Hello

Well, now that I've been here for almost 2 weeks I guess I should introduce myself. I'm spectrum; I live in Canada, on the prairies, on a farm. Zone 2b. I enjoy growing a variety of plants, especially ones that aren't technically supposed to grow here. I'm not into flowers, and prefer growing plants that produce something edible. I grow a lot of culinary herbs. If you're interested in exactly what I'm growing at the moment, you can visit my journal http://davesgarden.com/journal/j/hp/spectrum/

Hi Spectrum welcome to Dave's and the Canadian *whatever* forum!!! ;) Sorry we didn't put out the welcome mat properly but we sure are glad to see you jumping in. :D Imma off to check out your journal now.

I grow mainly waterlilies and tropicals and have a yard full of the normal perennial green stuff too.

edited to say you have a very nicely setup journal and I too love herbs and edibles. :)

This message was edited May 4, 2005 10:44 PM

Welcome Spectrum. Glad to have you aboard. --Ginny

Hi Spectrum,

Welcome once again to the Canadian forum! I checked out your journal - it looks great. Just out of curiosity, do you prefer grow lights or regular fluorescents?

Do you have livestock on your farm? Any calves, or is it too late in the season by now?

~Shannon

Hi Spectrum,

Welcome to Dave's Garden. Glad you jumped in to introduce yourself. It doesn't matter what you grow here, I think we are nuts for green. LOL
Marilyn

I prefer grow lights to regular fluorescents. Yes we do have livestock including several calves.

Welcome Spectrum. Thanks for introducing yourself, great to have you aboard. I have limited growing space in the city, but manage to successfully grow a few perennials and annuals. I also have 100+ tropical houseplants to keep me happy.
Christine

Welcome to Dave's, Spectrum..
I'm sure you will love it here..
I'm off to go check out your journal.

Cheers,
Carol

Wow! Lots of herbs..you must love to cook.

I have a few herbs..
It is so nice to go out and cut fresh from the garden.
Although being on my own now..I don't do a lot of cooking.

Cheers,
Carol

Ooohh - I think calves are so cute! (Of course, this is the city person talking, who doesn't have to deal with any of the birthing stress in the middle of the night....)

Hope you don't mind yet another question... :-) Do you use fleece earmuffs for your cattle? I saw some at Early's Feed & Seed in Saskatoon a couple of weeks ago - they were invented by a Canadian, if I'm not mistaken (makes sense, given our temps).

If you have a camera, and IF you have time, it would be great to see some farm pics sometime! But I'm sure the place keeps you hopping this time of year. Well, I hope everything's going smoothly.

Cheers,
Shannon

. How about birthing in a corner of a field right by a road full of cottagers one Sunday afternoon. Cars stopped to watch us. They would really have laughed if they knew that I worked at Bloor & Yonge at the time!!! Country bumpkin farmers you know. Birthing at night (when you know neighbours are at home in case of need) is much better.

Inanda

Hello and welcome..........I'm into Roses! Elaine

In answer to the further questions, yes I do like cooking some. I'm hardly a pro but I do like trying new things and learning to do by doing (yes, I was in 4-H as a kid). We have used the fleece 'earmuffs' on some young calves born in really cold weather but don't use them all that often anymore as we have the calves born a little later now when it isn't so cold. The 'earmuffs' do keep the calves ears from freezing off, but sometimes the mother cow doesn't like them.

Yeah, I did hear that sometimes the mother cow licks them right off the calf.