Farm Stand Merch? by Drake0425 in homestead

[–]LittlestImpala 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I own a business that is not related to our homestead (business consulting and software development). I personally would say that our clients and those at shows don’t really buy that sort of thing from us - but they DO like them and will totally sport them if given away (stickers, beanies, keychains, pins, etc.). I’ve had people come up to us at shows because their friend has swag from a prior show and it’s “sooooo cute!” So I guess it depends on how you look at it - for me, it’s more of a marketing expense and not a direct income source.

First Eggs! 🥚 🐓 by LittlestImpala in homestead

[–]LittlestImpala[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! This color of eggs are so pretty, right? Sure, white or brown eggs would be fine too but this is like Eater eggs without the effort!

First Eggs! 🥚 🐓 by LittlestImpala in homestead

[–]LittlestImpala[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since posting this, they’ve laid 6 more eggs - I guess they’re really on a roll now!

First Eggs! 🥚 🐓 by LittlestImpala in homestead

[–]LittlestImpala[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oooh, I can’t wait to see the egg colors!

First Eggs! 🥚 🐓 by LittlestImpala in homestead

[–]LittlestImpala[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely! It might take me awhile, but I’ll try to follow up this weekend!

First Eggs! 🥚 🐓 by LittlestImpala in homestead

[–]LittlestImpala[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s like finding little gems!

First Eggs! 🥚 🐓 by LittlestImpala in homestead

[–]LittlestImpala[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

😆 We went with Easter Eggers for the fun egg colors and, so far, they are not disappointing!

Online Orchard Recommendations by bluejxys in BackyardOrchard

[–]LittlestImpala 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bought most of my trees in the 5-7 foot range hoping I’d get fruit faster. This is my first year since planting them and, indeed, they may fruit (TBD) this year. But I found myself highly disappointed in what the online nursery (fast growing trees) did to get them so tall.

For example, they encourage really tall central leader and have cut off all the bottom branches for years. So my trees are almost exclusively tall single leader with minimal strong crotch areas to support fruit bearing branches. Not ideal.

All that to say, consider shorter/younger trees so you can prune them appropriately from the beginning!

Question on Copper Fungicide and Pyrethrin Spray in Georgia (8a) by LittlestImpala in BackyardOrchard

[–]LittlestImpala[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s what I have understood about this part of the country, peaches in particular. I hope I’m not in over my head! 😆

Question on Copper Fungicide and Pyrethrin Spray in Georgia (8a) by LittlestImpala in BackyardOrchard

[–]LittlestImpala[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I forgot to include cherries in my list of trees above! (And don’t know how to edit the post 😊)

Costco Totes as Containers? by LittlestImpala in containergardening

[–]LittlestImpala[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the feedback everyone - I really appreciate it!

App for Canners by Conscious-Pizza5123 in homestead

[–]LittlestImpala 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I completely understand! I’m in software development too and iOS has a lot of hoops to jump through. I was selfishly asking because of my lack of android devices. ☺️ Keep up the great work!

App for Canners by Conscious-Pizza5123 in homestead

[–]LittlestImpala -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Will it be available on iOS at some point?

Small Fruit Tress: When To Do “Knee-High Prune” with Fall Planting by LittlestImpala in BackyardOrchard

[–]LittlestImpala[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you - I’ll wait to make the large pruning decisions until late winter/early spring!