I made a really good omelet for dinner with them.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/today-3.jpgtoday 3It looks pretty, but it's April 23rd. This is the U.P. though.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/today-2.jpgtoday 2more blegh.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/this-morning.jpgthis morningblegh.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sunshine-roos.jpgsunshine roosOur rooster Big Red watching over everyone.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/rasp-trellis-2.jpgrasp trellis 2Here is a closer view of the new raspberry support system. Hopefully I'll get some yummy berries this year.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/rasp-trellis-1.jpgrasp trellis 1My raspberry plants were a (very spiky) mess. I had some old scaffolding laying around, so I created a support system.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/potatos.jpgpotatosI'm growing potatos in old feed bags. Here they are. 2017-04-23T14:23:00+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2017/03/28/a-beautiful-spring-day/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/tap-in-the-tree1.jpgtap in the treehttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/snow-remains1.jpgsnow remainshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/general-and-hens1.jpggeneral and henshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/daffodils2.jpgdaffodilshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/crocus2.jpgcrocushttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/tap-in-the-tree.jpgtap in the treehttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/collecting-sap2.jpgcollecting saphttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/daffodils1.jpgdaffodilshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/snow-remains.jpgsnow remainshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/chickens-in-the-mud1.jpgchickens in the mud2017-03-28T23:15:20+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2017/01/25/oodles-and-oodles-of-eggs/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/009.jpg009Various shades all together. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/007.jpg007Here are the green eggs - they come in khaki, and light green, and someone even lays khaki with dark spots.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/005.jpg005The various shades of brown and pinkish, all the way to white.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/003.jpg003a ring of eggs in different shades of brown. 2017-01-30T21:45:14+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2017/01/24/hen-hospital/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sore.jpgsoreHere is a closer view of the sore before I cleaned it. It was pretty deep so I used some hydrogen peroxide and then put on some antibiotic cream.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ouch-and-molting.jpgouch-and-moltingHere you can see her back - she's missing a lot of feathers, both from molting and from the rooster attention she gets. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/015.jpg015A view from above. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/014.jpg014Another view of her in the cage.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/013.jpg013I put her in an old indoor rabbit cage, in my art room so that the dogs won't bother her. Our cat Wizard has been visiting her though, but he's pretty much the same size as she is.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/hen-in-a-box.jpghen-in-a-box2017-01-25T16:33:15+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2017/01/04/wintertime-in-the-snow/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/006.jpg006Here are our cars during that same blizzard.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/snowy-trees.jpgsnowy-treesHere are our apple trees covered in snow.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/overhanging-snow-curtain.jpgoverhanging-snow-curtainWe have a metal roof. When we have warm-ups, we get curtains like this hanging down. We were wondering how long these would get - they didn't get much longer than this before breaking.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/overhanging-snow-curtain-feeder.jpgoverhanging-snow-curtain-feederOur bird feeder next to a snow-curtain. This did not deter the birds from coming to eat. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/front-yard-storm.jpgfront-yard-stormThe view from our front porch during a blizzard a few weeks ago.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/finch-on-a-flower-stalk.jpgfinch-on-a-flower-stalkMy husband took this picture of a finch, hanging onto a old evening primrose stalk.2017-01-05T01:10:48+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/11/20/as-fall-turns-to-winter/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/today.jpgtodayHere is what our yard looks like now.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/today-2.jpgtoday-2Here is the back yard. We didn't get much, but it's enough to say Wintertime is here.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/last-week.jpglast-weekHere was our driveway a couple of weeks backhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/hiding-in-the-coop.jpghiding-in-the-coopMost of the chickens are staying in the coop - they seem confused by the snow.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/hekyl-and-fluffbutt.jpghekyl-and-fluffbuttTwo of our roosters, Fluff-butt and Hekyll. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/ducks-in-snow.jpgducks-in-snowThe ducks - they weren't sure what to make of the snow, but they seem to be enjoying hanging out there.2016-11-20T17:43:28+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/10/09/nice-autumn-day/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/wind-day.jpgwind-dayHere is wind (now "Day" - we somehow changed their names in recent weeks).https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/rabbit-cages.jpgrabbit-cagesHere is the setup in our shed. They are all about chest high. We had to make sure they are taller than our dogs' noses.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fire-night.jpgfire-nightHere is Fire (her name is now "night")https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/buddy.jpgbuddyHere is Buddy (he was Earth).https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/yard-birds.jpgyard-birdsThe slow spillage into the yard. We just left the door wide open - it didn't take them very long to figure it out.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/yard-birds-2.jpgyard-birds-2Here they are, wandering around. They don't usually stray too far from their home.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sunshine-chickens.jpgsunshine-chickenshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/s-chickens.jpgs-chickensBasking in the sun.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/general-and-the-girls.jpggeneral-and-the-girlsHere is the General with some of his older-hen harem. They were weeding / de-bugging the strawberry patch.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dirty-ducks.jpgdirty-ducksThe ducks had fun too. They rooted around a bit - you can see one of them has a huge mudpile on her bill. I tried to catch her to clean that off but she was not cooperative. It came off later.2016-10-10T02:39:18+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/09/28/harvesting-the-garden/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/weepy-sunflower.jpgweepy-sunflowerHere it is today... looking very sad.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/watermelon.jpgwatermelonThe watermelon has not grown a whole lot. I think it's supposed to have stripes as well. It's still hanging in there. I will let it sit as long as possible and see if we get an edible melon.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/tiny-pumpkins.jpgtiny-pumpkinsOur tiny pumpkins. The plants are done for this year. I really like these, and will grown them again next year, along with a little bit bigger variety.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/tiny-eggplant.jpgtiny-eggplantA tiny eggplant. They didn't flower until late August, and now they have tiny fruits on them. They are not ripe yet. Hopefully they will ripen before we get a freeze.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/kale.jpgkaleOur Kale, still going strong. I'm going to attempt to leave these, and see if they will come back in spring. I have heard that Kale (and Chard!) will grow as perennials. We will see if they come back in spring.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/garden-9-28.jpggarden-9-28Here's my garden today. It's still very green but there is not much in terms of vegetables left.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/yellow-squash.jpgyellow-squashOne of the last yellow squash we picked. We got a whole lot of these. I had three plants, which was too many for us this year. We froze a lot of this.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/tomatos.jpgtomatosI grew five varieties of tomatoes this year: Early Girl, Druzba, a Blue type, Cherry (very tiny) and some Romas. We got a good crop of them this year. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/green-tomatoes.jpggreen-tomatoesMy canning book talks about picking tomatoes green and letting them ripen on the counter, maybe so they all ripen at the same time? We picked most of what was left. I keep worrying about frost anyway, so this way I don't have to rush out and cover anything.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/canned-tomatoes.jpgcanned-tomatoesMy first attempt at canning tomatoes! I think it went alright. The half pint jars were a little small, I have realized. I will do pint jars for the next batch I can.2016-09-29T13:50:37+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/08/16/the-chicken-flock/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/young-black-hen-resized.jpgyoung black hen resizedHere is a black hen - I think this is Esky's daughter. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/specs-resized.jpgspecs resizedAn update - we lost our Specks a week or so ago. I thought she was egg bound or something (she was lethargic but still eating), so I treated her for that, but it didn't seem to matter. We were very sad to lose her. She was a big personality in the flock. Very vocal about us coming in to get eggs. And very friendly. We'll miss her.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/huge-egg-resized.jpghuge egg resizedA very large duck egg. The duck eggs that are large (which are normal-duck-sized eggs) have been giving double yolks. I don't know if it's because theyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/frizz-1-resized.jpgfrizz 1 resizedHere is our frizzled chicken. I think this is a hen, but we are unsure since she seems to be developing a large comb. I have not noticed any male-typical behavior though (crowing or mounting others) so for now, she's a hen.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/eggs-resized.jpgeggs resizedHere are the eggs recently. The ones on the right and bottom right are from our ducks. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/easter-egger-roo-resized.jpgeaster egger roo resizedHere is our easter egger (Americauna?) rooster, hatched this year.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/chickens_older-white-resized.jpgchickens_older white resizedOne of our 2-year old white hens.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/chickens_frizzle-and-bcm-roo-resized.jpgchickens_frizzle and bcm roo resizedHere is the frizzle hen and our Black Copper Maran rooster. He's from this year's hatch as well. I'm hoping to keep him. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/chickens_dorko-resized.jpgchickens_dorko resizedHere is the General again. He is the only year-old rooster we still have. So far he is on the keep list, but he's been showing some aggressive tendencies lately. I think he's just freaked out because we take roosters and they never come back. He hasn't actually tried to attack yet, so he's staying for now.