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All of the first seeding of tomatoes and peppers are doing fine and getting stronger everyday. In a few more weeks it’ll be time to pot them and eventually moving out to the greenhouse for finishing. The second seeding of … Continue reading →

After just a week, most of the first seeding of Tomatoes have popped out of the soil. Sitting on the soil warmer helps to get these hot Summer vegetables off to a start. Now to keep them close to the … Continue reading →

A friend asked what tomatoes and peppers were started. Here’s the list: Tomatoes (days to harvest from transplants)       Cherry/ small Super Sweet 100 (65) Juliet (60) Yellow Pear (78) Red Pear (70) Gold Nugget (55) Golden Jubilee (72) … Continue reading →

Seeded tomatoes and peppers today – indoors of course! Several varieties of both cherry and full sized tomatoes along with four varieties of sweet peppers. A second seeding will take place a week after these germinate.

It seems like it’s been a long time coming, but the Spring Melt-Off has started. Soon it’ll be the Mud Season until all the melt off soaks into the ground.

The final project focus will be with Birchen that have Blue rather than black body color. These are called Silver Blue and Lemon Blue. Here are the adult patterns.

The last two projects involve varieties based upon a pattern called Birchen. They are a solid color body with striped necks and laced breast feathers. Males also have striped feathers leading into their tails. The lace pattern is reversed from … Continue reading →

The second focus for Cochins this year is varieties of Columbia’s Cochins. These are not as common as the Laced varieties and come in two basic colors – White Columbian and Buff Columbian. The are a basic solid color with … Continue reading →

Bantam Cochins have been a mainstay livestock on Fluffybottom for several years. They have been useful in study selected poultry genetics especially in exhibition breeds (as well as a source of organic compost). Each year different varieties are the focus … Continue reading →