I was thinking maybe a rubber seal? Like a tire tube for a hinge? Thanks a lot, now I'm thinking what a dumb idea...Lol! not your fault, just thinking what will work...Don't want leakage...
Cold, cold, and super cold winters, nothing in the garden 'overwinters' Everything will grow here pretty much, even sweet potatoes if you take special care of them, never tried them myself before but am this next growing season. Get everything early growing, quick to bear, tomatoes especially, or you'll have them just starting to turn red by fall and end up with nothing but green tomatoes. Early Girls have done great for me, trying a couple heritage breeds this coming yr, bloody butcher and Alaskan fancy. Peas do great, plant them as soon as the ground thaws, they hate hot weather, same with spinach. Everything else I wait for Memorial Day, it's the 'kicker' here, after Memorial Day everything is safe. Never tried Kale before though, it might overwinter, super surprised with it, growing a big bed of blue curled vates kale, eating it for months now. Knock the snow and ice off it and it still looks like it is growing, crazy hardy plants, chickens love it also. All depends on your soil also, we have rocks with some soil. I built up a bed and did great with carrots this yr, 50 plus pounds from one small packet of Danvers half longs, super fragrant and sweet.
Yeah, noo pooop boards for deep litter. Throw some scratch in there, they mix it up! Don't worry about it either, chickens are OK with their poop, they will paw and scratch it up when it thaws.
