26 Apr Thu 2012
Chickens in the Coop, Tomatoes Potted Up
The Brandywine plant is an heirloom tomato, which means that the flowers are openly pollinated and seeds can be saved from year to year. They produce excellent-tasting fruit and grow indeterminately, which means that there is no set number of flowers and fruits that the plant will produce. They can grow and grow until the frost and winter temps arrive.
The sun cherry, as the name indicates, is a nice golden cherry tomato that is known for its sweetness.
Pink Beauty is one of my favorite determinate tomatoes. It produces nice pink fruits that are uniform in size and color. These, along with the 2 other varieties above have just been potted up into these 50-cell trays. They came from the 20-rows whose picture was featured a couple of entries ago. Scroll down to see how much they have grown!
About a week before seedlings are to be transplanted outside they need to be hardened off, which means they need to be accustomed to wind and temperature fluctuations. While they are making these adjustments consistant watering is still provided. All of these alliums (onions, leeks, scallions) will be planted the week of April 30th. If you are interested in helping out with this activity, please let me know!
The chickens are slowly becoming bolder with leaving thier coop. I moved them out last week but we had such cold and windy days lately that they haven't been very interested in going outside until just recently.
No eggs yet! It takes about 6 months for chicks to begin to lay eggs, so I am expecting eggs around September or October.
It is very exciting to see the chickens using the roosts! I don't think they actually sleep up there yet but it is exciting to see them growing and doing more "chicken-y" things!