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/chickens_dorko-and-brown-hen-resized.jpgchickens_dorko and brown hen resizedOne of the red hens (either production or the buckeye, hard to tell here) and my Dorking rooster, General Dorko. (My husband took these pics, since you can see me feeding the chickens).2016-09-28T22:36:39+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/09/25/september-in-the-coop/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/073.jpg073https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/twin-barred-rock-roos.jpgtwin-barred-rock-rooshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/short-butt-general.jpgshort-butt-generalhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/021.jpg021https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/red-and-brahma.jpgred-and-brahmahttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/older-ladies.jpgolder-ladieshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/no-butt-general.jpgno-butt-generalhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/marans.jpgmaranshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/fuzzbutt-and-friends.jpgfuzzbutt-and-friendshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/esky-in-the-rafters.jpgesky-in-the-rafters2016-09-25T23:07:05+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/09/05/clucks-and-quacks-and-chocolate-eggs/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/seeded.jpgseededHere you can see there are some big puddles. We're going to have to fill some of the holes the ducks dug with some top soil.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/old-duck-mess.jpgold duck messThe old duck yard, after I seeded it and put on some straw to keep the seeds in place.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ducks-n-chickens-2.jpgducks n chickens 2The ducks when we first put them into the coop.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ducks-n-chickens-1.jpgducks n chickens 1They are getting used to being with the chickens.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/duck-n-chickens-3.jpgduck n chickens 3The chickens are curious but not trying to add the ducks into their pecking order.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/chocolate-egg.jpgchocolate egg2016-09-06T01:07:45+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/08/31/late-august-around-the-farm/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/watermelon-sling.jpgwatermelon slingI have this watermelon growing, I was worried about it falling off the vine, so I made it a sling. If they come unattached they won't keep ripening. It's about the size of a large grapefruit now.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/tiny-olive-egg.jpgtiny olive eggWe are starting, in the last couple of days, to get eggs from some of our olive/easter egger hens that I hatched from the hatching eggs I bought. We've gotten a smallish olive-tinted egg each day for the last few days, and today we got 2. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sunflowers.jpgsunflowersMy sunflowers. I thought I grew all of one kind, but it turns out that this one is a multi-flower variety. Some of the other plants are just getting one flower head - they haven't bloomed yet though.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/roma.jpgromaI'm getting some ripened tomatoes now. Yum! Here are some romas.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/pumpkins.jpgpumpkinsOur tiny pumpkins. These are "Wee-be little" - I did not realize they would be THIS small, but they are very cute. First success I've had with pumpkins.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/newt.jpgnewtHere is a newt my son found one day.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/lots-of-eggs.jpglots of eggsLots of eggs! Our ducks are laying - we have 7 females, and they almost are laying better than our hens. The ones on the left (blue/white) are all duck eggs. The ones on the right are chicken eggs.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/duck-butt-egg.jpgduck butt eggSome of the ducks are laying like 2 eggs a day. We find the regular, hard-shelled ones, and then strange soft shelled things. We found this butt-shaped egg. It was very soft, but I still would not have wanted to be that duck, trying to get that thing out.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/daniel-corn.jpgdaniel cornThe ears on my son's corn plants are getting big. He only has about 6-7 plants, but he should get enough corn to make him happy.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/carrots-and-beets.jpgcarrots and beetsMy carrots and beets. I picked all the carrots, may plant more and see if I can get them before we freeze. (Carrots that go through a freeze are sweeter anyway). I still have some beets to pick. This is the best carrot crop I've ever gotten (the most I have had at once) so I'm happy.2016-09-01T18:22:30+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/08/14/mid-august-garden/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/zinnia-resized.jpgzinnia resizedHere is a zinnia in the garden. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/tiny-watermelon-resized.jpgtiny watermelon resizedA Tiny watermelon. This plant is actually planted several feet away, and wound its way through the tomatos to the fence. I knew it would wander but I didn't know it would go that far. I'm not very experienced with watermelons.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sunflower-tall-resized.jpgsunflower tall resizedThis sunflower is towering over my head (I'm looking straight down under it here). It does not yet look ready to bloom. This is a giant sunflower, so it will get one very large flower head.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/pumpkins-resized.jpgpumpkins resizedhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/processing-vegs-resized.jpgprocessing vegs resizedHere you can see beans and squash chopped and ready for freezing. In the basket on the upper left is kohlrabi and cucumbers.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/nastrurtium-resized.jpgnastrurtium resizedA nasturtium in the garden. My son insisted we plant these in his part of the garden because the flowers are edible. He likes to eat them.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/garden-mid-august-resized.jpggarden mid august resizedHere is the gardenhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/garden-mid-august-2-resized.jpggarden mid august 2 resizedView from the other way. On the left the dark leafy and green leafy things in the foreground are beets.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/foxglove-resized.jpgfoxglove resizedA foxglove plant. Finally blooming.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/corn-resized.jpgcorn resizedThe corn in my son's section of the garden is coming along nicely. It's almost my height.2016-08-14T23:05:55+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/08/05/mid-summer-on-our-farm/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/frizzle.jpgfrizzle2016-07-30T14:48:41+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/08/03/tiny-bunnies/2016-08-03T18:38:58+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/08/01/hollyhocks/2016-08-01T17:15:00+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/07/30/farming-is-hard-sometimes/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/bantam-roo-1.jpgbantam roo 1Here's one of my bantam roosters.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/bantam-roo-21.jpgbantam roo 2https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/zucchini.jpgzucchiniMy zucchini and yellow squash are going nuts. These plants are huge!https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/zucchini-with-cat.jpgzucchini with catHere you can see them with Wizard in front, so you get a little more idea of scale. There are 5 plants in that mess, plus some sunflowers sticking up in back.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/hollyhocks-3.jpghollyhocks 3They are all in the corner outside our shed and bathrom windowshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/hollyhocks-2.jpghollyhocks 2I love these. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/bunnies-1.jpgbunnies 1Our tiny bunnieshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/hollyhocks-1.jpghollyhocks 1Here are the hollyhocks - different shades of pinks and purpleshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/bantam-roo-2.jpgbantam roo 2Here's the other roosterhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ducks.jpgducksSomehow our duck door got left open - they were starting to spill out.2016-08-25T11:01:58+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/07/16/mid-july-on-the-farm/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tiny-artichoke.jpgtiny artichokeA tiny artichoke. It's about an inch tall.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sunflower.jpgsunflowerA sunflower. This is only about 2 feet tall right now.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/roma.jpgromaRoma tomato.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/pumpkin.jpgpumpkinMy pumpkin plants!https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/kohlrabi.jpgkohlrabiKohlrabi. First time growing this - we are not sure if we like it yet. We will be trying it when it's ready.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/hatch-3_3.jpghatch 3_3Another chick's eye view.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/hatch-3_2.jpghatch 3_2Here are the chicks! We have 14, they all hatched on Thursday, and they are from my own chickens' eggs.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/hatch-3.jpghatch 3A chick's eye view of them.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/greens.jpggreensHere it is, growing away. The red bits on the right are some beets.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/garden-7-16.jpggarden 7.16Here is my garden. I get to do some weeding today.2016-07-16T14:52:08+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/06/26/a-cure-for-hot-bunnies/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/005.jpg005She looks a lot more content here. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/004.jpg004You can see the white baby bunny is kind of climbing the milk jug. The babies really liked the cooling effect.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/003.jpg003Here are some of the babies.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/002.jpg002Here is Earth/Buddy and his milk jug.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/001.jpg001Wind with her milk jug.2016-06-27T02:49:26+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/06/16/a-mid-june-garden-tour/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/zucchini-plot.jpgzucchini plotHere is my other garden plot, behind the house. I've put zucchini and yellow squash here. There are sunflower seeds planted against the house as well.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/woods-2.jpgwoods (2)Our woods behind the house.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/tall-trees.jpgtall treesI just really like how tall our trees are - with the leaves all developed they are more imposing, and it makes the yard feel nice and private. I tried to get the full height of one of our sugar maple trees in this picture.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/strawberries.jpgstrawberriesHere is my strawberry patch. I'm getting lots of berries but they aren't starting to ripen yet, just growing.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/seed-mat.jpgseed matI created some seed mats for smaller seeds like carrots. I had a problem last year where my seeds all migrated or disappeared for carrots and beets and some other things. This should help with that.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/porch-plants.jpgporch plantsHere are my trees and some seedlings on the porch, waiting to be planted.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/planted.jpgplantedHere is the garden all planted. It doesn't look like much here, but it will grow and be really nice eventually. I have a cardboard/mulch path in the middle. As things get bigger I'll mulch around the plants as well.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/leftovers-from-last-year.jpgleftovers from last yearHere are my other survivors from last year's garden. Some lemon balm and two pansies.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/lambs-quarters.jpglambs quartersI have a nice lamb's quarters patch growing. Yum! I didn't plant these, these just grow. They are delicious.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/garden-before-planting.jpggarden before plantingHere is another view of the garden before planting.2016-06-16T03:16:34+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/06/15/a-walk-in-the-woods/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/woods.jpgwoodsI really liked this part of the woods - We got some good rains last night and this morning, so there are little pools everywhere. My son Daniel was having fun walking on logs.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/whoa.jpgwhoaWe came across this crazy thing - it looks like a giant morel that is disintegrating. I thought it was a piece of foam or something till I got up close and realized it was a mushroom.