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    GARDEN PICS

    Gardening is trial and error Just start small and learn as you go
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    GARDEN PICS

    Yes 9 plants and now they have started to blossom
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    Home Made Incubator/First Hatch

    Today was a rainy day in Georgia so I decided to make and incubator and hatch my own eggs I had everything I needed except the styrofoam cooler It took some time to regulate the temperature but I think I've got it Let you know what happens in 21 days
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    GARDEN PICS

    Lettuce strawberries red onions
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    Romaine & Butter Crunch Lettuce

    This seems to be working pretty well I took my paper chicken feed bags and covered a raised bed I had, then I punched holes in the feed bags, planted the lettuce Covered the bags with wheat straw and a little 10-10-10 I know it may not look like it but weeds have been minimal and the plants...
  6. Welly Girl

    Welly Girl

  7. My only Welsummer

    My only Welsummer

  8. Big Daddy & the girls

    Big Daddy & the girls

  9. Mom Dad Babies in the pasture

    Mom Dad Babies in the pasture

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    STRAW BALE GARDENING PICS

    Pictures of my first straw bale gardening efforts This has been very easy gardening The plants I've planted seem to be doing very well It has even allowed me to plant my tomato plants a little earlier
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    CEDAR CHICKEN COOPS

    What is the story on using Cedar to build a coop I have read that cedar is toxic to chickens Are there only certain types of cedar you can use The coops in the ad were made of Red Cedar
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    Thinned Asparagus Bed

    Try to find someone who has had them for a while and dig out a few These were 5 year old roots, started from 10 roots I purchased at Wal Mart
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    Thinned Asparagus Bed

    I thinned my asparagus bed and was afraid I would not get any spears this year They are already starting to peek thru the soil The roots are 5 years old and the spears are bigger around than my ring finger I also put some in containers but they have not come up yet This is also the first year...
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    Paying a house/flock/animal/plant sitter

    I was away 7 days, have a dog 3 cats and 12 chickens I paid $40 a day and she stayed at my house most of the time, closer to her job Did not provide any meals, etc
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    Do your chickens pay for their keep?

    I've had my chickens about 3 years and it has been quite an experience No I don't break even either on cost however I am building a base of regular customers by selling my eggs Eventually I will sell pullets Free ranging might help with feed expenses but I would worry a lot about coyotes and...
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    Hay Bale Gardening

    Does anyone do hay bale gardening? What are the advantages and disadvantages? Is it as productive as gardening in the dirt? Going to get 4 bales today to begin the process What vegtables do you plant when you use this method?
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    Cold weather treat suggestions....

    My chickens get live & dried meal worms,sunflower seed, sweet potatoes Also been working in the garden so they have gotten some rye grass clumps of dirt Georgia weather has been up and down but now we are getting more warm than cold weather so they will have a variety of treats from the garden...
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    Home Grown Ginger

    Never cooked them just sliced up a few leaves and added to salad Makes excellent tea also
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