What did you do in the garden today?

[BigBlueHen53]

Square feet, I think.

Oh..... I may not be the one to answer that. We have a brooder that's basically about a 5x5' Rubbermaid or similar storage shed, that they sleep in. It's inside maybe a 30 x 40' chain-link enclosure or "run" although honestly these birds really don't exercise. They are harvested so young we basically consider them chicks, I mean they ARE chicks. We use this arrangement for all our other chicks up to about the age of eight weeks or so, at which point we integrate them with the big girls, and it's perfectly adequate for 10 to 12 laying pullets up to that age. Our 9 CX seemed quite comfortable in it. I don't know what other folks would say about this or recommend, I'm just telling you what we do.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Oh, for ventilation the top slides back or we leave the doors open.

 

[akroberts1085]

I rescued a little venus fly trap from the garden store this am. Has anyone ever cared for one before? I could use some tips. LOL
I also picked up some spinach seeds.

@Acre4Me (or anyone else with ideas!) any ideas how many sf meat birds need, or what they say the average is? They'd be outside, part under cover, part open.

I tried a Venus fly trap and it was doing good until it got a little bit colder then it just died so maybe in a green house it would thrive but I know they're picking little buggers.

 

[Molpet]

It's an easy fix, I used to have rats, but I got rid of them after watching this video.

I tried this with mice and after 2 weeks I didn't find any bodies and still heard them.
Then I put bait out and in two days I started finding bodies. I still have the cornbread and baking soda out, so I'll see if I get any when they show up again.

 

[fuzzi]

Yeah, I grow enough guppies and neocaradina shrimp to feed the culls to my chickens as treats. Used to do the same with swordtails as well. I used to breed for profit, now I just donate them to school classroom fish tanks and feed the unwanted children to the chickens. All while still maintaining great breeding stock in case someone wants them. I also take the fish back from classrooms that don't want them; and feed them to the chickens.... don't want to have to quarantine them to put them back with my fish, unless they look especially good for breeding, back into the colonies.

I reread the line with "...feeding unwanted children to the chickens." and got a good laugh just now. Children meaning guppy/swordtail fry.

Yeah but then I don't have an excuse to buy cheese balls for the packaging.... However if the holding PVC/ABS was able to fit inside some larger PVC or ABS.... the cords would be protected from UV exposure, mice, and moisture if you cap it; which is a pretty cleaver hack IMO. ... But cheese balls... >.> This is a dilemma.

I bred albino Bristlenose plecos until I got tired of driving 2+ hours just to sell them. I now have 3 tanks just for my pleasure, with Kuhli loaches, brown Kuhli loaches, Red Cherry shrimp, and a school of Ember tetras, love'em!

I've not fed any of my fish to my chickens, but when I recently found a dead minnow in my pond it was offered to and enthusiastically accepted by one of the hens.

 

[fuzzi]

Google Lens identifies this as "Spring Star," aka Tristagma uniflorum.

Also your "vetch" looks like sweet pea.

Thank you. It does, wonder if they're in the same family?

 

[fuzzi]

Oh, and the Spring Star resemles Star of Bethlehem which we have huge quantities of here is SE MO, except they are white, and Google Lens says the Spring Star is a member of the allium (onion) family.

Star of Bethlehem is gorgeous, but horribly invasive. It pops up in my front gardens every year, despite all my efforts to eradicate it. I have settled for control: I dig it up and put it in the trash before it sets seeds.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Rainy day today. It started out with just an occasional scattered shower now it's a steady light drizzle. I started out the day with a fasting blood draw then a light breakfast after that. I went out during a break in the showers and went up the back slope and pulled all the tomato cages and stakes out of the ground from last year's nightshade garden. I'm planting peas, summer squash with nasturtiums and marigolds there this year. I measured for the bush peas and I have enough room there to plant 45 linear feet of rows for the peas. There's more room than I need for the squash so I thought adding the flowers would be nice. I checked on the blueberry bushes I planted last year. The largest one is looking really good. I could only distinguish 2 other of the plants. Perhaps when they get their leaves I'll be able to see the other two. The little pear tree is looking good as is the butterfly bush. Two of the three grapevines are looking very good. The third which was the smallest when I planted it is still small but hopefully will grow once Spring is really here. The little forsythia up there is doing well and getting buds on it. I got the bottom of the 4 x 8 foot bed lined with cardboard then started adding small branches I collected on my walk. Weather permitting I should be able to have that bed finished and ready to plant within the next few days. The temperatures are down to a more seasonal level now with night time temps dipping to mid to high 20's. Hopefully the peach tree will go back to sleep for a while. I tried nurturing a Venus flytrap once @Sueby. They really like a lot of humidity. It lived for a few weeks then died. Maybe there weren't enough bugs for it to eat.

 

[Tahai]

Does that help?

It most certainly does <3 Thank you!

 

[Tahai]

Since I only have a little over a half acre of property finding one that is small enough and can go up steps would be a challenge. Lol! Maybe a burro would be a better idea.

A shetland pony and a pony cart!!!