Comments on: Susie’s Secret Garden: Ponds, chickens and vegetables http://www.thecanaryreport.org/2009/10/10/susies-secret-garden-ponds-chickens-and-vegetables/ A blog and social network about Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:35:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Susie Collins http://www.thecanaryreport.org/2009/10/10/susies-secret-garden-ponds-chickens-and-vegetables/comment-page-1/#comment-16534 Susie Collins Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:28:40 +0000 http://www.thecanaryreport.org/?p=7116#comment-16534 Thank you, Robert! I have just added a new Rhode Island Red hen, she's a love and layed her first big brown egg yesterday-- I got so excited! I took some photos of her and her treasure and will post soon. My veggie garden is fallow right now, Right after we planted the winter crops, we were flooded with rains and nothing came up but one bean bush start. So even in balmy Hawaii, the winter weather can make some trouble. We will try again soon. I wish I could send you some of our Hawaiian sunshine, clear skies today! Stay warm and take care! Thank you, Robert! I have just added a new Rhode Island Red hen, she’s a love and layed her first big brown egg yesterday– I got so excited! I took some photos of her and her treasure and will post soon. My veggie garden is fallow right now, Right after we planted the winter crops, we were flooded with rains and nothing came up but one bean bush start. So even in balmy Hawaii, the winter weather can make some trouble. We will try again soon. I wish I could send you some of our Hawaiian sunshine, clear skies today! Stay warm and take care!

]]> By: Robert http://www.thecanaryreport.org/2009/10/10/susies-secret-garden-ponds-chickens-and-vegetables/comment-page-1/#comment-16528 Robert Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:07:03 +0000 http://www.thecanaryreport.org/?p=7116#comment-16528 An amazing garden, Susie. It makes me hungry just looking at all the fresh vegetables and dishes. Thanks for the great photos; a real treat as a blizzard rages outside my window here in snowy Ottawa, Canada. An amazing garden, Susie. It makes me hungry just looking at all the fresh vegetables and dishes. Thanks for the great photos; a real treat as a blizzard rages outside my window here in snowy Ottawa, Canada.

]]> By: Susie Collins http://www.thecanaryreport.org/2009/10/10/susies-secret-garden-ponds-chickens-and-vegetables/comment-page-1/#comment-14082 Susie Collins Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:55:19 +0000 http://www.thecanaryreport.org/?p=7116#comment-14082 Aloha Carys! Thanks for your kind words. I'm thinking about getting a few more hens next spring, but only banties like these b/c they don't damage the garden as badly as larger hens. Araucanas and Marans are lovely, you'll have to share photos when you get yours! The plant in the first photo is a papaya tree! That particular tree now has about 20 papayas growing. The water plant is my favorite in the ponds! It's called a mosaic plant, and eventually all the spirals get big enough to nestle together. I think that photo was taken late in the day; the spirals tighten up at night, and then in the morning relax into a larger circle. And then you see the little yellow flower? They pop up out of the spiral on a slender stem. It's just an unbelievable plant. And very helpful in the ponds b/c it keeps the water shaded and cool for the fish, and also keeps down algae blooms. Aloha Carys! Thanks for your kind words.

I’m thinking about getting a few more hens next spring, but only banties like these b/c they don’t damage the garden as badly as larger hens. Araucanas and Marans are lovely, you’ll have to share photos when you get yours!

The plant in the first photo is a papaya tree! That particular tree now has about 20 papayas growing. The water plant is my favorite in the ponds! It’s called a mosaic plant, and eventually all the spirals get big enough to nestle together. I think that photo was taken late in the day; the spirals tighten up at night, and then in the morning relax into a larger circle. And then you see the little yellow flower? They pop up out of the spiral on a slender stem. It’s just an unbelievable plant. And very helpful in the ponds b/c it keeps the water shaded and cool for the fish, and also keeps down algae blooms.

]]> By: Carys http://www.thecanaryreport.org/2009/10/10/susies-secret-garden-ponds-chickens-and-vegetables/comment-page-1/#comment-13940 Carys Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:44:19 +0000 http://www.thecanaryreport.org/?p=7116#comment-13940 Beautiful garden you have, Susie! And what lovely hens! I hope to have some Araucanas and Marans someday. What is the plant int he 1st photo, and the water plant that has the spirals of small bits going out from the center? Beautiful garden you have, Susie! And what lovely hens! I hope to have some Araucanas and Marans someday.

What is the plant int he 1st photo, and the water plant that has the spirals of small bits going out from the center?

]]> By: Susie Collins http://www.thecanaryreport.org/2009/10/10/susies-secret-garden-ponds-chickens-and-vegetables/comment-page-1/#comment-13773 Susie Collins Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:30:57 +0000 http://www.thecanaryreport.org/?p=7116#comment-13773 Aloha Star, thanks much! All I wanted this summer was greens as you can see in the photos, but now I have some root crops started for winter. Our avocado tree is now dropping fruit and the ulu tree is laden with breadfruit (a staple in the Pacific). I love the comets! The comets and the chickens are the treasures of my gardens. I'm thinking about getting a few more hens next spring. Aloha Star, thanks much! All I wanted this summer was greens as you can see in the photos, but now I have some root crops started for winter. Our avocado tree is now dropping fruit and the ulu tree is laden with breadfruit (a staple in the Pacific). I love the comets! The comets and the chickens are the treasures of my gardens. I’m thinking about getting a few more hens next spring.

]]> By: Star (a.k.a., "Galien") http://www.thecanaryreport.org/2009/10/10/susies-secret-garden-ponds-chickens-and-vegetables/comment-page-1/#comment-13754 Star (a.k.a., "Galien") Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:47:08 +0000 http://www.thecanaryreport.org/?p=7116#comment-13754 I love, love, love gardens! Yours is gorgeous--so lush and impressive--and as I also love to cook--it gets my culinary passion brewing---mmm food! The fishies are precious and make me think of a beloved goldfish I once had who lived for 8 years! I love, love, love gardens! Yours is gorgeous–so lush and impressive–and as I also love to cook–it gets my culinary passion brewing—mmm food! The fishies are precious and make me think of a beloved goldfish I once had who lived for 8 years!

]]> By: Susie Collins http://www.thecanaryreport.org/2009/10/10/susies-secret-garden-ponds-chickens-and-vegetables/comment-page-1/#comment-11770 Susie Collins Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:11:19 +0000 http://www.thecanaryreport.org/?p=7116#comment-11770 Thank you, Silvia! Aloha from Hawaii, Susie Thank you, Silvia! Aloha from Hawaii, Susie

]]> By: Silvia http://www.thecanaryreport.org/2009/10/10/susies-secret-garden-ponds-chickens-and-vegetables/comment-page-1/#comment-11764 Silvia Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:05:10 +0000 http://www.thecanaryreport.org/?p=7116#comment-11764 What a wonderful garden Susie! Great pictures. Best wishes from Germany, Silvia What a wonderful garden Susie!
Great pictures.

Best wishes from Germany,
Silvia

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