Chocolate Pepper Harvest & More

Pepper season has been amazing! Although I will always say I prefer tomatoes, my pepper success is growing by leaps and bounds year to year. Proper soil and manure, full sun and good weather, and great peppers you shall have. I would also like to thank and acknowledge good seed quality and genetics. I've had an amazing yield of both hot and sweet peppers and the chocolate peppers have been outstanding! Most of my pepper seeds were from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, and I've had an amazing nearly 100% germination rate.  

A tuxedo coturnix quail with a "Yellow Monster" sweet pepper for a size comparison. 

Meet the new rabbits!

So I ended up with a total of 5 rabbits - two over my personal limit. I'm very pleased and fingers crossed everyone settles in nicely over the next few days. It's always lots of fun to go pick out some new farm animals. I'll probably end up finding new homes for my two extras, I don't want to over crowd my rabbit setup. I apologize in advance about this post - as none of my rabbits have names yet, you may also notice I talk about the rabbit in a more serious utilitarian tone - but I love my animals and treat them with the upmost care and affection! They are both my pets and farm critters.

It's Rabbit Time Again!

This Sunday coming up, I'm going rabbit hunting! Not with a gun, but with sharp eyes. Well I guess you need that too. I'm rabbit shopping, for some new rabbit companions here on the micro-farm. I've been wanting to breed rabbits for very long time, but more so after getting Henry my first lionhead rabbit. Unfortunately after his passing, I no longer had a rabbit and I loved Henry very much. I would have purchased a breeding pair in the spring but the usual selling fairs were cancelled due to a commercial outbreak of avian flu. This fall the buy and sell events are back up and hopefully full of bunnies that suit my needs!

My Henry, I really miss this rabbit.