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/slugs.jpgslugsHere are the slugs. They were all over this mushroom tree.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/oysters.jpgoystersYou can see the bugs were loving these mushrooms too.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/oyster-tree.jpgoyster treeI saw this from 40 feet away and had to get closer. This tree broke somewhat recently, but it's full of these mushrooms. Daniel is ready to defend the tree from slugs, it looks like.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/oyster-mush.jpgoyster mushHere are the mushrooms. They look so like some kind of oyster mushrooms. I don't know for sure though, and didn't have a mushroom book with me. I don't know if we get oysters that grow here anyway. I'd like to find out.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/lupines.jpglupinesOn our way out of the woods.. we have Lupines all over the place here.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/huge-mushroom-thing.jpghuge mushroom thingThis is how large it was. There was only one. It's too late for morels, and this is the wrong color, but it looked like some kind of giant fake morel.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/climbing-trees.jpgclimbing treesDaniel climbing some trees.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/big-tree-across-the-street.jpgbig tree across the streetThis tree is huge, and must be very old. It is still going strong, but it has some dead branches on it.2016-06-16T02:49:55+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/06/08/our-frizzled-chicken/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/mohawk.jpgmohawkShe has a little mohawk. I'm not sure what is going on here - it may develop into a comb. Our rooster Wonky-top's comb started as a feather mohawk last year.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/frizzle-4.jpgfrizzle 4Here she is...https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/frizzle-3.jpgfrizzle 3Her coloring has changed a bit -she has a lot more red/orange in her feathers than she did when she first hatched.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/frizzle-2.jpgfrizzle 2Such a pretty little chicken.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/frizz.jpgfrizzAnother anglehttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/feathers.jpgfeathersHere you can see how the feathers on her back are. It's a pretty cool effect.2016-06-09T01:17:27+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/05/28/bunnies-growing-up/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fire.jpgfireHere is Fire, looking for some treats (grass/dandelions), which she will get to enjoy all of, since she won't have to share anymore.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/earth-buddy.jpgearth buddyHere is Earth (or Buddy - my son is attempting to change his name to this, but I still like Earth).https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bunnies-3.jpgbunnies 3Some of the white bunnies have pink eyes like their mama.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bunnies-2.jpgbunnies 2The brown ones are our Rex, Fire's babies.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bunnies-1.jpgbunnies 1Here you can see the bunnies - Our white Californian, Air, had white, gray, and white/gray bunnies.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/air.jpgairHere is air, relaxing in her much larger space.2016-05-28T17:12:14+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/05/22/chicken-moving-day/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/014.jpg014https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/013.jpg013https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/012.jpg012https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/011.jpg011So small compared to the adultshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/010.jpg010https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/009.jpg009They have a lot of room.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/008.jpg008https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/007.jpg007https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/006.jpg006https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/005.jpg005Checking out their new home2016-05-21T23:55:22+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/05/21/happy-dogs/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/happy-nova.jpghappy novaNova runninghttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/039.jpg039Nova and Atat near the fire pithttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/038.jpg038Downey exploringhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/037.jpg037https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/036.jpg036https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/035.jpg035All of them, runninghttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/034.jpg034https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/033.jpg033My son Daniel having fun with the dogshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/032.jpg032https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/031.jpg0312016-05-21T23:40:03+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/05/14/busy-springtime/2016-05-15T02:22:13+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/05/05/chicks-and-bunnies-updates/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/n.jpgnhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/m.jpgmhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/l.jpglhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/k.jpgkhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/i.jpgihttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/h.jpghhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/g.jpgghttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/f.jpgfhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/e.jpgehttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/d.jpgd2016-05-06T00:38:51+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/05/04/more-chicks-are-here/2016-05-05T01:43:08+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/05/03/the-ducks-are-home/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/nosy-neighbors.jpgnosy neighborsHere are the nosy neighbors. They were not sure what to make of the ducks when they first moved into the neighborhood, but they are getting along ok now.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ducks-in-pool.jpgducks in poolHere is a view of the duck's pool, facing the chicken coop.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ducks-in-pool-3.jpgducks in pool 3The ducks push the sides in so they can get in and out, which spills the water. We've put in steps and a ramp on the outside, but they don't understand those very well.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ducks-in-pool-2.jpgducks in pool 2Here they are, swimming and playing. We need to get a hard pool, with some kind of ramp.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/duck-pen.jpgduck penHere is the duck house, and on the right you can see the pool. The ducks LOVE their pool.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/duck-house.jpgduck houseHere is the house - there is a door that goes on, it's not pictured here. But we close it at night to keep the ducks from being eaten by raccoons and other creatures.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/duck-house-2.jpgduck house 2My son inside the duck house.2016-05-09T00:23:21+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/04/27/strange-little-egg/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/weird-egg.jpgweird egghttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/tiny-egg.jpgtiny egghttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/tiny-egg-2.jpgtiny egg 22016-05-03T23:30:34+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/04/25/test-hatch-2-week-photo-shoot/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/chick-one-21.jpgchick one 2https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/chick-12.jpgchick 1https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/chick-11.jpgchick 1https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/light-chick1.jpglight chick1https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/light-chick-3.jpglight chick 3https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/light-chick-2.jpglight chick 2https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/esky-child-2.jpgesky child 2https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/escys-child.jpgescys childhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/chick-one-2.jpgchick one 2https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/chick-4.jpgchick 42016-04-25T23:47:12+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/04/15/springtime-with-ducks/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/croci.jpgcrocihttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/third-melt.jpgthird melthttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/my-silly-family-and-the-duck-house.jpgmy silly family and the duck househttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/melty-side-yard.jpgmelty side yardhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/happy-ducks.jpghappy duckshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ducks-in-the-house.jpgducks in the househttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ducks-in-sun.jpgducks in sunhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/duck-pool.jpgduck poolhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/duck-in-pool.jpgduck in poolhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/duck-bed.jpgduck bed2016-04-16T00:07:00+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/04/13/super-busy-day/2016-04-14T02:53:59+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/04/12/test-hatch-day-2/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/chicks-41.jpgchicks 4https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/tiny-chicks-in-the-brooder.jpgtiny chicks in the brooderhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/third.jpgthirdhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/second-hatchling.jpgsecond hatchlinghttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/chicks-4.jpgchicks 4https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/chicks-3.jpgchicks 3https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/chicks-2.jpgchicks 22016-04-12T23:53:22+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/04/11/test-hatch-chicks/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/wandering.jpgwanderinghttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/wandering-2.jpgwandering 2https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/pip.jpgpiphttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/out-pops-the-chick.jpgout pops the chickhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/bit-o-cracked-shell.jpgbit o cracked shell2016-04-12T13:58:41+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/04/10/duck-updates/2016-04-10T17:43:21+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/03/26/chick-time-is-coming-early/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/incubator.jpgincubatorhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/incubator-with-eggs.jpgincubator with eggshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/egg-turner.jpgegg turnerhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ducks8.jpgducks8https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ducks7.jpgducks7https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ducks6.jpgducks6https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ducks4.jpgducks4https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ducks3.jpgducks3https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ducks2.jpgducks2https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ducks1.jpgducks2016-04-05T11:30:23+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/03/19/ducks/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sleeping-but-upset-i-disturbed-them.jpgsleeping but upset i disturbed themhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/eating-some-food.jpgeating some foodhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ducks.jpgDucks!https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ducks-3.jpgducks 3https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ducks-2.jpgducks 22016-03-20T15:20:13+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/03/17/st-pattys-day-pummelling/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/treeline.jpgtreelinehttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/spruce.jpgsprucehttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/snowy-woods.jpgsnowy woodshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/snow.jpgsnowhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/out-front.jpgout fronthttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/front-porch.jpgfront porchhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/fence.jpgfencehttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/fence-21.jpgfence 2https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/fence-2.jpgfence (2)https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cedar.jpgcedar2016-03-18T17:21:58+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/03/12/march-melt/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/splash-3.jpgsplash 3https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/yard-2.jpgyard 2https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/yard-1.jpgyard 1https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/splash.jpgsplashhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/scratching.jpgscratchinghttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/scratching-in-the-old-dirt.jpgscratching in the old dirthttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/enjoying-outside.jpgenjoying outsidehttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dust-bath.jpgdust bathhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dorko.jpgDorkohttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/backyard.jpgbackyard2016-03-13T00:06:54+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/02/27/indoor-winter-gardening/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sink-plants.jpgsink plantshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/art-room-garden.jpgart room 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The snow gets really deep around the house because of our metal roof - the snow drops off in little avalanches when the temps warm up.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/front-porch.jpgfront porchOur front porch full of snow. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/snowy-side-yard.jpgsnowy side yardOur snowbanks in the back as you're heading to the chicken coop.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/snowy-coop.jpgsnowy coopThe snowbank in front of the chicken coop. We have a trail to the actual door so we can get in.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/birds-under-cedar.jpgbirds under cedarA view of our yard under the cedar tree. You can see a couple of birds on the ground. They are waiting for me to move so they can come back to the feeder.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/squirrel-tracks.jpgsquirrel tracksSquirrel tracks! They come to eat the seeds the birds knock out of our bird feeder.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rabbit-hutches.jpgrabbit hutchesOur rabbit hutch in the woodshed. We have a blanket that usually covers the rabbits when it's very cold, but there was no wind today so I let them have some fresh air.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/yard-under-snow.jpgyard under snowOur side yard, under a foot or so of snow. In the distance under our apple trees you can see deer tracks.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/snowy-street.jpgsnowy streetA view of the road. The old building in this picture is our old hall, across the street. 2016-02-14T17:53:22+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/01/31/mid-winter-chickens/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/025.jpg025https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/027.jpg0272016-02-09T22:17:16+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/01/30/thoughts-on-rabbit-harvesting/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/bunnies.jpgbunnies2016-02-01T12:01:30+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/01/24/a-tiny-nest/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cam02031.jpgCAM02031https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/nest-1.jpgnest 1It's kind of hard to see here - the nest is about 12 feet up into the tree, and it seems to be tied on to the branch by a few strings. 2016-01-25T12:44:49+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/01/06/disgruntled-rabbits/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/wind-the-white-bunny.jpgwind the white bunnyWind, the happy-to-be-out-of-Fire's-cage bunnyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/fire-the-black-rabbit.jpgfire the black rabbitFire, the angry bunny2016-01-07T01:51:00+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2016/01/02/feathered-freeloaders/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/070.jpg0702016-02-27T16:51:08+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/12/27/snow-dogs/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/more-snow.jpgmore snowOur garage and cedar treehttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dogs-in-the-snow-2.jpgdogs in the snow 2The dogs playing in the snowhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dogs-in-the-snow.jpgdogs in the snowMore snow - Nova almost blends in to the snow compared to the other twohttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/snow-dogs.jpgsnow dogsDowney and Atathttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/snow.jpgsnowThe yard covered in snow2015-12-27T23:26:03+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/12/16/air-plants/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cam02027.jpgCAM02027https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cam02026.jpgCAM02026One of my airplant jellyfish.2015-12-17T00:36:36+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/12/06/the-runaway-bunny/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/going-to-hide.jpggoing to hideHere he is running back under the truck on one of our many attempts throughout the day to catch him.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/no-snow.jpgno snowhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/the-hiding-spot.jpgthe hiding spotHis favorite spot to hide was under the truck. I think he actually climbed up on the axles at one point.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/no-snow-2.jpgno snow 2https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/babies-new-home.jpgbabies new homeHere are the babies in their new home.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/runaway-bunny-2.jpgrunaway bunny 2The runaway bunnyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/runaway-bunny.jpgrunaway bunny2015-12-06T23:05:37+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/11/29/late-november-on-the-farm/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/snow-chickens.jpgsnow chickensSnow chickens. The dirt spot here is where we took away their old roost that was out there. We had to steal the sawhorses that held it up, for the rabbit hutch, which you will see below.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/bunnies.jpgbunniesHere they are - they are all brown. But some are darker brown, and one has a little lighter fur. I'm assuming they change color as they get older, but I could be wrong. I'm still new at this. The mom is black and the dad is gray, so I don't know how the brown comes in.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/winter-coop.jpgwinter coopThe chickens don't seem to mind the snow at all. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/baby-bunny-pile.jpgbaby bunny pileThey like to pile up on top of each other, outside of the nest box. I think there are 8 of them. I've tried to count without taking them all out, and they jump around too much so I have not gotten a good count. I will here soon when I need to move them.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/chickens-in-snow-3.jpgchickens in snow 3https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/nova.jpgnovahttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/white-bunny1.jpgwhite bunnyMy husband built nest boxes for the other two rabbits, and they are lined with straw, so they can stay out of the wind when it gets very cold. They like to sit on top of them sometimes, as you can see this one is.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/baby-bun.jpgbaby bunThey are starting to munch on food - this one is eating hay.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/woods-with-snow.jpgwoods with snowSnowy woods.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/mama-and-babies.jpgmama and babies2015-11-29T16:24:34+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/11/22/pre-snow-november/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/chickens-2.jpgchickens 2The chickens in the sunhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/chickens.jpgchickensThe chickens enjoying the sunshine on one of our last nice warmish days.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/chickens-3.jpgchickens 3Another pic of the chickens.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/no-leaves-chicken-coop.jpgno leaves chicken coopThe chicken coop with the leafless forest behind it.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/no-leaves.jpgno leavesOur yard - all the trees have lost their leaveshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/brussels.jpgbrusselsMy brussels sprouts. Update on these - since this picture, we dropped into the 20s. These plants were dead as of yesterday, and the sprouts never got bigger than about dime sized. I gave them to the chickens, they seemed to like the plants.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/artichokes-still-alive.jpgartichokes still aliveI haven't pulled the plants out of the garden yet, and noticed my artichoke plants still looked alive after frosts and one day with a dusting of snow.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/clematis.jpgclematisOn closer inspection, I realized it's a white clematis. We have purple clematis growing here, but not nearly this tall - this is up about 8 to 9 feet in the rosebush. And it's bloomed in November.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/what-is-that.jpgwhat is thatI was out on our porch, and saw what I thought was a white rose on our already-done, pink rosebush2015-11-22T23:49:27+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/11/08/baby-bunnies/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/white-bunny.jpgwhite bunnyOur white doe.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/mama.jpgmamaThe mother bunny.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/boy-bunny.jpgboy bunnyHere's the dad.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/babies.jpgbabiesYou can see a little face peeking out here.2015-11-09T00:23:42+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/11/01/the-rabbits-home-is-complete/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/white-doe.jpgwhite doeHere is our white doe in her new spot.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/stand.jpgstandHere is one of the fish tank stands we have the hutch on. There are shelves underneath, in case we need to put something there. We chose them because they were already built, they were tall enough, and very strong.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/neighbors.jpgneighborsThe neighbors (the chickens)https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/in-the-wood-shed.jpgin the wood shedHere is the view from our side door - we can just look out and make sure everything is ok at night. We have a dimmed light on all the time, and a motion sensor in case predators come in the yard to check them out. Plus our dogs would bark at anything out there.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/hutch.jpghutchHere is our completed Hutch. It is on top of some old fish tank stands my dad made.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/doors-and-inside.jpgdoors and insideWe have three compartments so each of our rabbits has their own space. They are divided by hardware cloth.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/buck.jpgbuckMy buck in his new home.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/bread-tray-floor.jpgbread tray floorThe floors for each compartment are some bread trays (trays that bread came to our store on, when I was a kid). These were still hanging out in a storage building we own. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/black-doe.jpgblack doeHere is our black, already pregnant doe, hopefully getting her nest box ready for the babies (due in the next few days). Last time I gave her a nest box she used it as a litter box. We will see how she does with it.2015-11-01T22:54:52+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/10/26/the-great-rabbit-fiasco-of-2015/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/white.jpgwhiteHere is our white doe, she has pink eyes, but she has splashes of grey on her nose and ears.