by audrarussell | Jul 25, 2020 | backyard chickens, Barred Plymouth Rocks, Barred Rocks, chickens, garden, garden harvest, harvest, locally grown, squash, tomatoes
Hello garden gals and guys! Welcome back to Fat Earth Backyard Farm! It has been too hot for words outside which has limited my outdoor time other than watering the gardens and keeping my hens hydrated with lots of water and their favorite summer snack: watermelon!... by audrarussell | Jul 17, 2012 | harvest, weeds
Hello Garden Gals and Guys! Well…the weeds have been conquered. I had to do some harvesting because the heat combined with me being busy caused things to die in my back yard garden, but I was able to get a small harvest. Let’s start with the... by audrarussell | May 17, 2012 | garden shots, harvest
Hello again, garden gals and guys! I know it hasn’t been a week since my last post, but my backyard garden is doing SO well! I just had to share! Where do I start? OK. How about here:I got a whole BOWL full of berries yesterday!... by audrarussell | Aug 10, 2011 | garden, garden harvest, harvest
Hello garden gals and guys! The heat of summer can be brutal on plants but my cantaloupe plants finally decided to grace me with some fruit. Very sweet! Here is my youngest boy helping me put some of the harvest in the truck: He’s a hard worker! You may think... by audrarussell | Jul 14, 2011 | harvest, tomato hornworm
Hello there garden gals and guys. While I was working on the farm as part of my trainee program, I got a really good first-hand education about bugs. I’ve read about them and seen pictures of them, but now I’ve seen them first hand and I want to share them... by audrarussell | Jun 24, 2011 | flea beetles, harvest, weeds
Hello again garden gals and guys! Well, the summer heat is finally upon us. Combine that with the rain and what do you get? Yup….weeds! Yuck. I didn’t go to my garden for a week and the result was five hours worth of weeding in the big garden.My... 