We harvested our garlic a couple weeks ago, hanging to cure in the garage right now. Amazing stuff, stick a tiny clove in the ground in the fall, huge bulbs in the summer...
No deer problems because of the dog, and he is rapidly taking care of the rabbit issue as well. The wood fence is lined with a wire fence, more to keep him away from the coop and birds when they are out. The space beyond where the cat tunnel is now has a poultry fence that finishes off keeping...
Wow, chatty forum, used to one that only has a couple of posts a day at most. I forgot this is nation wide, lol. Attached photo of entire space for whoever it was that commented on work. We have a dog, a turtle and two rats as well as four kids. I only work part time outside of home so that...
Ooooo, how much time you got? lol
I have 5 EE 2 Buff 1Rock and 4 Wyandottes at the moment. Chicken math you know..
The garden is another topic, I actually run a micro farm and my veg varieties are limited to popular salad products, salanova lettuce, arugula, spinach, beets, hakurei, radish...
Dug up the little remaining patch of quack in the new garden space, hope I am not setting myself up for a mess again... 6 beds in and planted, wanting to do a couple more so I can plant greens and radishes before we leave for Nebraska on Friday, but we will see. Beets and lettuce up, tomatoes...
I agree @BrentG . It is difficult to identify with a couple photos, but the closeup of the leaf certainly looks like buckthorn. We called them "poison berry bushes" when we were kids.
Central WI so we are just starting the planting season. Worked until it was too dark to see last night and then just in this morning with the light rain. Peas, beans, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, okra, kale, squash and cucumbers planted. Supposed to rain the next couple days, bummed I...