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/gray-boy.jpggray boyAnother big grey pichttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/chillin.jpgchillinJust chillin...https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/bunnies-inside.jpgbunnies insideHere are the rabbits in their temporary cages, in my art/livestock room.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/black-and-white.jpgblack and whiteHere is our black Rex lady. She has a big scar on her head, with teeth marks. She looks like she got in some kind of rabbit fight at some point. It's healed up but it looks like possibly a permanent scarhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/big-grey.jpgbig greyThe big gray buck. He is the size of our (large) cat.2015-10-27T02:32:44+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/10/09/early-october-on-the-farm/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/trees-with-color.jpgtrees with colorHere are some of the trees in our yard.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/trees-behind-house.jpgtrees behind houseAnother picture of those trees.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/marigolds.jpgmarigoldsMy marigolds.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/last-sunflower.jpglast sunflowerMy maybe-last sunflower for the year.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/garden-mid-oct.jpggarden mid octHere's what my garden looks like - a tangled mess with not much left for picking. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/escape-artist.jpgescape artistHere she is.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/escape-artist-2.jpgescape artist 2Here's another picture.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/colored-maples.jpgcolored maplesHere are the maple trees that we get sap from in the spring. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/chicken-aprons.jpgchicken apronsHere is one of my australorp hens wearing her apron. It doesn't help here wing "elbows", as you can see here, but her back is protected.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/apples.jpgapplesA closer view of those yummy apples. 2015-10-12T11:05:09+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/09/27/wonky-top/2015-09-28T11:56:50+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/09/26/artichokes-tomatillos-in-the-u-p/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/wonk2.jpgwonk2Here's our Wonky.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/wonk1.jpgwonk1Another picture of Wonky.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/tiny-artichoke-21.jpgtiny artichoke 2Here's the second artichoke - it's a little skinny but still will be delicious.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/tiny-artichoke-1.jpgtiny artichoke 1Here's the nicest one of my two that I've gotten.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/small-tomatillos.jpgsmall tomatillosTomatillos in a big soup pot - getting ready to be made into Salsa Verde.2015-09-26T19:59:15+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/09/16/18-chickens-and-updates/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/wonks.jpgwonkshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/langshan.jpglangshanHere's my little langshan / not-sumatra hen.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ladies.jpgladiesA picture of some of my ladies at the fence.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dorko-and-lady-brahma.jpgdorko and lady brahmaHere is Dorko, the Dorking, with a photobomb from one of the brahma hens.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dorko-2.jpgdorko 2https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/boys.jpgboysHere are Splash and Wonky, two of the boys who got to stay with us.2015-09-17T00:46:24+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/09/07/a-peek-in-the-garden-early-september/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sunflowers.jpgsunflowersMy sunflowers - some are about 8-9 feet tall now.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/tomatoes-waiting-to-ripen.jpgtomatoes waiting to ripenMy tomatoes waiting to ripen.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/tomatillo.jpgtomatilloTomatillos. I have lots of hummingbirds that like these flowers as well, so they are helping to pollinate them.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/tiny-artichoke.jpgtiny artichokeA tiny artichoke!https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/tiny-artichoke-2.jpgtiny artichoke 2Another tiny artichoke.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sunflower-jungle.jpgsunflower junglehttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ripening-tomato.jpgripening tomatoHere is one that my son didn't pick!https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/marigolds.jpgmarigoldsMarigolds.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/garden.jpggardenThe garden, early September.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/evening-primrose.jpgevening primroseMy evening Primrose.2015-09-07T17:12:42+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/09/01/harvesting-and-freezing/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cam01804.jpgAcorn squashAcorn squash. Yum! We love eating them roasted with cinnamon sugar and butter.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cam01801.jpgCAM01801https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/basket-of-kale.jpgbasket of kaleMy big basket of kale. This basket is about 2 feet long, 1 foot wide, and just under a foot tall. That's a whole lot of kale.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/lemon-balm.jpglemon balmLemon balm.2015-09-01T23:40:45+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/08/22/broody-hens-and-spoiled-chickens/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/watermelon.jpgwatermelonHens with the watermelonhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/watermelon-3.jpgwatermelon 3https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/watermelon-2.jpgwatermelon 2More watermelonhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/the-boys-and-their-watermelon.jpgthe boys and their watermelonThe roosters with watermelon.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/little-sumatra.jpglittle sumatraMy Black Sumatra hen.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/hen-in-box.jpghen in boxMy broody hen2015-08-23T02:18:40+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/08/16/sunflowers/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cam01782.jpgorange sunflowerMy tall orange sunflower. This one is taller than me, it's maybe about 6 ft tall.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cam01777.jpgThe sunflowerHere is a picture of the above sunflower, along with my son to show the scale. My son is just under 4 ft tall.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cam01774.jpgsunflowerMy first sunflower bloom of the season (sorry for the fuzzy picture).2015-08-16T14:47:42+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/08/11/the-harvest-season-begins/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/beans1.jpgbeansYummy beans.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/squash.jpgsquash2015-08-12T00:16:04+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/08/09/grown-up-chickens/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/egg-diff.jpgegg differenceThe small egg is from our speckled sussex. The larger one is a typical one from our adult 1 year old hens.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/brahma.jpgbrahmaHere is our big beautiful Brahma rooster. I really want to keep him, but he has lately become a bit aggressive with me. I'm trying to break that out of him (just showing him I won't take his attitude) but we'll have to see. I can't keep a really aggressive rooster. I'm hoping he comes around.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/big-red.jpgbig redHere is Big Red, he's a Buckeye. He was getting a tiny bit aggressive for awhile, but he's toned it down.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/wonky1.jpgwonkyHere is Wonky top - he is probably a Cuckoo Maran. He's ruffling his feathers in this picture.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/white-hen.jpgwhite henHere's one of my white hens - she likes to reach through the fence for grass even though they have grass in their pen.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/twin1.jpgtwin1Here is one of our Brahma "twin" hens.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/twin-2.jpgtwin 2Here is the other Brahma hen.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sumatra.jpgsumatraOur Black Sumatra hen.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/splash-dude.jpgsplash dudeHere's our Splash rooster - I thought he was a Brahma because he has feathered legs. But I read that Splash Marans can have feathered legs as well. I am 99% sure he's a rooster, but I have seen another rooster try to mount him... https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/speckled-sussex.jpgspeckled sussexOur hen - I had to hold her to get her picture.2015-08-27T17:38:02+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/08/04/farm-updates-early-august/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/wonky.jpgwonkyHere is Wonky Top. My husband named him, because of his goofy comb. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/tomato.jpgtomatoI have tomatoes! They are getting pretty big, I didn't even see any fruit starting before I left. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/tomatillos.jpgtomatillosMy tinier tomatillo plants are getting large now, and one has flowers. That gives me hope that I will have fruit this year. The largest plant has had flowers for awhile, and just keeps growing.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/tall-garden.jpgtall gardenhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sunflower.jpgsunflowerOne of my tall sunflowers. Just taller than me right now, and starting to form a flower.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/peas.jpgpeasI have peas! These need a couple more days and then I will pick them, there are several on the plant so I'm excited for a decent pea crop this year. I only got a few pods last year - the plants really faltered.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/pathway.jpgpathwayThere is a pathway here, somewhere. The calendula has fallen over into it, because the squash plants are pushing it over, I believe.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/jungle-garden.jpgjungle gardenMy jungle of a garden.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cucumber-plants.jpgcucumber plantsMy cucumbers are getting flowers, and growing well. I hoped for more, but not all my plants took - I ended up with three plants. I love making pickles.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/chicken-jungle-gym.jpgchicken jungle gymMy chickens having fun sitting on their outdoor shelter.2015-08-06T02:46:52+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/07/22/july-flowers/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/yarrow.jpgyarrowHere is some yarrow that is growing next to my not-yet-bloomed lilies in a barrel. We have some wild (like this one) and some that I believe my mom said she planted that comes in different colors.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/unknown.jpgunknown pink flowersI am not sure what these are, but they grow on the side of our house and they are pretty.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/tiny-daisy-flowers.jpgtiny daisy flowersI'm not sure what this is, it's a wild daisy-type flower that grows in my yard. The plant is about 3-4 ft. tall, and these flowers are about the size of a quarter.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/snapdragon-and-pansy.jpgsnapdragon and pansyHere are some Snapdragons and Pansies I have growing in a barrel on our porch. I've never grown snapdragons before. They are very colorful.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/mullein.jpgmulleinA large Mullein growing in our asparagus patch. This is a medicinal plant, and it's probably about time to harvest it - I need to do some research on the proper method of doing that.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/marigold.jpgmarigoldHere is one of my marigolds. I have a few of these scattered in the garden, and in some flower barrels on the porch.