tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245945221809472767.comments2022-12-30T19:36:53.587-08:00Rogue Wild FarmUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245945221809472767.post-15503227419616656012013-01-15T10:34:28.849-08:002013-01-15T10:34:28.849-08:00Hi! Sorry about your mold problems! A couple thing...Hi! Sorry about your mold problems! A couple things that might help. <br /><br />1. Don't mix your different types of sees. They each have different humidity, temperature and water needs.<br /><br />2. Try to put less seed in your trays. I only have a quarter to half inch layer of seeds in my trays.<br /><br />3. I have hear there are issues with using clear trays. I don't know if it is valid but might be an issue.<br /><br />4. Get some air moving. In bathrooms the humidity is high and could cause a mold issue. <br /><br />5. Drainage is important. I think you are on the right track to add more holes to the trays. You can use as much water as you want as long as it drains pretty quickly.<br /><br />6. I soak my seeds for 24 hours. I have noticed any longer than that they tend to ferment. <br /><br />I hope this helps. If you have any more questions you can always e-mail me quartzridgeranch@gmail.com<br /><br />Teresa Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245945221809472767.post-28783228743887443452012-03-18T15:42:09.528-07:002012-03-18T15:42:09.528-07:00Very cool, I didn't know most of that (though ...Very cool, I didn't know most of that (though I know that when one gobbles they ALL do! We've got a turkey farm up the road from us and they get LOUD!) I hope we get turkeys of our own some day, I think they'd be fascinating to watch!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08026901741592239194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245945221809472767.post-32987128540929612202012-02-26T16:23:15.149-08:002012-02-26T16:23:15.149-08:00=o)=o)Rogue Wildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12955858761526603656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245945221809472767.post-18440050513152762942012-02-26T16:22:42.713-08:002012-02-26T16:22:42.713-08:00Me too =o)Me too =o)Rogue Wildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12955858761526603656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245945221809472767.post-41738386736995795292012-02-26T16:14:11.866-08:002012-02-26T16:14:11.866-08:00What an amazing story, thank you for sharing it.What an amazing story, thank you for sharing it.rugosarosefarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17090785432075825379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245945221809472767.post-46132468084196547312012-02-23T06:06:15.280-08:002012-02-23T06:06:15.280-08:00So happy this story had such a sweet ending!So happy this story had such a sweet ending!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01225068481753271666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245945221809472767.post-48503847982512373572012-02-04T20:11:25.125-08:002012-02-04T20:11:25.125-08:00=o) That makes me smile. Again. ;o)=o) That makes me smile. Again. ;o)Rogue Wildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12955858761526603656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245945221809472767.post-79903815817812109902012-02-04T15:47:02.282-08:002012-02-04T15:47:02.282-08:00Just wanted to let you know, this made me sigh and...Just wanted to let you know, this made me sigh and smile. A lot. :)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08026901741592239194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245945221809472767.post-92171495989231658982012-02-04T15:09:49.791-08:002012-02-04T15:09:49.791-08:00I love that you're capturing this on video...g...I love that you're capturing this on video...getting anxious and excited to see that calf!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08026901741592239194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245945221809472767.post-47520491938957519972012-01-17T19:52:20.814-08:002012-01-17T19:52:20.814-08:00Very cool discovery! Here's hoping for a succ...Very cool discovery! Here's hoping for a successful hatch!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08026901741592239194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245945221809472767.post-72603835473889487602012-01-11T05:43:07.066-08:002012-01-11T05:43:07.066-08:00This I found very interesting....thank you...ejoyi...This I found very interesting....thank you...ejoying your site.....Gabbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11054093749763634684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245945221809472767.post-87622835300090996042012-01-10T09:45:01.660-08:002012-01-10T09:45:01.660-08:00Hi THDC! Once its all mixed together, it has a ve...Hi THDC! Once its all mixed together, it has a very tiny hint of the citronella. I don't smell any hint of it after the clothes have been washed, but I add white vinegar to the rinse cycle. The scent of the ZOTE bar itself is not strong.