Different Crops?

A national site dedicated to alternative crops and enterprises for suitable for small farms. This is mostly a listing of what can be done, but there are some helpful links to different states and their extension offices who can help even further when deciding what crops to grown in your region.

Alternative crops

Welcome

Welcome to our new spot on blogger :-) 

We are hoping to share our adventures outdoors with 2 children, 3 cats, 1 dog, several chickens and the wide world outside our house. We are currently building a new home for our 3 hens that we have and will be adding some chicks and hopefully a rooster soon, stay tuned for pictures! 

The garden is planted, now it's the waiting game for sprouts. All from seeds this year and smaller so that we can handle it better. I'm fairly certain that I see sprouts for tomatoes, cantaloupes and pumpkins. Hopefully, here soon we will see more tomatoes, watermelons, green onions and all the herbs. I'll add pictures as it all grows. 

  The beginning of our garden.

2 of our hens, the third was being camera shy. We have one Dominique, and 2 reds.

Reuse it tips

These are tips I've found mostly online, I'll share them with ya'll and give credit where it's due. If it's not accurate or you know of something better, definitely let me know please. n







Ecomarket Tips

Bloomin’ heck
The nutrients in coffee grounds and tea bags can really help your houseplants bloom. Use the more acidic coffee grounds as fertilizer for tomatoes, carrots, roses, azaleas and rhododendrons. These plants love a bit of acid. For everything else, rip open a used tea bag and tip into your watering can and sprinkle away. Tea is slightly less acidic but just as nourishing for your greens.
Also, coffee grounds are reported to help keep bugs from plant areas.