Master Gardeners Here?

[KlaHaYa Gardens]

Are you a master gardener?

I'm interested in a discussion with master gardeners who keep chickens about the "big picture".

Besides picking your brains (okay, I'll be gentle), I am envisioning a demonstration garden on my property that involves a small coop (city-slicker-style), a worm bin, a rain barrel, and a chicken run, that can be rotated (I have to work on describing this vision better) and a garden bed -- possibly a raised bed, but not necessarily.

I want to have a "functional" and simple design that maximizes space and efficiency.

I have seen so many coop designs (cute) but difficult to manage. I also don't like to be far from the garden when it comes to cleaning out the coop. (I just posted in another thread how I add manure to the garden any day of the year without burning my crops.)

So, master gardeners, I'm sure you are here. SHOW YOURSELVES! Let's talk! Learn me a thing or two! (I might share a tid-bit, too -- ya never know.)

 

[justbugged]

I garden here in Western Washington, but I don't have true training as a master gardener. My kids have called me a master gardener.

But as a native to the area, I have a fairly decent concept as to what will grow and what doesn't here. I must admit that I am much more of a kamikaze gardener. I have a way of finding fun or interesting plants and they tend to follow me home. Then I have to find a place to tuck them in. I am out of space, but that has only slowed me down a little.

 

[KlaHaYa Gardens]

Okay, kamikaze gardener, share a tip or trick! Prove yourself!