Comments on: Fantasy Farm

By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:25:17 +0000

Living in the country for much of my life, I will tell you this. I HATED fruit trees growing up. Not the eating of the fresh fruit. That was divine. It was the cleaning up of rotten fruit that would fall that has made me declare all fruit trees off limits on my property. A therapy session I probably need! Kidding, but it was gross. And chickens. The only thing fun about having chickens around is shooting them with a water gun! They don’t like it! I pray you will enjoy them more than we did! Still live and love the country – fruit tree and chicken free!!
Blessings!

By: The Dairy Wife

The Dairy Wife — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:24:05 +0000

Cows! Did you mention cows? You need a few. I’d be very happy to send a few dozen your way. I’m serious .. and all the flies that come with them. Indiana bred flies are the best. Oh, and can Marlboro Man come too? … and the kids? I’m needing a break!

Think Cows!

Tanya

By: Amber

Amber — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 05:24:18 +0000

Hi! I’m dreaming and planning too! I just ordered my seeds and some bare root strawberries yesterday. I can hardly wait. I’m trying straw bale gardening this year. For those of you without much space, this may be an option for you . . .

By: Pieternella

Pieternella — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 05:19:49 +0000

I love your fantasy farm.
I was going to mention about the male and female plants as well, but I didn’t realise you could get self polinating plants. Pretty neat!
I have a fantasy farm as well, somewhere here in Canada but for now it lives in my mind and heart.

By: Janice

Janice — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 02:20:51 +0000

Not to rain on your fantasy farm parade, but I’d reconsider growing anything around the old derrick. At the very least have the soil tested for toxic residues — we have plenty of those out this way, and there’s no way I’d eat anything grown too close, let alone offer it to my children. Not after what I’ve seen.

Have fun with the rest though. Nothing beats fresh food grown on your own land.

By: Brandy

Brandy — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:24:16 +0000

Your farm sounds lovely. If I had more room I would have cherry trees, blueberry bushes, apple trees and tomato plants. *sigh* Last year we planted a tomato plant in a container and it did well, I think I’ll expand this year. And we have cherry trees, but it will be YEARS before they bloom.
Enjoy all those dreams of spring!

By: Estella

Estella — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:52:48 +0000

Good luck with your farm.

By: Vonda

Vonda — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:51:41 +0000

:biggrin: I am sure your farm will be more than the fantasy soon. I love your site and am trying to catch up on some of the posts. We live on six acres in Oregon and I have around twenty blueberry bushes of various varieties, eight raised beds for vegetables and lots of wild blackberry bushes (the kind with thorns dang it). My husband also built me a grape arbor for mothers day a couple of years ago. I posted about this early last summer on my Wee Ones blog.

Oh and chickens. We have eight hens who give us plenty of eggs and more to give away. The Aracondas lay pale green eggs. Fun!

By: Maureen

Maureen — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:26:19 +0000

Now is such a good time to start seeds inside for spring. I always mean to do it but forget. Maybe this will be the year.

By: Gardent Gretta

Gardent Gretta — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:58:39 +0000

Wow what a fantasy farm! Sounds familiar to some people I’ve met in the Ozarks of Missouri. But their goats aren’t miniatures… Miniatures can be pains when it comes to reproducing… You should probably get some sheep, bunnies (angora and meat) as well as so miniature chickens… Guineas are amazing for eating buggies!