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076 Hot Pigs, the recovery of sick tomatoes in the garden / greenhouse, remember when on the farm
076 Hot Pigs, the recovery of sick tomatoes in the garden / greenhouse, remember when on the farm
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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Jun 26, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Last week we responded to a listener question with a little bit of good natured humor about a non-conventional mode of transportation - the tricycle. We learned that 99.9% of trikers are funny people and, well, let's just say - if you are going to ask us a question and are looking for an answer... you should expect the same humor and standards we apply to ourselves to also apply to you.
We talk about our decision regarding Katniss on the farm and why / how we got to that decision. It's been hot and the pigs have been managing it as we head into weaning time. The broilers are enjoying the pasture more than Farmer Andy is and the chickens in the "chick wagon" are now enjoying foraging outside. We talk a little about the electric netting use this year to "secure" the pens and how it's been working out so far. We also talk about our new tumbler composter.
In the Veggie Patch we talk about the tomato ICU we set up after the extraordinary rains caused a bunch of losses.
Remember when we had our last farming "Remember When" segment? That's OK, we don't either. This week's remember when talks about the things listeners have asked and we keep forgetting to give updates about. We talk about our concrete pig waterer, that chick wagon post to our blog that never got done and an update about Nugget the chicken.
We talk about our decision regarding Katniss on the farm and why / how we got to that decision. It's been hot and the pigs have been managing it as we head into weaning time. The broilers are enjoying the pasture more than Farmer Andy is and the chickens in the "chick wagon" are now enjoying foraging outside. We talk a little about the electric netting use this year to "secure" the pens and how it's been working out so far. We also talk about our new tumbler composter.
In the Veggie Patch we talk about the tomato ICU we set up after the extraordinary rains caused a bunch of losses.
Remember when we had our last farming "Remember When" segment? That's OK, we don't either. This week's remember when talks about the things listeners have asked and we keep forgetting to give updates about. We talk about our concrete pig waterer, that chick wagon post to our blog that never got done and an update about Nugget the chicken.
Released:
Jun 26, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode
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