I'm a paranoid worrier alsoHadn't thought of attaching it to the wall, that's a good idea and would take up less room in the coop too. But yeah, I was worried about injuries too especially since we all know chickens aren't likely to ALWAYS use the ramp and may just fly down in the morning LOL plus I was worried because there's 4 beams/rafters (2 feet apart) and the coops 4x8 with 4 foot walls plus the roof, that there wouldn't be enough landing room to glide down at a nice angle without hitting something and without being injured. Plus I'm worried that they will freeze to death since I had read once they should be below vents but then again they sleep on trees in the wild and have slept on the roof when it's not too too cold so maybe I'm just paranoid lol if I block off the rafters will they still be able to see them and be unhappy they can't get up there or will the get used to the roosts given to them?
I hadn't thought of starting indoors, that's a good idea. Anyway, it's mostly summer veggies. Squash, cucumber, pumpkin, peppers, that sort of thing
I am only doing raised beds this yeartrying to eeck a garden from
pasture land failed horribly our first summer here none of us could stay
bent over or standing to weed the the beds or stay in the sunshine to do it...
was given 6 tires where James bought tires for his truck that will be used for tators
have to do pumpkin, zucchini, acorn squash, carrots and beets..
I have a separate herb garden all year long
Different zones require different gardening solutions. I keep my herbs in separate containers so I can move them under the patio roof in winter to keep them protected from inclement weather. I like to keep my cukes in containers rather than a raised bed because cukes give up so early in summer after the first harvest. That way I save my raised beds for longer-lasting producers like tomatoes or squashes or melons. I like your use of tires as raised beds. I've also seen tires used as nests with straw for hens hatching eggs.