<br /><br />As for the tree nut allergies, I would ask his pediatrician just to be safe, especially since there is so much debate about coconut being a tree nut.<br /><br />I haven't made a gel version yet, only because after researching it, I kept reading that it would separate and needed to be shook up before each use. I didn't want to mess with that.Rogue Wildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12955858761526603656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245945221809472767.post-67582465870454367232012-01-10T09:34:08.431-08:002012-01-10T09:34:08.431-08:00Does your detergent smell like citronella? I wante...Does your detergent smell like citronella? I wanted to try it, but it does contain coconut oil which I'm hesitant to use because my grand baby Simmi's tree nut allergies. <br />Have you made any gel versions yet?The High Desert Chronicleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15682236397684748795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245945221809472767.post-81369357546385035942012-01-05T17:02:29.698-08:002012-01-05T17:02:29.698-08:00Oh! We are getting rabbits soon! I have been tryin...Oh! We are getting rabbits soon! I have been trying to think of ways to make money in order to stay home with the kiddos. Earn my keep so to speak! Thank you for the idea!Melinda Kunsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04804292951637969101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245945221809472767.post-78209965096050508382011-12-27T11:01:01.308-08:002011-12-27T11:01:01.308-08:00Thank you to everybody that entered! You guys lis...Thank you to everybody that entered! You guys listed some awesome books (which we compiled into a list for our readers). Such diversity in what you're growing and how you're using it! Thank you for sharing it with us =o)Rogue Wildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12955858761526603656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245945221809472767.post-27004554597687320392011-12-24T13:36:21.335-08:002011-12-24T13:36:21.335-08:00AND THE WINNER IS ... AMBER/PIXIES POCKET!AND THE WINNER IS ... AMBER/PIXIES POCKET!Rogue Wildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12955858761526603656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245945221809472767.post-55940180839756060472011-12-23T19:36:45.481-08:002011-12-23T19:36:45.481-08:00I follow you on fb as Brenda Bechard. I have subs...I follow you on fb as Brenda Bechard. I have subscribed to Mother Earth News Magazine for years in an attempt to learn as much as I can about urban homesteading and self-sufficient living. As a high school teacher in Florida it is important for me to live as frugally as possible. :)Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11490248768903593353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245945221809472767.post-56360024293177095742011-12-23T19:28:45.106-08:002011-12-23T19:28:45.106-08:00I don't have just a single favorite as far as ...I don't have just a single favorite as far as homesteading books go...I have a favorite series or set of books. I have the complete Foxfire series. They have pretty much anything one could need for homesteading, surviving, camping, or just making it through life while learning new skills or even trades. This is a set that should be in everyone's library, if for nothing more than the stories, superstitions, and anecdotes.<br /><br />My favorite fruits to grow are my heirloom tomatoes. My favorite vegetable to grow would have to be my peppers. Witha variety of peppers and tomatoes, I can make almost anything I could need in the kitchen.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08872147160368476094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245945221809472767.post-57938017608097720552011-12-23T17:22:08.709-08:002011-12-23T17:22:08.709-08:00My name is Steve Paul and I recently added your FB...My name is Steve Paul and I recently added your FB page. my email address is stevepaul70@gmail.com. I do not have a blog.<br /><br />My favorite homesteading book is "The Backyard Homestead: Produce all the food you need on just a quarter acre!", by Carleen Madigan.<br /><br />My wife and I have been trying to expand our focus on self-sustaining gardening. We grew the standard veggies like tomoatoes, beans, peas, carrots, peppers, potatoes, celery, onions, zucchini, cucumbers and radishes. After making some more room - we plan do grow even more.