Eastern Tennessee Thread

[tennesseeckn]

Quote: Ahhh... the joys of owning a fru-fru dog...

Snap is a flea magnet and as much as I try to do the granola-tree-huggy-organic thing, I pull out the big guns when it comes to fleas. K-9 Advantix is the only drops that I can use that won't make him sick and kill the fleas and I have to use it every 28 days, even in the winter. On day 29 he's covered in fleas again.

I talked myself out of a big dog... I was in line at the pet supply store to pay for my two bags of small breed dog food for Snap. Twenty pounds of feed for twenty dollars. The guy in front of me was buying food for his dog. The bags said it was for large breed dogs. Two fifty pound bags for eighty dollars!!! AND he was wrestling and sweating.

I think I'll just stick with my wimpy dog and electric fence.

 

[tennesseeckn]

I've been using a raised bed/square foot garden for the last 3 years or so. I read a few books on the subject before I got started and they helped a lot. I actually just got done double digging in another bed today. Double digging is a ton of work initially but it is worth it in the end.

Heres a photo to illustrate how I started. These are my original beds I dug(with some help as you can see) three years ago.



The trenches are what I use as paths, if I could do one thing different, I would make the beds narrower. I started off at 4-5' and I'd shrink that down to 2.5' so the are easier to step over.

OK. At first glance, it looks like you were planting dogs and toddlers.

 

[Snozzle]

Did anyone else see this? I looked at the paper and that made my day. Johnson city is lifting their chicken ban. My boyfriend and I signed the petition for that at the farmers market. We don't live in JC, but we are close enough to get annexed soon I'm sure.

 

[TNChick82]

Thats Awesome

. Congrats Johnson City!

 

[chigger bait]

Did anyone else see this? I looked at the paper and that made my day. Johnson city is lifting their chicken ban. My boyfriend and I signed the petition for that at the farmers market. We don't live in JC, but we are close enough to get annexed soon I'm sure.

I live in the county, but the city limits are with in sight of our home.

I expect the city to take the majority of Matson Road shorty, but it will be a while be before they take the side roads leading off of it, one of which we live on.

 

[grawg]

OK. At first glance, it looks like you were planting dogs and toddlers.

I find a healthy dose of dirt,water, and sunshine do wonders for their growth...

 

[chigger bait]

I find a healthy dose of dirt,water, and sunshine do wonders for their growth...

Always.

 

[chigger bait]

Is anyone going to have any YBO pullets/chicks for sale in the Johnson City area?

My wife wants a few in our up coming flock.

Her aunt had them when she was growing up.

 

[stanglover2001]

I came home to hear peeping coming from the incubator!

 

[xChickiex]

I came home to hear peeping coming from the incubator!

Congrats, you must get us pics of the new chicks