Author Archives: jkmcintyre

The Olla Plan 2013

Posted on May 9, 2013

I have decided to focus my ongoing olla experiment on tomatoes this year. The past two years I grew 4 tomato plants per olla. The tomatoes grew, I did not get split skins from over/under-watering, but the plants sometimes seemed … Continue reading →

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Dumb Cluck II

Posted on May 8, 2013

Chickens are not known for their intelligence and cunning. But they’re usually pretty good at being chickens. Except when they are broody (akin to being pregnant). Pregnant humans often feel like they are losing their minds. And, in some ways, … Continue reading →

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Sympathy Brooder

Posted on May 6, 2013

While we were away in Moab, Little Sister got the urge. Upon our return, she could not be removed from the nest box. Day and night she quietly lay there. She had ripped out the feathers on her breast to … Continue reading →

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Catastrophe! Calamity! Comb Collapse!

Posted on May 5, 2013

The view through the observation windows on our top bar hives isn’t perfect. The combs are, after all, covered in bees (nearly a ‘couch‘, to be precise). Nonetheless, I could see a piece of the pattern that did not fit. … Continue reading →

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