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Comment on Spring things! by Donna

Donna — Mon, 13 May 2013 00:24:02 +0000

Everything looks all sprung, and the turkeys look happy :)

Comment on The Relationship Between Monsanto and Territorial Seed (Not As Bad As You Think). by Lauren

Lauren — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 05:20:05 +0000

Folks who stumble across this post: please note that this post is from 2009! And in 2009 we were saying that Territorial is NOT owned by Monsanto, but rather that a seed company (Seminis) that supplied Territorial had been acquired by Monsanto. In early 2012 Territorial's CEO confirmed that they are no longer purchasing from Seminis or any Monsanto company. PLEASE ALSO NOTE that you CANNOT contact Territorial's staff via this blog. We are just little ol' livestock farmers with a kitchen garden. We are in NO way affiliated with Territorial. If you need to contact Territorial, please use this contact info. I have found them to be very responsive over email.

Comment on The Relationship Between Monsanto and Territorial Seed (Not As Bad As You Think). by Dan Cosgro

Dan Cosgro — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:26:52 +0000

Glad to hear you have not joined the dark force. Trust me, Anything Monsanto touches I will have nothing to do with. I avoid them like an actives herpes sore. Only Monsanto is more disgusting and contagious.
I save my own seeds year after year and keep growing but occasionally do buy seeds. I use the internet to find non Monsanto infected products.

Comment on The Relationship Between Monsanto and Territorial Seed (Not As Bad As You Think). by Denni Gray

Denni Gray — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:35:11 +0000

I read not only the blog, but all comments, too, and was glad I found Tom’s comment. I realized my local nursery, Raintree, doesn’t supply the other garden seeds I wanted and was looking up Territorial since they are local (close to WA) and we are ramping up our garden at the new house this year. Glad to know that Territorial is so conscientious and responsive to its customer’s needs to stay away from chemical companies and potential GMO seeds. Much appreciated, Tom! I’ll be ordering exclusively from Territorial this year. Thanks!
Denni Gray
Tenino, WA

Comment on Pork! by nancy

nancy — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 13:06:23 +0000

I wish i could order from you guys! sounds great! but am here in Idaho, bummer.

Comment on How to make a hoophouse on a raised bed by How To: Hoophouse Raised Bed | Savvy Living

How To: Hoophouse Raised Bed | Savvy Living — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 04:10:19 +0000

[...] Farms shares how to make a hoophouse on a raised garden bed. [...]

Comment on The Relationship Between Monsanto and Territorial Seed (Not As Bad As You Think). by C W Whitten

C W Whitten — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 02:53:25 +0000

Have bought & been very pleased with Territorial Seed products. Am not able to get around too much anymore so do a bit of container gardening. Loved my heirloom black plums and purple Cherokee tomatoes this year. Thanks, Territorial (from the awfully hot, deep South, central Fl).& thanks for NOT letting Ugly Monolith Monsanto into our backyards!

Comment on Well, it was worth a try by Andi

Andi — Fri, 04 May 2012 03:33:04 +0000

Duckling!!

Comment on The Relationship Between Monsanto and Territorial Seed (Not As Bad As You Think). by Susan

Susan — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:06:23 +0000

I researched this question after being told by the nice man at a Bellingham, WA seed store that Territorial = Monsanto. So glad it’s not true. I’m hoping the Bellingham proprietor will also become enlightened on the subject. I plan to help that along….

Comment on Garden Journal for March 4, 2012 by Gardening and Plants

Gardening and Plants — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 02:16:06 +0000

March is a great month for trimming and tidying. Get it done now because a month from now you’ll be busy cleaning dirt from under your fingernails.

Comment on Rooster by Doug Johannsen

Doug Johannsen — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:37:39 +0000

Hi…I’m Lara’s dad. She sent this link to me and asked that I write to you. I grew up on a farm and raised quite a few chickens. One time when we had three or four roosters, the number one rooster got caught out in the rain. When he came into the hen house the other roosters didn’t recognize him and gave him quite a whipping. When I found him he was huddled in the corner, still soaking wet, and even the hens were pecking on him. I put him in a pen by himself, but even though he dried out, he only lived a few days and then died. I believe he was so humiliated by going from the proud #1 rooster to being lower than the lowest hen that he just lost all interest in living. There is a reason why the term “pecking order” is in our language. Let me know if your rooster survives and regains his former glory.

Comment on Rooster by Muslim Hippie

Muslim Hippie — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 05:12:27 +0000

Also feel better Rooster:(

Comment on Rooster by Muslim Hippie

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Comment on How to make a hoophouse on a raised bed by Lauren

Lauren — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:24:56 +0000

Hi Glenn, I don't *think* I've ever seen them in person, but the clips can be ordered from lots of places online. The Territorial Seed link in the original blog post still works, but the Peaceful Valley link is dead. They call them rowcover snap clamps, though, and that's a link to the search results on their site for that phrase. Johnny's Select Seeds also sells them, and calls them snap clamps.

Comment on How to make a hoophouse on a raised bed by Glenn

Glenn — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 19:25:33 +0000

where do we get the clips?????

Comment on Rooster by Lauren

Lauren — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:09:10 +0000

Thanks, Heidi, that’s good to hear. We’ve rarely had sickness in the coop — mostly they’re either very much alive and happy, or they are dead (usually at the hands of a predator, only once a natural death) or they just disappear.

Comment on Rooster by Heidi

Heidi — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 03:49:11 +0000

Give him a little while, I had a young hen that somehow was injured, I think it was from one of my older hens. It could hardly walk, it looked as it the leg was broken or maybe even dislocated. I couldn’t feel anything and was sure I should put her down but just couldn’t bring myself to do it. She was pretty lethargic and just nested on the ground. We put a dog kennel next to the coop ladder and when all the other girls went in for the night she went into the kennel, which I locked up. I noticed after several weeks she became more active and now she is running and doing what chickens do, so give him time he may end up being ok.

Comment on How to make a hoophouse on a raised bed by Lauren

Lauren — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:29:31 +0000

Hi Jack! Thanks for commenting.

How muggy are your days? Really, you’ll just want to play it by ear re: opening the ends. Check on it in the AM, maybe take the soil temp, or you could even leave a little thermometer in there and check the temp in the AM and then again midday and then again in the evening, just to get a baseline. But if it is muggy or humid in general, you may want to open it even if it’s cooler, as it can easily become a mold factory in there.

Not sure if it’s preferable to open the ends, or just pull the sides up and then lower them again … let us know what you learn!

What’s the goal of putting conduit inside the beds?

Comment on How to make a hoophouse on a raised bed by Jack

Jack — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 15:17:33 +0000

Just finished building new raised beds. I put 1″ pvc conduit (not water pipe) inside the beds. I’m using 1/2″ pvc conduit for the hoops.

Like Michelle I’m in Florida but probably further North. She said Central Florida, whereas I’m about 25 miles Northeast of Ocala in the forest.

My purpose for building is to get a jump on the season – and extend in the fall. we typically see a half dozen or so nights in the mid to high 20′s. Most winter nights are in the 40′s. Should the ends of the tunnel always stay closed?

Comment on On learning to cheese by emily

emily — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 03:17:44 +0000

Cheese update, please.