don't those need ants to help them bloom? Maybe the soil is too dry? IDK... I just like to hear myself type...........
very interesting, how much dirt did you put on it?, looks like 5 or more bags of top soil?It was kind of windy so I wet the newspaper as I put it down on top of the weeds. This is a straw bale garden so there is no mulch.
I have since planted flowers, sweet potato vine, tomatoes and peppers in the bales. Before long, the vines will completely cover the bales.
the roots will grow down as the paper decomposes, witch doesn't take long and the tulips will have no trouble as the paper will most likely be gone by spring
explain how you built your fence, looks very nice, what are the diagonal lines made from? and is the arch the barbed wire?Just to share in all the garden talk, here's my garden fence. Just finished it yesterday. We have deer here (you can't see but there's actually some deer netting inside all that chicken wire, barbed wire and lattice-work).
So I finally snagged a great egg customer. She's a former chicken owner who retired and can't keep chickens due to spending long periods in Florida. I'm very grateful that she chose me because she said they'd been shopping around the locals for eggs and she found mine to be the tastiest so... It was hard-earned but I got her and she left with three dozen today. It sounds like she was happy with the way I raise them, similar to her experience and that's probably why she likes the eggs so much. My birds are well tended, that I'm here all day, every day and they free range every day as well with scraps too. But it's kind of sad that it takes a like-minded chicken owner to appreciate what I have here. It was sort of my intention to reach out to those who take their easy lifestyles for granted. I live sandwiched between two subdivision-like streets, rows of 1 acre lots with lawn-loving, prepackaged food folks. You'd think they'd want a taste of the good life. But alas, no. Still, I'm glad she chose me.
She also gave me about fifty egg cartons!
Xs 2 LOLRaz, bet your neighbors love the hay bale garden
It's just 4 x 4's about 7' tall, chicken wire across the bottom half to keep out the chickens and rusty barbed wire (found in the barn) around the top. Then I strung nylon cord around for the lattice pattern so the deer could see the fencing. I used to have streamers hanging off it but the lattice just seemed like fun. The stones were all dug from the garden when we first tilled it and help keep the little critters out, like rabbits. The draping lines are solar lights that I used to have on my deck at my old house. I don't have a deck anymore so I hung them on the fence. Now I need something to protect the orchard. -_-
I like this a lot, it has a "raw" feeling to it. He has such a pretty boy image usually , i like him so much better with the glimpse of emotion here. Nice job!Need some opinions. Can you tell who this is? I am working on a retirement gift for a friend but not liking the finished product. Something looks wrong to me and I have two creases that have appeared in my paper. I'm trying to decide whether to scrap it and start another or use it.
So chickens are considered a domestic animal? I'm confused then why you aren't supposed to keep them inside as pets in most cities? (I was gonna smuggle mine in, as the lease said only "domesticated animals" were to be approved)
Hi Glad I live in Lake George about an hour and a half away I would be willing to meet you, let me know if I can help.Is there anyone within....oh....an hour of Honor/Frankfort/Traverse City that is planning on going to chickenstock? There's no way I can go, but I'm wondering if someone would be willing to bring back a few chickens for me after looking at the list of who is bringing what.
