That right there is funny. Only had rabbit once when I was a young kid. I seem to remember it tasting like chicken.
One of my favorite foods, fried rabbit. Very rich meat, you don’t want it every week. Some milk gravy made in the same skillet with fried taters on the side. Right larapin.
I haven't had a lot of luck with bush type. I've tried them in pots on sufficient drip as well. I did get some, but if I had bought the plant at Home Depot for $2.50 and only gotten 2 99¢ cucumbers for my effort I wouldn't have been too happy nor willing to try again. But some people buy 3 foot tall tomato plants for $19.99 so what do I know.
I've had good luck in the past with the Blue Lake beans, so I stick with 'em. The bunnies are very fond of them also, but they can't get to the plants in these planters.
Got some tomatoes planted this afternoon after the rain stopped. Some tumbling tom cherry tomatoes in old recycling tubs. A bush early girl in a tub: The stick is temporary because it was pretty darned windy this afternoon. Tiny tim cherry tomatoes in milk crates. Some oxheart tomatoes: Peas, lettuce and cauliflowers have been in the ground for a while.
Me too. I only raise them as far as them taking up residence under my shed and in my bushes. I use the .22 with Aquila Super Colibre 19 grain slugs that travel at about 750 fps for yard work around my gardens. Inside of 20 yards they are accurate and deadly. Out of my CZ 452 American rifle, they are quite a bit more quiet than my 5mm Sheridan air rifle. All you hear is the firing pin and a "thwap" of the bullet hitting said rabbit. My wife has been on the deck reading and has not known what I have up to until she sees me dressing another rabbit, if anything at all. I typically fry, pressure cook, or pressure can them for eating later in a stew. I have a number of pints of that product from last fall in the pantry. I don't typically shoot them this time of year, but soon I may have to shoot a few of the small ones that often seem to get inside my fences. I will save them too, if at least big enough for two to a pint. I just freeze them dressed and whole. If not big enough they become plant food. We are far enough out of the city, have big enough lots, and have good neighbors that are on the same page (all gardeners and rurally minded), so I could probably get away with .22 shorts, but with the Aquila rounds there is no noise disturbance what so ever.
It's never really over til the fat Lady sings..... For the third time had to put the Pacific Purple under cover. They're talking 33F tomorrow am w/3" snow. All but two of the PP are above ground. Just got it mounded up and water pipes set. Could spell the end for the fruit. So begins another very typical front range end of spring storm. Been 40F all day and rain. Love the rain. ....so.....Inspector General says...chop, chop.....fire that 'matha up.
Last weekend I got some peppers planted after laying down weed control. Few red, orange and yellow plus one jalapeño. One watermelon and a pot of cucs. Lettuce and toms doing well. I did reseed some lettuce. One row just didn’t sprout hardly at all, so I mixed in some peat. Looking to get some cabbage and something else to fill space. Not sure what yet.
That weed control, we tried that one year. Does it have to go over bare dirt? We tried it but there were weeds growing and we put it over the top hoping it would kill them. Didn't work.
Peppers and garlic getting going. Peppers need tilled around but it’s just too damp. I have made clods so many times in my life I know better than to try.
Thanks. When it’s this nice outside we get some enjoyment out of it. The pics remind me I need to mow again.
It’s worked good for me. If those weeds aren’t too high and you can get the plastic pinned down, a few hot sunny days will fry the growth below. I usually lay it after a fresh till. I dislike pulling weeds.
..oh, yea...we got it. 33F...hopefully didn't kill the fruit. This is the pear tree. Lots of fruit set...…won't know if it made it till it warms up.
Have you considered running a sprinkler to protect the pear tree? Using sprinklers to protect plants from spring freezes
That's a good thought.....but too expensive for a few pears. City water way to expensive and running the pump out of the cistern way to expensive. 35F this morning. May be ok.
