Thanks delish! I have some bone meal. These berries were started by the previous owners and they are a mess of weeds. I'm tempted to dig it all up and start over. Will get them mulched today if the weather cooperates.
The rain stopped mid morning so by 3:00 the ground was dry enough for us to go out and play. Well, the kids played and I tried to get all of the field grass out of the strawberry patch. I swear the roots on those weeds are a foot long Any good tips on growing strawberries?
I don't have a spot cut out yet. I do have brave little tomato plants started in the house and spinach in a pot. The previous owners have a nice berry patch started, but it is very overgrown. I'm anxious to get it cleaned up. Dreaming of raspberies...
Hello from northern WI! My husband and I recently bought a farm and are very excited to begin the adventure we've been dreaming about for years. Our first chicks come in two weeks We have a garden planned out but with the crumby weather we haven't been able to start digging it out. I read...
Thanks! I've read a lot about fermenting foods for people (I do a lot of soaking and sprouting for my family) but using it for chickens was new to me. Makes perfect sense!
8x8 for 40 birds sounds great also. If the 25 go well this year we will definitely do 40 next year. I'm so excited!!
HI all!
I have 25 meat birds coming and I want to make a tractor for them. Any guidelines for how much space they need? I plan on moving them every day, but don't want them to be squished :)
Also, from reading dozens of other posts I understand that even if they are eating grass and bugs it...
I've been stalking this forum on and off for weeks now and love all the wonderful information!! My husband and I (along with our 3 kiddos) recently bought a farm and our dreams of homesteading are coming true :) Our first chicks will be here in a couple of weeks and then meat chickens a month...