What did you do in the garden today?

[pennyJo1960]

I put fence field wire just ordered more metal stakes to hold it down.
Need to run my tiller over the ground we will use.
Gourds and tomato will go in the 10 year old chicken yard.
Great to see everyone again plotting the gardens.

 

[Jenbirdee]

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

cats? I don’t have any but my neighbor has a few …i get free pest service

 

[Jenbirdee]

i transplanted some kale that was in pots all winter into the garden, but it’s going down to 33 overnight so i hope they be ok

 

[WthrLady]

I feel for ya & can relate...I am wondering how the blueberries will do, mine are all in bloom as of this morning. 30 degrees after reaching 70 the other day? Darn fickle weather.

We dropped to 16. Pears trying to open their blossoms, but they better tuck 'em back in. I've seen next week's forecast.

 

[Molpet]

i transplanted some kale that was in pots all winter into the garden, but it’s going down to 33 overnight so i hope they be ok

I have kale in the garden starting to grow again... the deer are them off. Was below zero this year for a couple days

 

[Liz Birdlover]

cats? I don’t have any but my neighbor has a few …i get free pest service

Many cats here, neighbors' pets, they are lazy. I see the foxes catching rodents, but never the cats.

 

[Jenbirdee]

Many cats here, neighbors' pets, they are lazy. I see the foxes catching rodents, but never the cats.

hmmm . maybe need some giant godzilla size chickens lol

 

[Sally PB]

The coldest overnight lowis for this Wednesday night/Thursday morning, at 20. I think all our fruit trees and blueberries are safe.

They're forecasting slightly below normal temps for the rest of the month. Ok by me.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I get to till any day now not planting plants but inside.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

hmmm . maybe need some giant godzilla size chickens lol

I've seen some gigantic chickens & roosters at the Poultry show, wow they are huge & gorgeous! I've been tempted to get either a pair of Sebastopol geese, or a pair of Royal Palm turkeys.

Some of my roosters are big, 2 of my Wyandotte Roos are so chunky, need both arms to hold them. My roosters have killed mice & 1 young rat, that I know of.

I have 2 pair of Guineas. They run fast & make alot of noise lol. The only critters they chase is eachother, round & round a 12x24 bldg, pretty hilarious. I'm sure they get over 10,000 steps a day, but never venture very far...not yet anyway.

I don't know much about having geese or turkeys along with chickens...any advice is welcome. I've done house sitting for friends with geese & turkeys & I loved it, they were very affectionate birds. It's quite a hefty load when a full grown Jake sits on your lap, though...he still thought he was a chick I guess. I do not have a pond & only a small, under 2 acre lot here. I'd like to move, get 20 acres, more room, for more critters.

My friends turkeys, Jake & Jenny