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Shery Jespersen
True Blue Farmgirl
115 Posts
Shery
Upton
Wyoming
USA
115 Posts |
 Posted - Jun 24 2010 : 10:18:25 AM
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Here'z a photo of my wee garden here in northern Wyoming. I imagine those of you who live in south already have large plants. Mine are just now beginning to look like Somebody  I used several 'junktiques' to make and then frame my garden; I was tickled to find some old picket fence panels to make a windbreak (really important here!).
Today is day 4 of free-ranging for my pullets. They're just now old enough to venture out of the coop. We're having a wonderful summer so far. I hope you are too. Here is a collage of photos I took this morning.
Shery...on the prairie
MaryJanesFarm 'ranch farmgirl'
Farmgirl Sister #753
Ranch Farmgirl http://rfgblog.maryjanesfarm.org
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karla
True Blue Farmgirl
1308 Posts
karla
Pella
Iowa
USA
1308 Posts |
Posted - Jun 24 2010 : 10:26:26 AM
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How cute! Watch out-those cute little pullets will like your tomatoes very much! When the tomatoes start turning red they will go after them like crazy!I love your junktiquing ?sp.
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
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Shery Jespersen
True Blue Farmgirl
115 Posts
Shery
Upton
Wyoming
USA
115 Posts |
Posted - Jun 24 2010 : 10:37:58 AM
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Not to worry...my baby-hens will soon be moved down the driveway and habitating in their movable coop...soon to be revealed! The picket fence surrounding my garden like a fort is intended primarily as an anti-wind device, BUT...it will keep out chickens as well as wayward cows & horses & cats & dogs! When I had chickens years back, my landscaping was much more limited - there wasn't much they could bother and my potted plants were on the deck. But, now I've got flowers at the barn, landscaping in the front of the house, flowers all over AND a garden again. I had to devise a gameplan that put the chickens a safe distance from growing things. A coop on wheels was my solution. It'll be far from the house. Later, I'll park it next to the barn when fall & winter arrive so that I can 'plug it in' for light and a heated water bowl. They can free-range around here by then and not lay waste to my beloved green things. The coop has a hitch and I'll be able move it with my golf cart, the 4-wheeler or my truck. It is big enough to house 12-20 hens and I have 10. ~ shery
Farmgirl Sister #753
Ranch Farmgirl http://rfgblog.maryjanesfarm.org
My Blog http://reataroseranch.blogspot.com/ |
Edited by - Shery Jespersen on Jun 24 2010 10:41:35 AM |
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knead2garden
True Blue Farmgirl
359 Posts
Ashley
Spring City
TN
USA
359 Posts |
Posted - Jun 24 2010 : 10:44:41 AM
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I love your garden! It is beautiful. Give yourself a pat on the back, it is well deserved:)
~Ashley
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"In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; and we will understand only what we have been taught." -Baba Dioum |
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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
6784 Posts
Hannah
Washington
USA
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Posted - Jun 24 2010 : 11:54:08 AM
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Beautiful garden Shery!!
Hugs,
Channah
Farmgirl sister #1219
Just a small town country girl trying to live her dreams. :) |
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
2199 Posts |
Posted - Jun 24 2010 : 11:57:35 AM
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I never thought of useing an old valve cover to plant in, I've used old sinks, a toilet, a very old, non-useable potbelly stove, old bed frames, a old crib and various other throw aways, I just might have to steal your idea, lol. Great pics, thanks for sharing.
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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Lin
True Blue Farmgirl
807 Posts
Lin
Sioux City
IA
USA
807 Posts |
Posted - Jun 24 2010 : 11:59:35 AM
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Love your garden, Shery!! Thanks for sharing!! It's so beautiful! And your babies are so adorable!! Hugs Lin
"Our beautiful earth is worth saving"!! |
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redbud
True Blue Farmgirl
52 Posts
Christine
Luther
Oklahoma
USA
52 Posts |
Posted - Jun 24 2010 : 12:12:46 PM
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Your garden is beautiful! and I love the chicks, so sweet!
to everything there is a season, a time to every purpose under heaven
http://christine-88stitches.blogspot.com
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
4562 Posts |
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Shery Jespersen
True Blue Farmgirl
115 Posts
Shery
Upton
Wyoming
USA
115 Posts |
Posted - Jun 25 2010 : 06:41:31 AM
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Teresa, Is there a chance that you could share some photos of your garden junktiques? I'd love to see them. I used 2 parts of a potbelly stove to house a plastic planter - the 'belly' and the ruffled lip. It looks pretty darn cool...well, if you like junk, that is :o) Thank you girls for the kind words. I'm glad to see blogs and such in your signatures, I enjoy virtually visiting other farmgirls.
Farmgirl Sister #753
Ranch Farmgirl http://rfgblog.maryjanesfarm.org
My Blog http://reataroseranch.blogspot.com/ |
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laurentany
True Blue Farmgirl
3259 Posts
Laurie
Patchogue
NY
USA
3259 Posts |
Posted - Jun 27 2010 : 8:04:36 PM
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Sherry- Love your garden and all of the beautiful "junk" too! I think it looks absolutely fabulous! Well done!
Smiles,
Laurie
Farmgirl Sister#1403
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.. |
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sue5901
True Blue Farmgirl
122 Posts
Sue
Wellingborough
United Kingdom
122 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2010 : 04:34:51 AM
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What a lovely garden -exactly what a garden should look like.
Sue
Dance like nobody's watching! |
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