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/hollyhock.jpghollyhockOne of our many hollyhocks. We have a tiny hollyhock "forest" near our side door - my mom planted some years ago and they keep coming back each year. There are probably 10-12 plants, and this is one of the first to bloom this year. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/clematis.jpgclematisThese clematis grow near our rose bush. Our first spring here, I stole their support fence for a different spot, because I didn't know they were growing there. They are in an area where the grass gets really tall, so that is what is supporting it at the moment. I plan on giving it better support here soon.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/calendula1.jpgcalendulaOne of my Calendulas, now in bloom. This is the first year I've grown this, I really like the flowers. They are very bright. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/bes-thunbergia.jpgbes thunbergiaHere is my Black Eyed Susan Thunbergia, growing up my fene.2015-07-23T02:59:34+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/07/19/new-chicken-run/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cam01557.jpgnew fenceOur new fencehttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cam01556.jpgOld runthe old dirt runhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cam01555.jpgCAM01555The hens enjoying their new run. (The babies are hiding inside for now)https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cam01554.jpgmakeshift shelterWe used some sawhorses and boards to make the shelter for the roosters. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cam01553.jpgThe roosters can't get inThe roosters are a bit upset that they can't get to the hens. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cam01552.jpganother view of the new fenceAnother view of the new fencehttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cam01550.jpgCAM01550https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cam01549.jpgThe old chicken runA view of our old chicken run - we had the babies in a chicken-wire fence away from the adults.2015-07-19T22:57:29+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/07/12/the-garden-is-growing/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/turnips.jpgturnipshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/tomatos2.jpgtomatos2Here are my black krim tomatoes. I have not tried these, they are supposed to be an almost black / purple tomato that tastes really good. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/tomatos-1.jpgtomatos 1Here are my brandywine and beefsteak tomatoes.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sunflowers.jpgsunflowersMore sunflowers. These ones were planted on purpose.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sunflower.jpgsunflowerA sunflower that somehow ended up in the corn rows. I don't care, I love sunflowers. I must have dropped a seed while walking in the garden.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/squash.jpgsquashA mystery squash. Could be a zucchini, yellow squash, or acorn. I'm not sure yet. I lost track of where they were planted with my efforts of re-seeding in empty spots when seedlings died.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/spinach-chard.jpgspinach chardhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/purple-pansy.jpgpurple pansyHere is one of the pansies I put in amongst the vegetables. This one has really pretty coloring.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/more-pansy.jpgmore pansyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/kale.jpgkale2015-07-13T00:10:01+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/07/06/garlic-and-silly-roosters/2015-07-05T23:05:12+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/07/05/wildcrafting-in-the-yard-lambs-quarters/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cam01523.jpggarlic 2My garlic after brushing off dirthttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cam01522.jpggarlic!My garlic fresh out of the ground.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cam01510-2.jpgBuckeye roosterHere's my young Buckeye roosterhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cam01504.jpglambs quartersLamb's Quartershttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cam01503.jpgLamb's QuartersLamb's Quartershttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cam01502.jpgLamb's Quarters waiting for cleaningLamb's Quarters waiting for cleaning2015-07-05T22:33:55+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/06/26/whats-happening-in-our-yard-june-photo-tour/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/yard.jpgyardHere is our back yard. The leaves have filled out on the trees.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/unidentified-tall-pink-flwoer.jpgunidentified tall pink flwoerHere's a new flower - I don't remember these from last year. I don't know what it is but it's pretty.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/splash-brahma.jpgsplash brahmaHere is my white brahma, which I actually think is a "Splash Brahma" - I love his/her coloring. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/roses.jpgrosesOur side yard with the rose bush. The roses are blooming now. At the nearest post, I have a wisteria planted. It's about 5 inches tall, and doing well.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/purple.jpgpurpleA purple flower. It reminds me of a balloon flower (maybe that is what this is.)https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/peonys.jpgpeonysOur pink peonies. My parents planted these years ago and they are still going strong.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/more-flower-barrels.jpgmore flower barrelsHere are some more barrels, just off our porch. My mom planted lilies in them, and they've slowly stopped producing. We got one nice lily last year. I divided them and put them in only one barrel (the right one here) and the left barrel has other flowers. Echinacea and black eyed susan and others.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/lupines.jpglupinesLupines - we have these growing near our mailbox, and they are growing across the street as well. When I was a kid, there were some at only one tiny spot in the area I live in. Now they are in ditches along the road all over the place.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/lemon-balm.jpglemon balmHere is some lemon balm growing in one of the barrels on the porch. It smells so good.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/hello.jpghelloHello! Here is one of my Brahma chicks.2015-06-25T02:41:50+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/06/25/my-main-garden-bed-a-june-photo-tour/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/yellow-corn.jpgyellow cornHere are my little yellow corn plants. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/tomatoes.jpgtomatoesMy tomatoes are doing better than they were when I first transplanted them. I'm going to give them a bit more time before attaching them to their trellis.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sunflowers.jpgsunflowersHere are some sunflowers. I put some seedlings in, and they didn't seem to be doing so well, so I planted seeds directly in. They are all growing fine, so I will have quite a few. I think I have 10, and they are a mix, some giant, some yellows and oranges.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/squash.jpgsquashA squash plant. I'm not sure what I have where anymore with the squash. I replanted seeds, and leftover seedlings, where original seedlings had died. I think this is a yellow squash.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/peas.jpgpeasSome of my peas. They are just now starting to climb their strings.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/little-tomatillo.jpglittle tomatilloA tiny tomatillo plant. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/corn-beds.jpgcorn bedsThis was supposed to be all corn - white corn on the left, and yellow on the right. I have one or two white corn that sprouted. The yellow corn is doing pretty well. I just planted some more yellow corn seeds in where the white corn was supposed to grow.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/calendula.jpgcalendulaA calendula flower plant. I'm excited, this is the first time I've grown them. They are supposed to be pretty, and also medicinal/edible.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/big-tomatillo.jpgbig tomatilloA big tomatillo. This is one of the original started seedlings. It is the only one that survived that planting. I planted the smaller one, in the picture above this, later. Unfortunately this one is getting flowers, and they need to cross pollinate to get any fruit. We'll see if I get any this year. My other plant is very small compared to this one.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/big-garden-bed.jpgbig garden bedThis picture doesn't look a whole lot different from the one I posted earlier in the month, but individual plants are doing better. I know it will look a lot fuller by this time next month.2015-06-28T16:38:06+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/06/24/my-back-garden-a-june-photo-tour/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/turnips.jpgturnipsHere are some of my turnips. I planted a couple of small rows and they actually all seem to have sprouted, and are doing well.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/strawberries.jpgstrawberriesThis is part of my strawberry patch. I'm not too impressed - this year I planted 25 plants into a "lasagna" garden. I have maybe 10 that survived. I figure if they all make it I will adjust their positions and let them fill the garden in, instead of buying more plants next year. These are starting to get flowers on some of the plants.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/romaine.jpgromaineI planted a little raised area next to my strawberry patch (which is also in the back garden plot) with chard, lettuce, and spinach. Here is my romaine. I put seedlings in and most are still there and doing well.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/one-of-four-carrots.jpgone of four carrotsI think I have found four carrots in amongst the lamb's quarters. I have replanted more seeds so hopefully here soon we will see more. Here is one of the four I have found.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/my-lambs-quarters-garden.jpgmy lambs quarters gardenHere is the bed that is mostly full of lamb's quarters. I am going to let them grow a bit more before harvesting. I have some stuff I planted that is (kind of) growing in amongst all the lamb's quarters.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/makeshift-toad-house.jpgmakeshift toad houseThe other night it was going to storm. It was the 2nd time I'd run into Mr. Toad. So I found a flower pot and made him a toad house. The plants aren't really big enough to give him any shelter yet. He went inside and I saw him in there later on, looking out, like he liked his house.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/lone-onion.jpglone onionI might have a few onions, I planted a couple rows originally but have only found a couple. Here is one of them. I replanted seeds again this week so should see more soon, hopefully.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/kale.jpgkaleHere is my kale. I grew these inside at first as seedlings and then planted about 20 of them in the garden. I think most of them have survived, and are doing well. The leaves on this one are about 5 inches long.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/garlic.jpghttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/garden-buddy.jpggarden buddyHere is a toad that I keep running into in the back garden. I think he lives there, which makes me happy. They eat lots of bugs. He must get scared each time I come into the garden because he always hops which makes me see him. If he just hid I wouldn't know he was there.2015-06-25T01:05:10+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/06/21/rainy-june/2015-06-22T02:16:29+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/06/12/teenage-chickens-and-broody-hens/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cam01423.jpgHanging outHere are my Brahma, the Wyandotte, and my possible Delaware (the white one with black speckles). I am not sure if the Delaware is a rooster or hen - can't quite tell. Roundish saddle feathers but pointy neck feathers, which is another feature of roosters.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cam01422.jpgblack roosterHere is my one definite rooster. He has the fancy tail, and has been crowing since 2-3 weeks old. He's starting to sound like a real rooster now. We think he may be a Black Langshan.