Posts by Life is Good!

We have a neighbor's dog who is very predator-bird oriented.  So, our run fence is nearly 6' high - and super strong too, just for that darn dog.    Since we've built the run, we've been forced to fence in our 2 acre...

Yes, your husband is right - whatever temps outside = temp of interior of coop (for the most part).    Each hen's body heat is about 100 degrees.  So, actually, the girls themselves heat up the space around...

I found a 'discarded but useable' chair from a neighbor - one of those plastic things that folds up (an arm was mangled).  A hacksaw to the arm to clean up the rough spots and 5min of my time means I have a very nice chair to sit...

Has anyone ever tried to intensive plant potatoes?   Last year, I tried the feed bag method (open feed bag both ends, roll down, fill bottom with soil over prepared bed.  Plant potatoes.  As they grow, roll feed bag...

Quote: Originally Posted by CSWolffe  I have pea gravel between my raised garden beds. I have wire mesh over or around my beds to keep the chickens out, so I can just let them scratch around in the gravel. I've yet to...

I would try the Poly-vi-sol without Iron (available at all Walgreens in the infant vitamin section).  At this age, I'd give a few drops 2x/day (like 3 or 4 drops/chick).  Because this one is so much smaller than the others in...

Doing a happy dance over here!     I'm later than usual, but ALL the garden veggie's are in the ground!   Whew!    Now, to focus on the flowerbeds out front....but that's for another...

Quote: Originally Posted by Cherterr  I was interested in finding out how you rehabbed those grape vines.  I've got a couple growing by the garden fence...but.. I dunnno.. the others look totally dead.  The one...

Quote: Originally Posted by gigi310  We installed pea gravel walkways between our raised beds at our last house.  we had to start weeding the gravel, so you might want to research a better weed...

Quote: Originally Posted by acemario  Have you tried putting a black tarp over the piles? It acts as a heat conductor and a greenhouse effect on the compost... maybe this could work! I'm willing to give it a...