Vine on run fencing ?

[TXmom]

What a great idea...thanks for the info! Now I'm going over there to go shopping...LOL.

 

[omelette'smom]

~~~You two are so impulsive!!

 

[Jenski]

OK chicken women, you are in BIG TROUBLE! Just what I need, another heirloom seed company to suck all my money away . . . .

I'm not just addicted to chickens, you know.

 

[mmtillman]

just stay away from anything in the morning glory family they are poisonous, and I am not sure if they are dangerous to chooks.


Thanks for that good advice....as I was just thinking about planting Morning Glories on the outside of the run...will try that spinach thing I just read ....!!

 

[mmtillman]

OH boy....I felt bad enough for all the $ I am spending at the hatchery for my new flock I ordered today........
Then ...''someone''

just HAD to go and post another tempting place for me to order my 2nd favorite thing next to chickens .....plants and flowers
IN our weakened state from spring fever ..this was NOT a good time for a seed catalog to be shown to us !!!LOL !

Really tho..., thanks for the link...I am sooo gonna enjoy this site!!!

 

[WoodlandWoman]

I'm afraid to click that link!!!

 

[jbowyer01]

I have honeysuckle vine covering part of the run. It looks great because the chickens keep it trimmed at the bottom. They love the new little leaves, this will be the first year for the flowers (that is if spring ever gets here).

 

[digitS']

Maybe I can help slow the enthusiasm for malabar spinach . . .

Lori, I probably live and garden in a similar climate to yours AND I grew malabar spinach last year and 3 or 4 times previously. Yes, it can be a vigorous vine HOWEVER it needs pampering in places with cool night-time temperatures and short seasons.

I start it in a heated greenhouse in March, transplant it into a plastic tunnel in May, and keep the plastic on the tunnel until the end of June.

I think it is much more suitable for more casual outdoor growing in South Carolina and Texas.

I don't grow a vine on the chook's pen but if I did I'd probably go for a squash or pumpkin vine. There's even a gourd that is closely related to buttercup squash that should be suitable: Turks Turban.

Just an idea and some experience to share . . .

Steve

 

[Wifezilla]

Too late...I already ordered the seeds...LOL

Thanks for the heads up though. I can plant it against a building that will retain heat at night. That should keep it growing here in Colorado.