Author Archives: JonesGardenBlog

Battles are not the war

Posted on May 30, 2020 by JonesGardenBlog

Chickens were quiet this morning. That’s never a good sign. Temps peaked over 110 yesterday. When I got this batch of chickens I was concerned about the Australorps, but the person selling them said that they do really well. I … Continue reading →

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Round one to the humans

Posted on May 28, 2020 by JonesGardenBlog

I’ll spare you the picture but day one of going to war with the rodents, humans 1, rodents 0.

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The pest strikes again

Posted on May 27, 2020 by JonesGardenBlog

Looks like I need to pick up some additional sweet potatoes. And the game against the pests continues. I’m not sure it ever ends. Get one, or several, and more pop up to replace them. I’m up for it! I … Continue reading →

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Sweet potatoes are in

Posted on May 25, 2020 by JonesGardenBlog

We prepped the beds a while ago. Technically they are my son’s beds as a school project this year. We didn’t really go through the whole process of creating slips and everything. We bought some organic sweet potatoes and cut … Continue reading →

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Grapes

Posted on May 24, 2020 by JonesGardenBlog

Ive had a love/hate relationship with grapes so far. I have yet to grow any GOOD tasting grapes to maturity. They usually get eaten by birds and such before that point, actually before THIS point. The plants are great to … Continue reading →

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