Our sweet girl Cindy is broody again. She is a silver laced Old English Orpington. However, the eggs are a mix of possible; polish, bantam coaching, polish bantam coaching cross, polish-ameraucana/cross, bantam cochin-ameraucana/cross and pure silkie.
This is her 4th or 5th flock she will be...
Ayshica Andrews, with Dig It, Grow It, Share It, and DePhane Marcelle Weaver with Free Plant N Garden Stands Org are hosting the 1st annual SOUP PARTY. This FUN fundraiser supports both our non-profit organizations!
Date: Sunday, December 17th
Time: 3:00 pm -5:30 pm
Location: Dig It, Grow It...
We are thankful that Epic Gardening/Botanical Interests donated to our mission! We have an event coming up SEEDS & WEEDS a great volunteer opportunity. See our website for all the details. Freeplantngardenstands.org
I am thankful to whomever shared this diamond cholla from the Arizona Cactus Society meeting on Sunday.
Their last meeting was this Sunday and memberships are half price now. This is a great opportunity to sign up.
They always have people at the meetings to help educate you with cactus...
MEGA SEED GIVEAWAY
ARIZONA”S fb Private Group is almost at 23000 Members. YAY!
Please read ALL Information prior to entering!
Check out these 23 FULL Unopened Seed Packets
(check the comments for the 2022 vegetables, herbs & flowers in this giveaway)
Thank you to our sweet host #111 in...
This is such an amazing time to learn about honeybees, pollinator plants and see what Plant N Seeds we have for sharing.
Check out the map on our website so you will know where we will be on the property.
Learn all about bees and beekeeping from the experts in the field.
Then shop for local...
#214 Anderson Grange Take A Plant Leaf A Plant
Redding, California 96002 U.S.A.
Across from Kent's Meats
Against the wall, left of the door.
Love this orange color of this gardening exchange stand.
#213 New To You Plant Swap
Leander, Texas 78645 U.S.A.
Off Blockhouse Creek & Tumlinson Fort Drive
SPECIAL HOURS
FRIDAY 7am-SUNDAY 9pm
EVERY OTHER WEEKEND
Started on August 25th
Next time; 📅
September 8th-10th.
Is now open, yay!
TRAVELING GARDENING EXCHANGE STAND #11
This will be a fun educational garden tour while we do a plant n seed exchange. The traveling garden exchange stand will be there so you can see things that have been donated.
(items on the stand are for an example, display only)
Invite your friends as...
Does your neighborhood have a
1. Gardening exchange stand or seed library.?
2. Little Free Library or book exchange
3. Geocaching location
4. Geocaching location with a travel bug 🐛 hotel 🏨
5. Strava segment?
6. National Wildlife Federation, certified wildlife habitat property
7. Monarch...
HONEMADE 🧈 BUTTER
You'll need;
1. Heavy whipping cream, this was almost 1 gallon
2. Salt, we used 1/2 teaspoon of unrefined ancient sea salt from Redmond.
3. Cheese cloth
4. Bowl for mixing
5. Spatula
6. Bowl of ice for rinsing
7. Mixer, used the immersion blender 1st, then a regular...
If you have a flock and have extra 🥚, try 💧 water glassing some.
Our chickens have not been laying as much recently, so we're diving into these that were preserved using this method back in October 2022.
The 1st container has been good so far, but one looks like an egg cracked recently.
Here...
Indoor gardening during the summer.
1. Sort seed's with a friend.
2. Make origami seed packets.
3. Fill packets for sharing at the stands (share them when temps are in the 80's).
4. Press 🌸 flowers for projects.
5. Get your seeds ready for the next planting season.
6. Get cuttings rooted.
7...
There's nothing like a refreshing drink on a hot day.
Rosselle hibiscus is one plant people grow here in Arizona. The color is fabulous, and the flavor is amazing.
We make a large, strong batch for the week and give the leftover flowers to the flock.
Add kombuka, stevia, fresh mint, and ice...
Even though the Casa Grande seed libraries are slow due to the heat, and the gardening exchange stand is closed, Daniel Dybowski is a great educator. We hope the next one he does, you're able to meet up and learn from him.