I pulled another giant broccoli plant from the veggie patch and launched it into the chicken yard this afternoon. There's not a lot of green left in their domain and so I guess it's not surprising that the chickens were happy to get a big plant, but it's remarkable how enthusiastically they gobble up the
These bright orange flowers going crazy in my veggie patch make me happy every time I look our the back windows. They seem to like the dreary weather. Perhaps they know that look even more bright and colourful when skies are grey. I think it is calendula, which has the added bonus of being edible.
How does something giant manage to hide in the veggie patch? I did a little weeding and discovered the giant rhubarb in the corner, quietly pushing its inch-thick stalks skyward, the enormous leaves flapping gently on the ends. The new growth is incredible - a compressed mass of verdant energy ready to explode in slow