Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[HollyDuckFarmer]

Beautiful hats Lady. Love that rib knit.

Ok remember my mysterious bugs? Today found these on my Clematis. Similar, but way fewer.

About Milkweed: I have had no problems propagating it here (clay). I've gone out back, transplanted roots as well as collected seed heads before the pods fully open, then I don't do anything but bury big clumps of seed.

Ok, and the Lupine? Look closely, the catnip and phlox are *really* crowding it. So do I remove the phlox and catnip, or just reseed the Lupine elsewhere? This entire bed used to be all Lupine. I miss it.

And the wider shot:

 

[gladahmae]

I put a new fence up around my back flower bed today. I now have a strip of grass 3x30 that is inside the fence that I'd like to make part of the bed. What would be the best way to go about that without tilling/pulling all if it out? More newspaper and cover with soil?

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

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Kat!

 

[minniefarm]

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The pullets don't have a place to hide. They are very nearly as big as the hens, so if they can get in, so can the hens. I am going to separate them again for a couple weeks. Mean old bitties really got after them this afternoon. One lil girl is in the "hospital" just to be sure the others don't come after her. I'll be painting her up with Blue Lotion when I get home.

 

[Maah]

If they don't have a place to hide, even an outside roost will do usually. They can stay up off the ground out of the way of the big girls or vice versa. If their run space is small, consider putting on an addition so they can spread out. It doesn't have to be a space that the older girls can't get to, it just needs to be a space that keeps them out of the way.

If they're pecking them up too bad, then be sure to separate them. They'll keep pecking at the wounds.

 

[preciouskitty]

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Thank you! Now. Silly question(s). How do you get the cool cute "smileys", "BYC", etc. in replies? Also, when I type a reply, it APPEARS that I have "real" paragraphs, but comes out as one lump of sentences! Remember, I am totally new to this "forum" thing...! Thanks!

 

[minniefarm]

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if you are buying bags of top soil, you could just lay the bags on the grass, slit them open and plant right in the soil. At the end of the season, pull the plastic out. The grass underneath will be dead. Works best for annuals that won't need deep roots in the first year.

 

[tjbeckman]

Looking for some help. I am working on the hoop house, there are so many options of coverings... What should I use?

 

[HollyDuckFarmer]

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Looking for some help. I am working on the hoop house, there are so many options of coverings... What should I use?

I love recycled trampoline tarps!

 

[uchytil]

I have a little Cobalt and he ran it over it took out the radiator, air condition something or other, possibly the fan, bumper, he hit a deer last year and cost about he same thing.

I am sad John I have no more doggie's no cattle for me anymore so sad, I think they are the best dogs in the whole world, who knows maybe some day

If Jiily ever has pups you are on the list to get one - right?