What are we growing?

Permanent Fruits

Upper

7 Shinseiki asian pear trees- Belgian fence

6 Shinko asian pear trees- Belgian fence

18 Blueberry Glaze plants line the front path

14 Raspberry shortcake plants line the front path

2 Montmorency cherries flank the front path

3 Turkey Fig trees screen the side patio

4 blackberries potted on the side patio

2 Hinnomaki Red gooseberries form the driveway screen

2 Flying Dragon Trifoliate Orange trees form the driveway screen

1 Flying Dragon Trifoliate Orange tree forms screens the side patio

1 Myers lemon is potted and on the path in summer

1 Lime is potted and on the path in summer

1 Orange is potted and on the path in summer


Mid

1 Hardy kiwi vine climbs the chicken coop


Lower

2 Santa Rosa plums in orchard

2 Methley plums in orchard

2 Red Haven peaches in orchard

3 Elberta peaches in orchard

1 Bell of Georgia peach in orchard

2 Balaton cherries in orchard

2 Montmorency cherries in orchard

1 Gala apple in orchard

1 Arkansas Black apple in orchard

1 Granny Smith apple in orchard

1 McIntosh apple in orchard




Veg

Vegetables are nearly always annuals. Because of this it's hard to keep up with documentation around what we're growing. Here is a list of the things we typically try to produce:


Artichoke

Asparagus

Beets

Brocoli

Cabbage

Carrots

Celery

Cucumber

Fennel

Garlic

Green beans

Lettuce

Onions

Peppers

Potatoes

Pumpkins

Shallots

Squash

Tomatoes (Heirloom and Cherry)

Wax beans

Zucchini


Herbs

Upper

Creeping Thyme lines the front path beneath the blueberries

Camellia sinensis (tea plant) potted on the side patio

Chives (planned but not planted)


Mid

Sage is potted by the basement door

Mint is on a stump by the back fence


Lower



Annuals that we may be producing at any given time

Parsley

Basil

Oregano

Dill

Cilantro

Animals

House

Beaufort is our indoor/ ourdoor Akbash

Steve the bugeyed goldfish

Ru the Plecostomus

Upper

World Ender is our Coy fish that lives in the water garden

Mid

2 Blue Ameraucana hens (blueish eggs)

2 Ameraucana mix hens (blueish greenish eggs)

1 Barred Rock hen (tan egg)

1 Wellsummer hen (darker tan egg)

1 Lavender Orpington (tan egg)

2 Olive Egger mix hens (greenish eggs)

1 Black Cochin hen (tan egg)

1 Rhode Island Red hen (tan egg)

1 Black Copper Maran hen (dark brown egg)

1 Salmon Favorelle hen (tan egg)

Lower

3 Toulouse geese

1 Toulous gander

Remote

Chuck is our 2023 market cow, currently on a remote pasture


Want something we don't grow? Contact HillBottomFarmNC@gmail.com to request it!