- Jul 28, 2017
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Hey everybody,
Joining you all from the Twin Cities here in Minnesota. I don't currently have any chickens and may not while still living in the suburbs. I would love to though. My city allows chickens but I don't have much of an appetite to submit for a license and willingly give up more of my rights. I do have an interest in obtaining and raising quail for egg and meat production though. I'm thinking of jumbo coturnix as there's a local breeder on Craigslist.
I'm also in the early stages of guinea pig breeding. Mostly for my Basset Hound mix Buford. I may expand to rabbits some day once I get some other projects done.
Turning my backyard into a homestead eats up most of my time when I'm not at work. My lot was literally all grass when I arrived. Dug out a 1000 square foot garden the first year by hand(cut and flipped the sod in growing beds, laid down plastic mulch in walking paths). This year I dug out trenches in between the beds and then filled them with 4-6 inches of wood mulch. Ripped out rabbit fencing and mulched the border to suppress the grass.
Spring
Early July
Pretty happy with how the garden is doing now so I can focus on other things. Planted 6 fruit trees in the spring with plans on adding two more and two chestnut trees next year. Transplanting mulberry seedlings along the back border of the yard to prune for fodder. Planted blueberries, raspberries and strawberries over the weekend. I'd love to put in some asparagus but trying to figure out where. It's a low priority but high anxiety sort of thing if that makes sense.
Probably more than necessary for an introduction thread but didn't know what to say so thought I'd just talk about this year's projects. Have a good day all and thanks for reading.
Joining you all from the Twin Cities here in Minnesota. I don't currently have any chickens and may not while still living in the suburbs. I would love to though. My city allows chickens but I don't have much of an appetite to submit for a license and willingly give up more of my rights. I do have an interest in obtaining and raising quail for egg and meat production though. I'm thinking of jumbo coturnix as there's a local breeder on Craigslist.
I'm also in the early stages of guinea pig breeding. Mostly for my Basset Hound mix Buford. I may expand to rabbits some day once I get some other projects done.
Turning my backyard into a homestead eats up most of my time when I'm not at work. My lot was literally all grass when I arrived. Dug out a 1000 square foot garden the first year by hand(cut and flipped the sod in growing beds, laid down plastic mulch in walking paths). This year I dug out trenches in between the beds and then filled them with 4-6 inches of wood mulch. Ripped out rabbit fencing and mulched the border to suppress the grass.
Spring
Early July
Pretty happy with how the garden is doing now so I can focus on other things. Planted 6 fruit trees in the spring with plans on adding two more and two chestnut trees next year. Transplanting mulberry seedlings along the back border of the yard to prune for fodder. Planted blueberries, raspberries and strawberries over the weekend. I'd love to put in some asparagus but trying to figure out where. It's a low priority but high anxiety sort of thing if that makes sense.
Probably more than necessary for an introduction thread but didn't know what to say so thought I'd just talk about this year's projects. Have a good day all and thanks for reading.
Your garden sounds AWESOME! What kinds of guinea pigs do you have?
If you decide to go for it, there's a good breeder about an hour from you. Check out the toad thread when you have a chance.
Meanwhile he also does a variety of other birds and is great fun on the site.
wish you could do a garden for me like that - I seem to have a 1/3 acre of bulletproof crabgrass