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cam01419.jpgSpeckled SussexHere is my Speckled Sussex. I believe she is a hen, she is smaller than everyone else. But she also is the only Speckled Sussex I have so I can't be sure. She looks like a hen to me. She's usually very tame and lets me hold her.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cam01418.jpgRooster and SussexHere they are together. These two hang out a lot together. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cam01409.jpgCAM01409https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cam01405.jpgBuff BrahmaHere is my Buff Brahma. I'm pretty sure he's a rooster. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cam01402.jpgRed/brown and wyandotteHere are my Red and my possible wyandotte. I think the Red may be a hen, but this is the one who crowed at me once. Her / his saddle feathers are short and rounded though. I believe the black and white guy is a rooster, and possibly another Silver Laced Wyandotte.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cam01398.jpginside the coopHere are five of the teens together inside the coop. The wyandotte wasn't in the picture for some reason.2015-06-13T03:00:00+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/06/07/yay-the-garden-is-in/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cam01387.jpgplantsplantshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cam01386.jpgCAM01386https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cam01385.jpgsupports 2bean and pea supportshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cam01384.jpgpeas and beansPeas and Beanshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cam01383.jpgsquash and herbssquash and herbshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cam01382.jpgCAM01382https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cam01381.jpgpepperspeppershttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cam01380.jpgThe gardenThe garden2015-06-07T15:40:54+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/06/03/getting-some-help-in-the-garden/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/scared.jpgscaredhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/helpers.jpghelpersChickens in the gardenhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/helpers-2.jpghelpers 2Here are a couple chickens scratching in the garden.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/atat-wants-to-play.jpgatat wants to playAtat checking out the chickens.2015-06-04T01:09:37+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/06/01/tiny-chicks-growing-up/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ladies.jpgladiesHere are my adult hens.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/wb-and-roo.jpgwb and rooThe whitish/grayish chick is a White Brahma, I believe. She has feathered legs like the other Brahmas. And the rooster is here too. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/red-and-white.jpgred and whiteMy white Brahma and my red chick.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/brown-speckle.jpgbrown speckleHere's my brown speckled chick. He / she is a little more shy than some of the others. The rooster likes to be in pictures, so he's here too.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/red.jpgredHere you can see one of the Buff Brahmas (we have two this batch) along with a red chick and our little rooster who has a strange puff of feathers behind his comb.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/hello.jpghelloHere's our black Sumatra (I believe that's what he/she is - this is the escape artist) along with a gray/white chick and the rooster.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/hello-6.jpghello 6https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/hello-3.jpghello 3Here's my Sumatra, the dorking, and the red chickhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/hello-2.jpghello 2Here are my two Buff Brahmas2015-06-04T01:46:33+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/05/31/the-new-garden-bed-is-ready/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cam01327.jpgplants in cageMy plants hardening off in a cage.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cam01326.jpgCAM01326https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cam01325.jpggarden bed 1The long view of our new fenced in garden bed2015-05-31T23:04:20+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/05/26/doing-what-needs-to-be-done/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cam01313.jpgroosterMy Silver Laced Wyandotte Roosterhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cam01315.jpgCAM013152015-05-27T03:15:00+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/05/22/integrating-chicks-into-the-flock/2015-05-22T11:07:44+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/05/21/that-darn-grass/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/together.jpgtogetherMy big chick and large chicks together.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/together-2.jpgtogether 2Another picture of them together.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/strawberry-plant.jpgstrawberry planthttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/smug-meanies.jpgsmug meanieshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/grass-patches.jpggrass patchesDarn grass! Here's a small strip I'll have to dig up.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/garden-plot.jpggarden plotHere's my garden bed as of today. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/chippie.jpgchippieChipmunk on our flower barrel, waiting for sunflower seeds to fall from our feeder so he can steal them.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dog-pen-and-new-bed1.jpgnew bedHere is the bed with tarps, cardboard, and even metal trying to cover / kill the grass.2015-05-22T02:22:58+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/05/14/strawberry-bed/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/lasagna-2.jpglasagna 2Here's the short view of the lasagna garden, where it comes all the way to the edge of the house. Now it's a big rectangle behind our house so my fence will be able to be a lot neater-shaped this year.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/lasagna-1.jpglasagna 1Long view of the new lasagna area - you can see the area beyond it that I worked on last night (see my last post - Heavy Lifting).2015-05-15T02:08:41+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/05/13/heavy-lifting/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dog-pen-and-new-bed.jpgdog pen and new bedThe messy tarp area in this picture is going to be my new bed. I'm attempting to kill the grass, but I may have to lasagna this bed too. I was trying to kill the grass instead because I don't know where I will get enough dirt to cover this space. We'll see.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/compost-bin.jpgcompost binMy compost bin. I've only turned it once so far since most of this pile is only a few weeks old.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/chicken-coop.jpgchicken coopShot of our chicken coop across the back yard, shot from beyond the cherry tree near the tire swing. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cherry-tree.jpgcherry treeOur cherry tree is in bloom.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/before.jpgbeforeHere's what the back garden bed looked like before we started on it tonight.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/after.jpgafterA section of the back garden that we finished layering compost material into.2015-05-14T00:36:00+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/05/08/a-hot-day-in-may/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/willow.jpgwillowOur willow tree in the front yard. The trees are all getting buds now. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/mystery-flower-3.jpgmystery flower 3This is the mystery plant from my Leeks post last week - they are now getting yellow flowers. I still don't know what these are - if you know, please leave me a comment.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/mystery-flower-1.jpgmystery flower 1Another one of the mystery flowers - they grow in the woods.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/garlic.jpggarlicMy garlic is doing well - I planted this last fall. This is my first time growing garlic. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/daffodils-2.jpgdaffodils 2More daffodils in the woods behind our house.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/daffodils-1.jpgdaffodils 1Daffodils in the woods.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/back-yard.jpgback yardOur yard is greening up nicely.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/asparagus-patch.jpgasparagus patchThis is supposed to be an asparagus patch. My mom kept it as one for a long time, but it stopped producing. It's surrounded by narcissus, which are not blooming yet, and need to be divided. So far my asparagus that I started last year has not appeared again, although we have a rhubarb (on the right) and a large mullein growing here (on the left).2015-05-09T14:05:30+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/05/07/downey-atat/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cam01235.jpgplayingThe dogs playing on the porch - I'm not sure if Atat is kissing or biting Downey here.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/grr.jpggrrPlaying - Downey was growling at Atat here.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/downey.jpgdowneyDowneyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/downey-on-the-porch.jpgdowney on the porchDowney on our back porchhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dogs-playing.jpgdogs playingMy dogs - Downey and Atathttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dogs-facing-away.jpgdogs facing awayDogs facing away from each otherhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dancing-atat.jpgdancing atatAtat jumping around in their fenced portion of the yard.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cam01255.jpgCAM01255https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/big-tongue.jpgbig tongueBig tongued Atathttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/big-pretty-face.jpgbig pretty faceAtat2015-05-08T01:55:14+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/05/05/my-how-theyve-grown/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/yellow-chick_now-white-chicken.jpgyellow chick_now white chickenHere's my little yellow chick that turned into a larger white chicken with black feathers mixed in - still not sure if this is male or female.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ugg-boots.jpgugg bootsHere is my little feathered leg guy (girl?) I like the coloring this one has - caramel colored with black.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/orange-chick_now-brown-chicken.jpgorange chick_now brown chickenHere's the orange one I spoke about in the paragraph above - she's now a dark brown / reddish chicken. She's very curious and friendly, where the rest are still pretty flighty.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/mask-face_now-speckled.jpgmask face_now speckledThis one was showing the speckled feathers at three weeks. She did NOT want her picture taken - she tried to hide behind some boards and the other chickens.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/black-chick_now-white-and-black.jpgblack chick_now white and blackHere is my little black chick that turned into a white-headed chicken. His (her?) comb is very similar to my adult rooster's - like a blob thing on their forehead. I'm still not sure the sex of this one.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/black-and-white-chick_now-black-rooster.jpgblack and white chick_now black roosterHere is my little rooster - he keeps trying to crow with my big rooster - they call back and forth. He has a scratchy little crow.2015-05-06T01:53:03+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/05/04/adventures-with-seedlings/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/whole-setup.jpgwhole setupMy seed starting setup.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/under-table-seedlings.jpgunder table seedlingsHere are my under-table seedlings. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/tomato.jpgtomatoTomato pots.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/screened-seedlings.jpgscreened seedlingsMy setup with the screens in place.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/comfrey.jpgcomfreyComfrey - this is a new plant for me, I'm excited to see how it does.