Sounds like a classic 'modern' homestead of the pre-WWII design, right down to the fishpond.
I've generally used chickens in my rose garden, but I've not had the space for a small orchard. Right now, due to predators, my birds have to be kept in a fenced yard with a lockable coop. I'm getting a lot of manure every day to add to the compost.
You should be okay eating some of your artichokes this year--but they'll likely be small ones.
I garden for the same reason you do--that perfect sun-warmed fruit or vegetable that I worked for. Also to be able to share that bounty--I always grow far more than I can consume. Granted, I don't can as much as I could, but I'd rather share it fresh.
Thanks for the advice on artichokes. I've heard that you shouldn't let thhem bloom the first year, to make the growth stronger next. Maybe I'll let half of them flower, and nip off the smaller buds.
I'm all about preservation. I'm too chicken to get into canning yet, but the hot car makes a brilliant drying oven for tomatoes and chilis, my freezer holds the rest. I still have peas and pumpkin from last year. I do share the bounty as well, but some day I will be big and brave and have tons of preserved stuff. Some day...
I haven't tried drying anything. I need to do that next year. I'm still learning the different ways to garden here--the soil is really different, as are the various bugs and whatnot, so my garden this year was not as successful as I'd have liked. But the chickens did not complain, and loved everything that I threw in the barnyard for them.
Canning isn't difficult, but it requires care. Poisoning yourself and your friends is considered poor form ;^)
A nice young kudu doesn't taste gamey at all. It is a delicious meat, very healthy, and so rich. This old bull, on the other hand, is just a bit tough. He makes excellent pies.
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I've generally used chickens in my rose garden, but I've not had the space for a small orchard. Right now, due to predators, my birds have to be kept in a fenced yard with a lockable coop. I'm getting a lot of manure every day to add to the compost.
You should be okay eating some of your artichokes this year--but they'll likely be small ones.
I garden for the same reason you do--that perfect sun-warmed fruit or vegetable that I worked for. Also to be able to share that bounty--I always grow far more than I can consume. Granted, I don't can as much as I could, but I'd rather share it fresh.
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I'm all about preservation. I'm too chicken to get into canning yet, but the hot car makes a brilliant drying oven for tomatoes and chilis, my freezer holds the rest. I still have peas and pumpkin from last year. I do share the bounty as well, but some day I will be big and brave and have tons of preserved stuff. Some day...
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Canning isn't difficult, but it requires care. Poisoning yourself and your friends is considered poor form ;^)
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So how does kudu compare to cow steak as far as texture/taste/etc?
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