My Homestead is coming along well!

**brenda67** · 05-02-2011, 10:02 AM

My chickens are doing real well and laying 7 eggs a day..My greenhouse is housing lot's of yummy veggie's..I just purchased 120 cinder blocks that was delivered a hour ago and will be my new addition to making a 48 by 4 foot wide raised bed..I added 7 more fruit trees to my orchard..bought and planted a ruhbarb sp? plant..I'm buying a few more ruhbarb plants then I'm also adding a herb garden from the herbs I started from seed..I'm very happy & excited with the progress of my homestead in just 1 years time...

**nodmicks** · 05-02-2011, 10:31 AM

Wow you have been busy!

**brenda67** · 05-02-2011, 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by brenda67

My chickens are doing real well and laying 7 eggs a day..My greenhouse is housing lot's of yummy veggie's..I just purchased 120 cinder blocks that was delivered a hour ago and will be my new addition to making a 48 by 4 foot wide raised bed..I added 7 more fruit trees to my orchard..bought and planted a ruhbarb sp? plant..I'm buying a few more ruhbarb plants then I'm also adding a herb garden from the herbs I started from seed..I'm very happy & excited with the progress of my homestead in just 1 years time...

Wanted to add that my dad bought me for my Birthday a kit to tap my Maple tree..I was not able to make the sryup this year but will next year..

**nodmicks** · 05-02-2011, 10:46 AM

How many chickens do you have Brenda? We have baby 8 chicks and I think if they all lay I will sure have a lot of eggs. They are all supposed to be female but we are sure one of the golden comets is a boy since he is turning white!

Where do you buy rhubarb plants? We used to have them and I let FIL dig them up because we didnt use it. I retried ut last year after hating it all my life and loved it unsweetened!

**mzpepper** · 05-02-2011, 11:57 AM

Originally Posted by brenda67

My chickens are doing real well and laying 7 eggs a day..My greenhouse is housing lot's of yummy veggie's..I just purchased 120 cinder blocks that was delivered a hour ago and will be my new addition to making a 48 by 4 foot wide raised bed..I added 7 more fruit trees to my orchard..bought and planted a ruhbarb sp? plant..I'm buying a few more ruhbarb plants then I'm also adding a herb garden from the herbs I started from seed..I'm very happy & excited with the progress of my homestead in just 1 years time...

Loved reading your post this morning! Keep up the good work and keep us posted about what you are doing. Sounds great!

**bears3** · 05-02-2011, 12:56 PM

Sounds like you are doing a great job.

**Labontet** · 05-02-2011, 03:30 PM

Way to go Brenda!

I know that you are so proud of your progress, I would be.

**brenda67** · 05-02-2011, 08:27 PM

Originally Posted by nodmicks

How many chickens do you have Brenda? We have baby 8 chicks and I think if they all lay I will sure have a lot of eggs. They are all supposed to be female but we are sure one of the golden comets is a boy since he is turning white!

Where do you buy rhubarb plants? We used to have them and I let FIL dig them up because we didnt use it. I retried ut last year after hating it all my life and loved it unsweetened!

Sorry for the late reply... Congratulation's on your baby chicks they are such a wonderful addition to my family. I have 7 chicken's..I'm going to start selling the eggs real soon..I bought th rhubarb @ a local nursery..HTH..

**nodmicks** · 05-04-2011, 07:55 AM

Thanks Brenda! I figure I'll be able to sell the eggs at work once they lay

**Brat** · 05-04-2011, 08:07 AM

WTG Brenda..I know it is a lot of work but so worth it..

**brenda67** · 05-07-2011, 01:08 AM

Bought 2 more Blueberry bushes..I need to stop going into my local nursery..LOL..I spotted a couple more fruit trees I want to add to my orchard..maybe a Mother Day's present?

**mauimagic** · 05-07-2011, 01:28 AM

Brenda - how wonderful you've been able to do so much in only a year!! You are definitely an inspiration!!

**NikoSan999** · 05-08-2011, 10:05 AM

You have my dream place. I thought I was going to have almost an acre with the move but find out it's actually a regular size "lot". On the other hand the lot that will be next to us is overgrown etc and I'm planning on using a portion of it.
I love the sound of what you're doing.

**Debbie-cat** · 05-08-2011, 10:08 AM

Love to here how you are doing Brenda...keep posting! Sounds like a little slice of heaven.

**brenda67** · 06-29-2011, 11:03 PM

Update: I added a Sour Cherry tree to my fruit orchard..2 more Blackberry bushes..2 Grape vines...2 Echinacia plants..planted Bee Balm last year that I forget to mention..I still need to find a spot for my Herb garden..Thanks for letting me share my "dream " homestead in the making with more things to come..