Hollys can be grown as low as Zone 6. I live in zone 7 and they thrive here https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/InteractiveMap.aspx
Chickens may sample a berry from time to time but they figure out quick that its not chicken food. I heard that birds that are desperate for food can eat...
I would add Nellie Stevens Hollies for privacy hedging trees too. If the area you want a privacy hedge has spots that are mostly shady during the day Nellie Stevens Hollies will still grow in shade. And I recommend Thuja Green Giants over Leyland Cyprus due to being more disease resistant...
I have never heard of PDZ until this thread, I still haven't even looked it up. With the exception of the times I had yellow jackets nest in my compost pile and I dumped Seven Dust on the opening I haven't added anything to my compost piles that wouldn't be found in nature. Yeah I know...
Not gross to me, I live to compost, hence the screen name. I only have odor issues if a compost pile is or even a the bedding in a chicken run is in standing water. as far as animals in composts I avoid at my current residence but when I was in a rural area I tended to bury that in the...
Keep compost pile away from standing water, it can get wet and actually needs moisture to compost correctly. My highest ground is where my compost pile is so it will never be in standing water. When you have exposed wet mature (which can happen even when doing things correctly) cover it with...