Just so you guys know, there's a BYC contest about your garden. Here's the link: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...er-fair—outdoor-gardening-show.1472122/page-4. There's not many entries so it would be great if more people would add some
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I entered!Just so you guys know, there's a BYC contest about your garden. Here's the link: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/official-byc-2021-summer-fair—outdoor-gardening-show.1472122/page-4. There's not many entries so it would be great if more people would add some
Yeah, I'm the one with the runoff. Pretty sure the city is dumping runoff from the entire road (not just one catch basin) onto my property. And I've caught our ducks doing the same thing...ha ha. There's a spot between the outlet culvert and our pond where the water pools up like a little river. It isn't deep...maybe a few inches, but they LOVE to swim in it.Cant remember who has the runoff in their yard?
We get RUNOFF through the entire length of our yard. Between our yard and neighbor. Storm drain under the road.
Today we have ducks enjoying the flowing water.Its the first time I've seen ducks there.
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There is a big drain just out of the picture - owned by the farmer. However, farmer plowed over the ENTIRE waterway through the field to plant his stuff. So, water doesn't flow as well as it should. generally not a good idea: Bye Bye topsoil.
Between the horses, goats, ducks, and 50+ chickens, we have PLENTY of fertilizer....Just think of all the fertilizer...
Weather here is mild but humid. Expecting rain the rest of the week. I really need to get to work on that ark.View attachment 2703433
I've been reading the book Keeping a Family Cow. Done right, with proper pasture management, it can be absolutely amazing for the health of the grass, soil, and your family. Done right, parasites never get an opportunity to overload the area. It's incredible how it can work extremely well small to medium scale, but once you turn it into a big thing... not so much. We drove by dairy farms on the move down to Texas, and to see all those cows crammed into so little space with not a blade of grass in sight... dang. Makes you rethink the grocery store milk, makes you realize why the vast majority of commercially produced milk HAS to be pasteurized, makes you really question how did we get here?I watched this documentary on Netflix yesterday called Kiss the Ground (https://www.netflix.com/title/81321999). I found it very interesting. Also, their points on cattle ranching properly having a positive environmental impact was very intriguing since I watch Cowspiracy a few weeks back which was saying a bit of the opposite (basically just says all cattle raising is bad).