Silver City Heritage Farmstead
Can't stop now (formerly Dragons Wish Farm)
This year in NC, it's been cooler and wetter than any other since I moved here in 2007. I'm planting square foot (raised bed) gardens now.
What vegetables do well in cooler conditions? Are there heirloom varieties anyone can recommend?
What about flower varieties do well? Again, I'm looking for heirloom varieties.
Also, are there flowers or vegetables that make good chicken feed? My compost pile has become a sprouts/greens plucking area for chicken feed! When I cleaned the brooder, I threw the shavings on my very modest compost heap. Chickens--for me so far--are very wasteful feeders. They fling stuff EVERYWHERE! Anyway, I'd been feeding a 5-grain mix (millet, black oil sunflower, cracked corn, milo and I forget the other) and it's all sprouted on the heap. It's looks like a giant chia pet. :-D I pluck sproutlings morning and evening. My lovely Campines and Gretchen (the 5 month old banty hen) were the first to try it and the others quickly followed their lead.
Thanks in advance for the suggestions.
What vegetables do well in cooler conditions? Are there heirloom varieties anyone can recommend?
What about flower varieties do well? Again, I'm looking for heirloom varieties.
Also, are there flowers or vegetables that make good chicken feed? My compost pile has become a sprouts/greens plucking area for chicken feed! When I cleaned the brooder, I threw the shavings on my very modest compost heap. Chickens--for me so far--are very wasteful feeders. They fling stuff EVERYWHERE! Anyway, I'd been feeding a 5-grain mix (millet, black oil sunflower, cracked corn, milo and I forget the other) and it's all sprouted on the heap. It's looks like a giant chia pet. :-D I pluck sproutlings morning and evening. My lovely Campines and Gretchen (the 5 month old banty hen) were the first to try it and the others quickly followed their lead.
Thanks in advance for the suggestions.