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We believe in the strength of community. Little Darling is a tiny urban farm nestled in Portland, Or
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08/19/2024

Time to prune the lavender. See comment for how to do it.

Why You Need To Prune Lavender In August & How To Do It... See more💬👀

07/09/2024

I remember picking peaches in central Oregon that were the size of my nephews head. So juicy and ripe you had to eat them immediately or within two days.

07/06/2024

Garden lovers. What to plant in July!

July means harvest time, but it's also a great time to plant more. Tune in as , , Shannie, , and I share ou...

07/06/2024

July in the garden!! Love it so much.

06/19/2024

Happy garden happy life!

06/19/2024

How to get your rennet without buying it, for cheese making.

06/10/2024

Summer in the garden.

06/04/2024

05/17/2024

Adorable and brings joy to my heart.

05/02/2024

Has this happened to anyone else? Chicken math is real.

05/01/2024

Yep, French garden manicure.

04/30/2024

Dreaming of this beautiful setup and knowing some of the work this requires.

04/13/2024

New offering at Project Tree Collard in 2023. Taunton Deane, still rare in the US, is a relatively popular perennial kale in the UK and Europe. The 3 cuttings are grown on the Project Tree Collard Farm and are shipped USPS First Class Mail.

04/13/2024

Did you know there are 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 and 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 Potatoes? There's a big difference between the two, so it's very important to know what you're growing and how you should care for them.
𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗲𝘀:
🥔Bushy and Compact: These grow as bushy plants with limited vine growth.
🥔Early Harvests: Mature faster, producing tubers in just 55-70 days, ideal for short growing seasons.
🥔Single Layer of Tubers: Form a single layer of potatoes just beneath the soil surface.
🥔Lower Yield: Produce fewer potatoes compared to indeterminate varieties.
🥔Less Maintenance: Don't require hilling soil around the base as the tubers grow.

𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗲𝘀:
🥔Vining and Sprawling: Grow long vines that continue throughout the season.
🥔Later Harvests: Take longer to mature, typically 110-135 days.
🥔Multiple Layers of Tubers: Can produce tubers in multiple layers if you hill soil around the base as the stems grow.
🥔Higher Yield: Have the potential for a larger harvest compared to determinate types.
🥔More Maintenance: Require hilling soil around the base periodically to encourage additional tuber growth.

04/12/2024

04/12/2024

04/12/2024

While dandies are going off, make up a batch of this dandelion salve.

https://homespunseasonalliving.com/dandelion-salve/

04/12/2024

Oh so fabulous 😉

04/11/2024

Yes, the entire Dandelion plant is edible, but what many don't realize is that its roots are the real treasure🌼🌼🌼
Full guide in the first comment 💬👀

04/11/2024

Morel and fiddlehead tempura, maple-soy dipping sauce, spring beauty, violets and basswood leaves.

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Did you know that chicken fodder is a great way to give your flock some greens in the winter? If you don’t have any colorful foods for your hens to feast on, their egg yolks will be pale…like grocery store eggs. Once you’ve had eggs from free-range or pastured hens you’ll turn your nose up at store-bought! It can be tough to provide enough vitamin-rich kitchen scraps during the winter, so try supplementing your flock’s diet with chicken fodder.

Our farm dogs first year of life :-)

Spring has come to the earth. New life will begin once more. Hail, great creatures of the land! Merry Beltane!

Look at our lovely little darling compost!

It’s Spring 2022 at Little Darling Urban Farm! There are a number of ways to go about getting chickens, friends. Most often, chicks can be bought locally in the spring, from farm supply stores or small farms themselves. These days, you can even go online to order chicks and get them shipped to your door (or local post office). Then there’s always the “ask a friend with chickens to hatch some for you” approach, luckily we were able to hatch our own this year with eggs from our Family farm in California!

First 4 girls!

Our chicks are here and continuing to hatch! We are so excited. Check out all the different colors of eggs in the comments. #urbanfarming #ChicksOfInstagram #chicks #pdxgarden #fresheggs #pdxorganic

Having our Little Darling Ducks enjoying life on our Urban Farm has been a joy and a treat! Raising backyard chickens is all the rage these days here in Portland, but did you know that when it comes to domesticated fowl, ducks are better adapted to our wet Pacific Northwest climate, are a natural form of pest control and will provide you with a steady supply of fresh egg breakfasts?

We could watch our Little Darling Ducks all day! Domesticated ducks can be a delightful—and valuable—addition to your farm, homestead, or even urban/suburban back yard! The waterfowl require less initial care than do chickens, are susceptible to fewer diseases, and grow to eatin' size sooner, too. Furthermore—besides providing succulent meat for your table—these attractive feathered friends produce eggs that are more nutritious than (and just about as versatile as) hens' eggs. On top of that, ducks will forage much of their own food, do wonders for insect and weed control, give you pounds of fluffy down for pillows and comforters. And if you want companionship, they become devoted pets that can live as long as 20 years!

For the home gardener, the ways to turn the compost pile is typically limited to either a composting tumbler or manual turning with a pitchfork or shovel. Either of these methods will work well!

#Biochar, when added to a compost pile, can improve aeration and also reduce moisture loss – thus improving microbial activity and possibly maturation rate (Khan, Naser, 2014). Rates for biochar application to compost to improve aeration depend on the texture of the other materials; add biochar till it feels right.