Chicken poop in the Garden

[RenoHuskerDu]

I went back out to the garden for a bit.
I am moving all my raised beds.
I needed to level an area some.
This soul sucking clay is already like concrete!
Even with years and years of adding chicken compost, leaves and grass clippings.

I rented a 5-ton dump trailer and brought in 15 tons of granite sand to spread on our clay garden. Tilled it in with a horrible Club Cadet tiller that hurt my back. What a difference though. Planted spuds yesterday and watering them was a breeze. Water sinks right in.

Now we go on the program to add organic matter too. That needs to be replenished every year, but that sand is permanent.

 

[RenoHuskerDu]

That IS a great story... but the last one you told us was about your neighbor Jack. Well, either way thank you, I really like your stories.

If only he could tell them with a Cockney accent, that would be even better. Or grolly.

 

[TropicalBabies]

I rented a 5-ton dump trailer and brought in 15 tons of granite sand to spread on our clay garden. Tilled it in with a horrible Club Cadet tiller that hurt my back. What a difference though. Planted spuds yesterday and watering them was a breeze. Water sinks right in.

Now we go on the program to add organic matter too. That needs to be replenished every year, but that sand is permanent.

That is awesome. Way to work it. How about some photos?

 

[TropicalBabies]

If only he could tell them with a Cockney accent, that would be even better. Or grolly.

I heard it in an English accent... was that wrong?

 

[RenoHuskerDu]

That is awesome. Way to work it. How about some photos?

 

[RenoHuskerDu]

Now we're building the paths and beds. Only spuds in so far.

 

[TropicalBabies]

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Wow. That is a gorgeous undertaking. Looks like you have some big yummy plans. What are you planning to plant?

 

[TropicalBabies]

Now we're building the paths and beds. Only spuds in so far.

I'd love it if you kept us posted.

 

[Col1948]

When I clean off the poop boards I scrape the poop in to a plastic tub, not long ago I bought some shrubs, but before I planted them I put a big dollop of poop in each hole then put the shrubs in.

 

[RenoHuskerDu]

Wow. That is a gorgeous undertaking. Looks like you have some big yummy plans. What are you planning to plant?

I'd have to ask the CEO (chicken executive officer). She's also the boss of the garden. I just do the heavy work, with our sons helping. I remember her saying corn, with peas climbing up the stalks. And I'm supposed to build a bean climbing thingy too. Oh, and she bought baby zucchinis yesterday. I encourage her to grow staples that do well in this harsh TX climate. We get 108F in July, for example, hot winds, drought, all a challenge.