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/bes-thunbergia.jpgBES ThunbergiaBlack Eyed Susan Thunbergia - a vine with little orange/black flowers. This is new as well - I had to give it a trellis, and separate them from everyone else - they were trying to climb my tomatoes.2015-05-05T11:17:40+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/05/01/escape-artist/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/7.jpg7https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/6.jpg6https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/5.jpg5https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/4.jpg4https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/3.jpg3https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2.jpg2https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/1.jpg1https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/0.jpg2015-05-02T01:50:08+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/04/30/wildcrafting-in-our-yard-wild-leeks/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wild-leek.jpgwild leekWild Leekshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/mystery-spotted-leaf-plants.jpgmystery spotted leaf plantshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/daffodil.jpgdaffodilA daffodil in our yard.2021-02-22T13:22:06+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/04/22/and-then-we-had-26/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/topknot1.jpgtopknotThis little one has a top-knot, which means it will have a fluffy feathered head. Most likely some type of Polish chicken.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/small-yellow-gray1.jpgsmall yellow grayA little small yellow and gray chick - this one was a little sluggish this morning. He's smaller than everyone else.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/small-brown-yellow1.jpgbrown and yellowThis one is a brown and yellow mixturehttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/pale-with-dark-head-fluffylegs.jpgpale with dark head fluffylegsThis one is pale/white with a darker grayish head. Its fuzz seems a tiny bit loner than most of the others. It also has feathered legs https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/orange1.jpgorangeA little orange chick. This one cheeps a lot and very loudly.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/group1.jpgnew chicksNew chicks in their brooder boxhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/group-21.jpggroup 2Here they are all together.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/feathered-leg-twins1.jpgfeathered leg twinsThese two look like twins, they are both brown with feathered legs, like my older feathered leg one from the last batch.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dorking1.jpgdorkingThis is a Dorking - you can tell by its toes - it has 5 instead of the typical 4. https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dorking-legs1.jpgdorking legsA close up of the Dorking's toes.2015-04-24T23:48:19+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/04/18/the-chickens-have-left-the-building/2015-04-19T00:32:12+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/04/15/wizard-the-purrface/2023-12-19T04:06:12+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/04/13/tiny-rooster/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cam01018.jpgWizardOur house/farm kitty, Wizardhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cam01017.jpgCAM01017https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cam01016.jpgWizardWizardhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cam01013.jpgWizzieWizzie coming to get petted.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cam01012.jpgtiny roosterThe black chick with the large comb is now crowing.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cam01009.jpgLarge chicksThey are getting bighttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cam01008.jpgCAM01008https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cam01007.jpgCAM01007https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cam01004.jpgCAM010042015-04-14T17:07:02+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/04/05/seedlings/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/tomatoes.jpgtomatoesMy tomato seedlingshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/seed-germination-chart.jpgseed germination charthttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/our-snowless-yard-out-the-window.jpgsnowless yardOur snowless (mostly) side yardhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/more-flower-seedlings.jpgmore flower seedlingshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/flower-seedlings.jpgflower seedlingsSome various flower seedlings2015-04-05T21:59:54+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/03/28/starting-seeds/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cam00996.jpgseed traysMy seed trays.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cam00995.jpgseed packetsMy "Start in April" seed packets2015-03-29T00:14:39+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/03/25/birds-at-the-feeder-and-we-got-snow-meh/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/5.jpg5Birds at the feeder - 5https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/4.jpg4Birds at the feeder - 4https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/3.jpg3Birds at the feeder - 3https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2.jpg2Birds at the feeder - 2https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1.jpg1Birds at the feeder 2015-03-28T23:39:35+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/03/24/updates-maple-mushrooms-and-growing-chickens/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/blondie.jpgblondiehttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/black-chick.jpgblack chickhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/black-and-white-spotted-face.jpgblack and white spotted facehttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/syrup.jpgsyruphttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/shiitake.jpgshiitakeOur Shiitake mushroom.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/orangie.jpgorangiehttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/mask-face.jpgmask facehttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fighter-fuzzy-boots.jpgfighter fuzzy boots2025-06-25T10:45:04+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/03/22/beginnings-of-spring/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/yard-2.jpgyard 2https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/yard-1.jpgyard 1https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/crocuses-arriving.jpgcrocuses arrivinghttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/crocus-leaves.jpgcrocus leaveshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/chickens.jpgchickenshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/chickens-2.jpgchickens 2https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/crocuses-arriving-copy.jpgcrocuses arriving - Copyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/crocuses-arriving-copy-2.jpgcrocuses arriving - Copy (2)2015-03-22T22:50:06+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/03/16/hard-lessons-of-farming-an-homage-to-peepers/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/peepers-3-4.jpgpeepers 3.4Peepers in early March2015-03-17T01:07:25+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/03/12/home-grown-edible-mushrooms/2015-03-13T01:46:06+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/03/10/maple-syrup-time/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cam00938.jpgCAM00938https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cam00937.jpgCAM00937https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cam00934.jpgCAM00934https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cam00887.jpgCAM00887https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cam00885.jpgmushroom logone of the mushroom logs2015-03-24T20:50:04+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/03/05/introducing-the-new-chicks/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/chicks-and-peepers.jpgchicks and peepersThe chicks in their new home with Peepers.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/yellow.jpgyellowLittle Yellow guyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/spotted-face.jpgspotted facehttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/orange.jpgorangehttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/orange-mask.jpgorange maskThis one has an orange / brown mask on his eyes, and has a cool brown skunk-like stripe down his back.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fighter.jpgfighterhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/black.jpgblack2015-03-06T03:26:03+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/03/01/the-chick-corral/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cam00884_1.jpgCAM00884_1https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cam00884.jpgPeepersHappy Peepers.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cam00882.jpgCAM00882https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cam00881.jpgnew brooderPeepers in the new brooder.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cam00879.jpgCAM00879https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cam00877.jpgCAM00877https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cam00875.jpgCAM00875https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cam00874.jpgBox made from smaller boxesLarge box shape for brooderhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cam00873.jpgCAM008732015-03-01T18:13:07+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/02/21/waiting-and-getting-ready-for-spring/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/garden-plan.jpggarden planhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/crocus-2014.jpgcrocus 2014A crocus in our yard from last spring2015-02-22T00:45:06+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/02/15/adding-chicks-friends-for-peepers/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/peepers-2-13.jpgpeepers 2.13Peepers Feb 13th2015-02-15T20:42:27+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/02/10/a-mushroom-tour-of-2014/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cam00625.jpgTiny mushrooms on our picnic tableThese tiny mushrooms grew on our picnic table in June.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cam00624.jpgTiny mushrooms on our picnic tableThese tiny guys grew on our picnic table.https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cam00623.jpgCAM00623https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cam00702.jpgCAM00702https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cam00701.jpglittle guys on a logLittle mushrooms on a loghttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cam00700.jpgCAM00700https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cam00699.jpgCAM00699https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cam00698.jpgTall brown mushroomA Tall brown mushroomhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cam00697.jpgTiny orange mushroomTiny orange mushroomhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cam00696.jpgyellow mushroomsYellow Mushrooms2015-02-10T22:13:30+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/02/12/attempt-at-chicken-fodder/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cam00862.jpglentil sproutsThese are lentil sproutshttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cam00860.jpgCAM00860https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cam00856.jpgseed sprouter with sproutsSeed sprouterhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cam00855.jpgmy container with birdseed to sproutMy container with birdseed to sprout2015-02-22T19:19:32+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/02/08/keeping-farm-logs/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cam00412.jpggiant sunflowerA giant sunflower2015-02-08T15:47:43+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/02/02/chickens/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/chickens-young.jpgchickens younghttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/chicken-faces.jpgchickens posing for the cameraThese are my chickens from summer 20142015-02-06T00:55:08+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/02/05/peepers-the-lone-chick/https://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/peeps-2-weeks.jpgPeepers 2 weeksMy chick Peepershttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/peepers.jpgPeepershttps://mytinyupfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/peepers-and-friend.jpgPeepers and friend2015-02-06T00:54:40+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.com/2015/01/31/the-basics-about-me/2015-02-06T00:22:42+00:00monthlyhttps://mytinyupfarm.comdaily1.02025-08-03T16:19:04+00:00