Strope’s Hobby Farm & Garden

08/20/2020

Starting a bunch of lettuce over the next few days

05/31/2020

No protesting going on around here this morning

05/14/2020

Garden is starting to do pretty good now

04/04/2020

Growing and growing! We have got a variety of things started this year. We wanted to let everyone know that within light of everything happening we do not plan to sell any plants at this time. If anything changes we will let everyone know. Love to all and I hope you all stay safe in your homes. I pray that this “learning curve” is over soon and we can find a new normal. I still plan to show y’all some of the fun and interesting things happening here at the farm from time to time.

02/07/2020

This is our stash of lettuce in the green house! We are starting to gear up to begin seedlings. So excited!!! Gardening is one of my favorite things. 😁😁😁😁

11/05/2019

Hello everyone! The most eventful thing going on was transitioning the sheep to the freezer. The next thing will be putting some more soil into the green house beds to prepare to plant some lettuce in there for the winter. The garden by the rabbit barn is giving us some lettuce and some carrots are growing too! So everything has calmed down the tomato plants were cleaned out and we are resting parts of the garden until next year. Looking forward to next year and all the wonderful goodies we can put out in the garden! 😊

09/10/2019

So new around the farm are a couple of sheep. Initial reaction is “oh how cute!”

Fast forward to today just a little over 24 hours the “cute” sheep arrived Christopher informs me they have escaped their fortitude. After a few moments of finagling to get the gate open and not spook them farther from the pin finally start to creep forward. Great! Now they are trapped in a small. One side is the chicken coop, another the sheep pin, and on the third side Christopher and I. 😳 Y’all see where this is going?

When you trap sheep in a small area they retaliate! They CHARGE right at you! Christopher blocks the ram no problem. So here’s this sheep coming right for me. I’m ready! It cuts to the left and as it does these thoughts come to mind... if it gets away how much more running around are we going to be doing tonight? Llamas hurt if they run into you... these sheep weigh how much? Running full speed you say? So what do I do? I decided to lunge to the left stick my arm out and close line this sheep. All the while thinking, well this is going to hurt. 🤔 Let me tell you I’ll feel it in the morning! But hey I didn’t have to run after a sheep all night.... So Jenna 👩🏼‍🌾and Christopher 👨🏼‍🌾 1 Sheep 🐑 🐑0.

P.S. Sheep are a lot faster than you think!!!

08/25/2019

This is what the persimmons say! Looks like spoons to me.🥄🥄🥄

08/10/2019

Some of the tomatoes and flowers! Some of the four o’clocks are stunning this year and an absolutely brilliant aroma like always. ❤️

07/14/2019

Some good size tomatoes this year

06/28/2019

Picked some blackberries! Will my cobbler making skills out weigh all the mosquito bites I just got? 🤷🏼‍♀️ Guess we will have to wait and see. 😆

06/28/2019

06/21/2019

Fresh Squash .50 each

06/21/2019

More squash picked today!

06/17/2019

Harvested some carrots🥕, squash, and potatoes 🥔 today! If anyone would like some crookneck squash we have some for 50 cents a piece. Pick up here at the house. 😁

06/15/2019

With Christopher having to work today and not but a handful of crops so far we won’t be at the farmers market in Thayer today hopefully soon we will have enough.

06/13/2019

Burgundy beans are growing!

06/10/2019

Our first picking of green beans!

06/05/2019

We have some spotted babies this time! To cute! Almost three weeks old. ❤️

06/05/2019

Everything is really taking off

06/03/2019

Anyone want some free guppies? They are tequila sunrise guppies. Very beautiful! Still babies. Big fish is the dad. FREE!!! 😁

06/02/2019

Up to 124 tomato plants this year , we plan on being at the Thayer farmers market this year good Lord willing and the creek don’t rise

05/31/2019

Won’t be long

05/30/2019

Fresh Lettuce mix big 1 gallon bags $4 each

05/24/2019

Christopher got a new rig!

05/17/2019

Baby buns and micro greens are doing well! 😊

05/16/2019

First batch of tomato plants are getting big , the micro greens are really coming along as well

05/14/2019

We have to many bucks so the checkered giant mix is needing a new place to live. He is about a year old.

05/14/2019

Fresh iceberg lettuce $3 a bag

05/12/2019

Last of the plants for sale down in the shade house , lots of better boys , big boys , lemon boys , early girl , Cherokee purple and a few tommy toe , sun cherry $1 each still have just a few jalapeño and Anaheim chili pepper , pm for more info

05/12/2019

Salanova lettuce is doing good under the new grow lights

05/11/2019

Our plans got canceled so we are home today and open. Tomorrow we will be open at 3:00pm. 😊

05/11/2019

ATTENTION: We would like to let y’all know we will be CLOSED Saturday and the opening time for Sunday will be pushed back to 3:00pm due to it being Mother’s Day weekend. We do have some people come out during the week after we get off work if that works better for you. We just never know for sure the times we will get through each day. If you have any questions please feel free to give us a call or ask through Facebook. Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there!!! 😁

05/11/2019

Shade house project! Soon purchases can be made at the bottom of the hill instead of having to go up the greenhouse in the heat. 😊

P.S. I have baby guppies if anyone one is interested! Picture posted below. The parents are Tequila Sunrise Guppies. 🌅

05/09/2019

Micro greens station is in the works! This is going to be awesome! Who else is ready for some vitamin packed goodness? 🙋🏼‍♀️ We just got in some snow pea, beets, salad bowl green, etc... today. All these greens are going to be so tasty. 😁

05/08/2019

I want to thank everyone who bought lettuce! With the exception of a couple different purchases in the works, we are sold out of the iceberg and baby leaf lettuce mix. I will post when we have some more to sell. The lettuce went amazingly quick so next go around we will have more available! For now we have the Salanova, black seeded Simpson, baby leaf ready to start. 👇🏻Comment down below what types of lettuce you would like to see in the future. 👇🏻 Thanks again and have a great night! 😁

05/07/2019

If anyone is interested in some iceberg lettuce and baby leaf lettuce mix let us know! We will sell a whole gallon size bag for only $4.00. Christopher and I have some other kinds started as well one is a new variety called salanova. Also micro greens are in the works!The micros will be vitamin packed and add a nice variety to your average salads making them not so average. Very excited to grow all these tasty things! 😋😃

05/04/2019

Icicle radish $2.50 a bag some are bigger some are smaller

05/04/2019

Lots of people coming by today if you’re wanting Jalapeño or bell pepper better hurry we have limited supply , still doing half off on the green German tomato plants we have left , have around 20 left , message us and let’s us know your coming thank you