What did you do in the garden today?

[Silviaschicks]

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

 

[pennyJo1960]

Morning or afternoon Gardners The eggs I planted are making things sprout see if I can manage some photos today.

 

[Sueby]

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

I entered!

 

[TJAnonymous]

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.

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.

 

[TJAnonymous]

Just think of all the fertilizer...

Between the horses, goats, ducks, and 50+ chickens, we have PLENTY of fertilizer.... But I can't help but think of some irony here.... Several years ago I bought some of those Breeze litter boxes for our cats and tried to switch them over to pelleted litter. I used the wood stove pellets, not the expensive Breeze pellets. Didn't really work too well mostly because the cats weren't really interested in using pellets as litter. I stored all those litter boxes in the attic. I've spent far too much time this morning reading about litter boxes for rabbits and figured out that those Breeze litter boxes might actually come in handy.

 

[3xhhheather]

On the verge of losing my mind, last week I was trapped in a heat dome temps were 90+ degrees, so couldn't get much done. Now I'm trapped in what feels like monsoon season, heavy rain all day every day. I don't mind gardening in the rain, but this is too much...and it's supposed to keep raining all next week I'm thinking a bathing suit and muck boots will be my outfit of choice to stay on top of my growing todo list.

 

[TJAnonymous]

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

Same here. Tons more rain coming but at least it isn't 90 and raining....

 

[TJAnonymous]

Well, pretty sure the bunny is a buck. DD picked him up this morning and I got a closer look. I didn't press anything as suggested. Didn't have to...ha ha. Instead, it became obvious because there are rather large testicles on each side that I didn't see last night.

I did set up an appointment for Monday to get the bun-bun checked out by a vet. They will also give us some idea on getting him neutered.

 

[BReeder!]

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).

 

[Elyrian1]

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).

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?

Sorry, got off on a tangent there. One day, we want to keep a mid size jersey or two for our family's dairy needs. Not enough room right here though. I've got roughly 10,000 sqft to work with and my focus right now is garden and chickens.

Talked to DH about chickens. He wants the fluffy golden girls again. Buff Orpingtons. He loved their dispositions. But I was leaning toward a mix of colorful egg layers, lol. Well just have to chew on it for a bit and see where we end up.

Today, waiting around for delivery of the 12x16 shed my dad bought for storage. Might get interesting depending how they want to offload the thing.

Too hot to work right now, although I did water the container garden and planted items. Have also just about decided where I want to plant my berry bushes. Need to draw a quick layout of that area tonight. Finished the property map the other day, so now I can take small sections, enlarge them, and figure out what goes where.