Comments on: WINTER – IT’S OFFICIAL! http://urbanhomestead.org/journal/2009/12/10/winter-its-official/ One family's journey towards a sustainable, more self sufficient life Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:32:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: D Turkhttp://urbanhomestead.org/journal/2009/12/10/winter-its-official/comment-page-1/#comment-43276 D Turk Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:58:12 +0000 http://urbanhomestead.org/journal/?p=16616#comment-43276 Well looks great, ideas to add to what I have been doing. I live in northern Indiana, my growing season is short. To extend it I built a small green house on the southern side of my garage, ( yes I am a city dweller also, a 150ft by 60ft lot). The green house is heated by the sun, I store the heat in in ground ponds 3ft deep. They stay warm enough to keep tropical fish in as a sorce of income, selling off the fish. Vegies and herbs year round, I bleed off the extra heat from my green house to keep my chickens warm, they are back to back with my green house in a chicken run inside my garage that doubles as my work bench. I have a second chicken run that is at the back of my garden to help with the pest control for my summer garden. And my chickens clean out my summer garden when my summer season is over. Nothing is waised. And everything works together. Well looks great, ideas to add to what I have been doing. I live in northern Indiana, my growing season is short. To extend it I built a small green house on the southern side of my garage, ( yes I am a city dweller also, a 150ft by 60ft lot). The green house is heated by the sun, I store the heat in in ground ponds 3ft deep. They stay warm enough to keep tropical fish in as a sorce of income, selling off the fish. Vegies and herbs year round, I bleed off the extra heat from my green house to keep my chickens warm, they are back to back with my green house in a chicken run inside my garage that doubles as my work bench. I have a second chicken run that is at the back of my garden to help with the pest control for my summer garden. And my chickens clean out my summer garden when my summer season is over. Nothing is waised. And everything works together.

]]> By: Margy Porterhttp://urbanhomestead.org/journal/2009/12/10/winter-its-official/comment-page-1/#comment-43220 Margy Porter Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:14:22 +0000 http://urbanhomestead.org/journal/?p=16616#comment-43220 It's cold in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, too! I have to say ditto about ducks. They are amazing and funny- we make sure they get warm water several times a day, and plenty of food, but they revel in the rain and tolerate the cold amazingly well. We have 6 runner ducks and they are soooo fun to watch!I'm anxious to find out if my new olive trees, hardy citrus, and pomegranate bush make it. They are staked and wrapped to protect them from the extreme cold. If they do... I'll be planting more! Thanks for the constant inspiration! It's cold in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, too! I have to say ditto about ducks. They are amazing and funny- we make sure they get warm water several times a day, and plenty of food, but they revel in the rain and tolerate the cold amazingly well. We have 6 runner ducks and they are soooo fun to watch!

I'm anxious to find out if my new olive trees, hardy citrus, and pomegranate bush make it. They are staked and wrapped to protect them from the extreme cold. If they do... I'll be planting more! Thanks for the constant inspiration!

]]> By: Simonhttp://urbanhomestead.org/journal/2009/12/10/winter-its-official/comment-page-1/#comment-43216 Simon Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:38:16 +0000 http://urbanhomestead.org/journal/?p=16616#comment-43216 Such an inspiring site, glad I found it. It's getting cold here too! Such an inspiring site, glad I found it. It's getting cold here too!

]]> By: DoubleDhttp://urbanhomestead.org/journal/2009/12/10/winter-its-official/comment-page-1/#comment-43179 DoubleD Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:31:50 +0000 http://urbanhomestead.org/journal/?p=16616#comment-43179 Been in freeze mode this week here too (coastal Washington State). Regularly down to low teens for the past many days. Items in the unheated greenhouse are looking rough but appear to be ready to bounce back. The root crops are always fine in their underground storage - but the outdoor plantings of cabbages, brussel sprouts, and kale are likely goners (maybe not the kale - it's tough as nails!).Our animals are wimps about the cold too. I don't blame them though. :D Been in freeze mode this week here too (coastal Washington State). Regularly down to low teens for the past many days. Items in the unheated greenhouse are looking rough but appear to be ready to bounce back. The root crops are always fine in their underground storage - but the outdoor plantings of cabbages, brussel sprouts, and kale are likely goners (maybe not the kale - it's tough as nails!).

Our animals are wimps about the cold too. I don't blame them though. :D

]]> By: Bullseyehttp://urbanhomestead.org/journal/2009/12/10/winter-its-official/comment-page-1/#comment-43162 Bullseye Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:29:19 +0000 http://urbanhomestead.org/journal/?p=16616#comment-43162 We are looking at 16 degrees here in Central Ky tonight. So I know what you mean about cold. Our animals are probably even more comfortable than we are tonight. Lots of straw and warm water to drink. Oh well, that's winter I guess. Love reading about your life. We are looking at 16 degrees here in Central Ky tonight. So I know what you mean about cold. Our animals are probably even more comfortable than we are tonight. Lots of straw and warm water to drink. Oh well, that's winter I guess. Love reading about your life.

]]> By: Charleshttp://urbanhomestead.org/journal/2009/12/10/winter-its-official/comment-page-1/#comment-43158 Charles Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:45:38 +0000 http://urbanhomestead.org/journal/?p=16616#comment-43158 Glad to hear 20, 26, 28 aren't measurements! (Wouldn't have thought they were.) Glad to hear 20, 26, 28 aren't measurements! (Wouldn't have thought they were.)

]]> By: Paul Gardenerhttp://urbanhomestead.org/journal/2009/12/10/winter-its-official/comment-page-1/#comment-43147 Paul Gardener Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:24:58 +0000 http://urbanhomestead.org/journal/?p=16616#comment-43147 Wow, a balmy 20+ deg! That would be nice. Last night our low was 3.7 deg. Brrrr!! Enjoy it. Best wishes for the greens. P~ Wow, a balmy 20+ deg! That would be nice. Last night our low was 3.7 deg. Brrrr!! Enjoy it.
Best wishes for the greens.
P~

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