Our hardy octet was excited about a new project: CHICKENS!
We had put in much research and design, meetings, and hopefulness. But, alas, today our landlord (*play pompous trumpeting here*) banned us from being able to have them because 'it would draw attention'.
:(
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Around the Commune: To work or not to work?
Imagine it's a quiet Tuesday afternoon. The Dallas weather is sweltering at best. The commune is unusually still and deserted. All it's inhabitants are at work or school.
Except two lone hippies with nothing to do.
What did our intrepid hippies choose to spend their afternoon doing?
One choose hard manual labor with old rusty (but effective) tools. The other did crossword puzzles.
It's a good... if lonely... day at the commune. :)
Except two lone hippies with nothing to do.
What did our intrepid hippies choose to spend their afternoon doing?
One choose hard manual labor with old rusty (but effective) tools. The other did crossword puzzles.
It's a good... if lonely... day at the commune. :)
Plant updates!
There are limes starting to show on the lime tree.
The stevia has survived and is coming back much stronger than before.
The mint and catnip are still struggling but haven't died out.
As I mentioned last time the tomatoes, peppers, and cukes are producing. However, we are still having problems with what looks to be early blight on the tomatoes. Even though I trimmed and we've started being more careful about watering, the plants are still turning wilty and yellow.
Our herbs and lettuce are pretty much spent. (We should eat the rest of it soon!)
The beans are almost done for the season...
and we have a plan (mostly) for next season (thanks to last night's meeting).
:whew: Busy hippies!
The stevia has survived and is coming back much stronger than before.
The mint and catnip are still struggling but haven't died out.
As I mentioned last time the tomatoes, peppers, and cukes are producing. However, we are still having problems with what looks to be early blight on the tomatoes. Even though I trimmed and we've started being more careful about watering, the plants are still turning wilty and yellow.
Our herbs and lettuce are pretty much spent. (We should eat the rest of it soon!)
The beans are almost done for the season...
and we have a plan (mostly) for next season (thanks to last night's meeting).
:whew: Busy hippies!
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Around the Commune: Meeting tonight!
We're having our follow-up meeting for garden and chickens tonight. I'm hoping it will be productive... we've fallen down on most of what we had planned to get done after the last meeting. (Of course, that storm changed a few things...)
In other news, our tomatoes are finally starting to turn, our cucumbers are cuking, and our pepper plants are peppering. :D
In other news, our tomatoes are finally starting to turn, our cucumbers are cuking, and our pepper plants are peppering. :D
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Two surprises and a contest!
A lot of our garden is sad after the storm. The side garden fared pretty well but the front garden and (especially) the container garden got hit pretty hard. The strawberries are on the brink of destruction, something has started attacking our beans and our lettuce was completely destroyed.
But...
All hope is not lost at tehCommune. NO. We are survivors. And here is our proof:
Grow, babies, grow!
And lastly, but not leastly, there is a GARDEN CONTEST being held over at Instructables! I know I'm going to enter something! Are you? If so, link to it in the comments so we can all see it and vote!
But...
All hope is not lost at tehCommune. NO. We are survivors. And here is our proof:
Grow, babies, grow!
And lastly, but not leastly, there is a GARDEN CONTEST being held over at Instructables! I know I'm going to enter something! Are you? If so, link to it in the comments so we can all see it and vote!
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Storm of Doom (aka 'And Thor said FU!')
Apparently, it's bad for me to leave the Commune. I was dropped off at Love Airport at 5:30 am and shortly thereafter disaster struck.
The storm that had been threatening us for a day or so hit... HARD. Our power lines and meters were ripped from our house and it took almost a full week for it to be restored!
The storm that had been threatening us for a day or so hit... HARD. Our power lines and meters were ripped from our house and it took almost a full week for it to be restored!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Cucumbers
We have a tiny little cucumber. Actually we have about 5 of them, but this guy was the first!
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