<br /><br />We would also like to add 6 chickens to provide use with all the eggs and fertilizer we could ever want or need. I would also love to expand my gardens to specialize in hybridizing daylilies, and growing multiple varieties of lavender. My final addition would be to add two top-bar hives, so that i can do my part to help stabilize the honeybee population.Eatmorechickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932807577281430804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245945221809472767.post-77337197560645556652011-12-21T14:27:16.016-08:002011-12-21T14:27:16.016-08:00Hello, my name is Kristina Thorson. I am very exc...Hello, my name is Kristina Thorson. I am very excited to have found your Facebook page and website. I would love to be able to give you the name of my favorite Homestead book, but in all honesty this is something that I have just recently become interested in and truly don't have a favorite yet. I know I could have looked up a title online, but I knew that was dishonest. Although my not having a favorite Homestead book may disqualify me from being entered in your book giveaway, I am still very excited that I found your Facebook page and website. I am anxious to begin learning all that I can so that my family and I can begin growing our own small garden and reaping the rewards of our work.<br />When I was a eleven, my mother remarried and we moved to Texas where we had a vegetable garden for a few years. I loved growing tomatoes and yellow squash the best, although we grew several other vegetables as well. With the tomatoes, we would either eat them freshly sliced with salt or BLT sandwiches...so good! My mother taught me to cook the yellow squash with onions in a skillet..so delicious! I still love to cook it this way. We also had chickens, and it was nice to have fresh eggs every day. Even though it required work, I enjoyed it and this is something that I'd love to pass on to my children. <br />I do not have a blog, but can be reached at kristinathorson@yahoo.com.<br />Thank you for all that you and the many other American farmers do for us each and every day.Kristina Thorsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17038465374584161857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245945221809472767.post-40789824941989061622011-12-21T14:06:52.954-08:002011-12-21T14:06:52.954-08:00Thank you for providing such a wonderful site! I ...Thank you for providing such a wonderful site! I am a 40 year old wife and mother of 3 and want to start gardening on a small scale with my family. I'd love to teach my children about growing produce and hopefully instill a love of gardening in them that they will pass on to their own children one day.<br />Once again, thank you for all that you and the other farmers of America do for us each and every day.Kristina Thorsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17038465374584161857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245945221809472767.post-34043940463969048522011-12-21T13:43:29.334-08:002011-12-21T13:43:29.334-08:00Wing Shadow Farm - I am already a fan on FB. I am...Wing Shadow Farm - I am already a fan on FB. I am working on getting MORE self sufficient in my everyday life.<br /><br />My favorite homestead book is "Seed to Seed" by Suzanne Ashworth.<br /><br />My favorite thing to grow is heirloom tomatoes. I've been at it for 12 yrs. Black tomatoes are my favorite, followed by Orange ones. I eat as many as I can fresh with a little s/p for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I also use them in soup/stew/chili plus can/freeze some for winter.From Grubs to Grub - Wing Shadow Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609560676995319915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245945221809472767.post-27648169070764879262011-12-20T06:03:43.711-08:002011-12-20T06:03:43.711-08:00I too raise Californias, and have one New Zealand ...I too raise Californias, and have one New Zealand buck. Two weeks ago I lost a doe during delivery (the kit was HUGE) and tried to foster the kits already in the nesting box; the fostering did not take. <br />Even though they are food, it is still tough to loose 'em. *hugs*Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885068381859263830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245945221809472767.post-88061515240401675032011-12-20T05:59:20.277-08:002011-12-20T05:59:20.277-08:00Thank you for the heads up on the poo. We current...Thank you for the heads up on the poo. We currently have 11 rabbits so the poo is prolific though not as much as yours! I'll have to check our 'local' craigslist and let the gardening club know we have poo.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885068381859263830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245945221809472767.post-20009650536383857362011-12-20T05:56:20.404-08:002011-12-20T05:56:20.404-08:00I have more than one fav thing to grow: grapes, to...I have more than one fav thing to grow: grapes, tomatoes though these have been challenging the last few years (blight), and rabbits. Grapes become either juice or jelly, tomatoes become tomato/egg sandwiches, or sauce/paste, and then rabbits become stew. =)Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885068381859263830noreply@blogger.com