tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749684475391974742.post3710234754355646183..comments2024-02-19T23:01:09.644-05:00Comments on Happily married...to the cows!: What's Growing...Or Not...Alicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17973714830730420149noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749684475391974742.post-53457300620822592582015-06-16T21:19:34.440-04:002015-06-16T21:19:34.440-04:00Lots of growing things there, Alicia. Lasagna gar...Lots of growing things there, Alicia. Lasagna gardening sounds like a great idea. The new baby twins are beautiful. Too bad you can't expect them to become part of your herd, but that goes with raising livestock. Wishing you great health and keep on keeping on.Leeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655189620056032790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749684475391974742.post-34408732024660623012015-06-16T10:03:11.663-04:002015-06-16T10:03:11.663-04:00Alicia,
Glad to hear your energy is renewed and y...Alicia,<br /><br />Glad to hear your energy is renewed and you are enjoying life. Sounds like your garden is doing well and you will have fresh veggies before you know it!<br /><br />My garden is growing too, but it will be a while before any veggies are harvested. The only thing that is close is lettuce and cilantro. <br /><br />It's crazy how rain fall amounts can vary in a small area.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488038248488005011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749684475391974742.post-84316750039879450742015-06-16T00:03:21.996-04:002015-06-16T00:03:21.996-04:00I wish I could send our rain your way. The garden...I wish I could send our rain your way. The gardens look good. The grapes are nice. Twins are always a wonder to me. Glad you are feeling better.Bonnie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052974547161586063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749684475391974742.post-5282776310756362692015-06-15T23:30:09.126-04:002015-06-15T23:30:09.126-04:00Alica, my big perennial beds at the old house will...Alica, my big perennial beds at the old house will soon be a thing of the past, too, I fear... but I'll explain more about that later. I spent an hour in the humidity working in them this morning, barely breaking the surface of the weeding. I have a much smaller one here, and I need to put in some major work on it next week. By the way, we lasagna-gardened for the last five years, you will be so happy... weeds will pull right out! <br />Mary Ann https://www.blogger.com/profile/08136211832739830031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749684475391974742.post-56651145599774020032015-06-15T21:16:01.113-04:002015-06-15T21:16:01.113-04:00I have done lasagna bed before right on top of the...I have done lasagna bed before right on top of the grass. I laid down 7 to 9 thickness of wet newspaper, and piled the layers on top and non of the grass came through. <br /><br />I'm a crazy wooman with so many gardens and I love working in the soil but I can see a day when i'll have to downsize or hire a gardner. You are wise woman. <br /><br />We had a calf born yesterday morning and another one today. A bull and a heifer. <br /><br />I sure hope that you get a good down poor to wet the ground. <br /> Your silage looks like big white marshmallow. I like how your husband marks the bales.<br />Take care,<br />Hugs,<br />JBJuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03423754263165266554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749684475391974742.post-30959752621836390242015-06-15T20:36:09.312-04:002015-06-15T20:36:09.312-04:00I had a friend who did lasagna gardening and loved...I had a friend who did lasagna gardening and loved it. Produced higher yields. I hope it works for you! Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123691580195879542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749684475391974742.post-21630825187035352102015-06-15T19:25:28.898-04:002015-06-15T19:25:28.898-04:00Yes...if both calves are heifers, they are usually...Yes...if both calves are heifers, they are usually fine! Sometimes the mixed sets of twins are ok, but more often than not, they aren't. And as dairy farmers, a heifer that won't get bred can't produce milk, so...Alicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17973714830730420149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749684475391974742.post-68936663827442018572015-06-15T19:15:12.676-04:002015-06-15T19:15:12.676-04:00I always learn something new when I read your blog...I always learn something new when I read your blog. I never knew that about sterile heifers. So, if the twines were both heifers would they be fertile?<br />Funny, I looked at some of my gardens as was thinking about downsizing! Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749684475391974742.post-53993263716665095512015-06-15T18:41:08.547-04:002015-06-15T18:41:08.547-04:00Goodness, I'd like to send you some rain. My...Goodness, I'd like to send you some rain. My barnyard is a soggy, muddy mess, and I can't get into my garden. I'm so glad you're enjoying the new smaller gardens!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749684475391974742.post-11357211549032915532015-06-15T18:37:37.422-04:002015-06-15T18:37:37.422-04:00You'll have to keep us posted about how the la...You'll have to keep us posted about how the lasagna method works out. <br />When I was young, my Dad did something similar. He liked the method, but decided against using horse manure because the weed seeds, etc. had not broken down by the time the horses food turned into manure. The result was a lot of weeds! <br />I can completely understand you enjoying the smaller more manageable garden and perennials. We are so happy with the smaller property that we have here at Mill Hill Meadow :) <br /><br />Best of luck with at the auction with the calves. <br /><br />Have a nice week.<br /><br />~K.Kerinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05416650902627197826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749684475391974742.post-33779882740967187112015-06-15T17:29:26.861-04:002015-06-15T17:29:26.861-04:00I am curious about the way you have done that bed....I am curious about the way you have done that bed. I will be interested to see how it works. You know I thought I would miss my large garden. I don't. The smaller one takes so much less time. I can weed it in 10 minutes compared to hours it took me in the big one. So I am with you on the smaller garden. <br />Pretty calves. That is too bad, but I know how that goes. Farm Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00998621464797636686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749684475391974742.post-61839640014237056472015-06-15T15:24:04.259-04:002015-06-15T15:24:04.259-04:00i remember last year you posting about how much wo...i remember last year you posting about how much work those flower beds make for you and the toll it takes on your body, too. glad you decided to alter your plots, then! the lasagna gardening is interesting! i hope it works well! i saw a news headline that pa had some flooding - guessing that's not near you so i hope you can get more rain.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.com