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Nigerian Dwarf Does Maturing Beautifully

2nd Udder Side 2

This year is the second freshening (kidding) for our three original Nigerian Dwarf does (Tinker Bell, Bit ‘O’ Honey, and Jewel Box), and they’re really starting to look good and produce milk well.   Tinker’s udder looked nice and she produced well as a first freshener; but Jewel and Honey didn’t produce impressive quantities of milk as first fresheners.  However, as second fresheners, their udders are starting to look impressive and milk production for Jewel and Honey went up significantly.

Jewel made the biggest jump in milk production, she’s now consistently producing over 2 ½ lbs. (5 cups) each milking (last year she [...]

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May 15th, 2013 | 2 comments - be the next!

Watermelon Success

Previously, watermelon has not done particularly well in our garden – generally the growing season’s over before the watermelon are ripe.  However, this year I used the old heirloom variety called Crimson Sweet, and we’ve been happily eating watermelon for several weeks.

Crimson Sweet is described as an AAS winner (1964) that’s crisp and sweet; has medium-red flesh and mild flavor; and is a very popular, old heirloom.  The packet says the variety takes 85 days to mature.  I started the seeds indoors; hardened the transplants off, and then planted them in the garden after all chance of frost was over.

They vines [...]

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October 20th, 2010 | One comment so far
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