Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[ValerieJ]

I'm actually enjoying having the herbs in the greenhouse. I don't need more than what can grow in there. I don't dry them or freeze them at all. If I can't have them fresh from the garden, I will buy them fresh from the grocer or farmers market.

Besides, my raised beds are all spoken for and I have no plans to expand that area at all. And we are way past wanting to plant anything directly in the ground.

 

[pennyJo1960]

My herbs all go winter outside have never brought them in till I use them.

 

[Smokerbill]

I dry some. I have lots of oregano and tarragon, plus some dill seeds in the pantry. Sometimes I don't feel like walking outside to get herbs. LOL

It's getting close to time for me to order fresh onion seeds. I probably won't grow shallots again next year, except for a few of this year's bulbs that I hope to get seeds from.

And no potatoes, probably no peppers either. Fewer tomato plants, more onions and only Blue Lake pole for the green beans. Peas for sure too, and cabbage and greens. Carrots, maybe...

And I think I'm going to hatch another batch of eggs in a week or so, another 8 or 10 that will probably be a combination of straight New Hampshires, and RIR over NH chicks. I think both boys are servicing the favorite pullet. She's starting to lose a few back feathers but doesn't seem to mind.

 

[Hinotori]

Yeah, they're all doing great. I decided to weigh them all today to determine which, if any, are growing bigger and faster. The top four weighed 157, 147, 146 and 145 grams. Two were 138 grams. 136, 132, 125 and 122 grams for the smallest four. I'll weigh them again at 4 weeks old. I banded them all with colored zip ties so I can tell them apart.

When they reach laying age the largest ones will be breeding stock for the next generation, and I'll keep the largest cockerel too.

My tarragon is a perennial plant out in the garden and comes back every year. Freezing weather doesn't bother it at all. You could try planting one of yours outside this fall. I'm sure it would do great.

A few weeks ago I shook all dill seeds from the plants onto the bed when I cleaned up the garden for next year's crop. All of my dill this year came up as volunteer plants. I still have a lot of fresh dill heads and leaves in the freezer.

On silkies the boys generally get bigger earlier. It's the ones in the middle weight that I cant guess at

 

[Smokerbill]

On silkies the boys generally get bigger earlier. It's the ones in the middle weight that I cant guess at

I think it's the same with the NHs. And the cockerels start growing wattles at a fairly young age.