What do you grow to feed the chickens??

[LindaB220]

Linda I am kind of embarrassed because my plants all died and we need to weed eat but here it is.

That's great!!!! This may work perfectly. Good job.

 

[chickadoodles]

Quote: Your welcome.

 

[chickadoodles]

Quote: Thanks.

 

[lazy gardener]

Could you put the perforated landscape fabric on the bottom to help keep the soil from washing out?

An other option for the gardener who can't bend over to tend the typical garden might be hay or straw bale gardens. But, I'm not sure how attractive they would be to the fire ants. If you do do the hay bale garden, be sure to place it near a hose. They are thirsty buggers, even when wrapped with poly.

 

[Arielle]

Quote: Thanks.

THis looks beautifully rustic!!!!

Hey we all have plants that die-- my tomatos got over whelmed by the weeds in one area and are all of 4-6 inches high. Same as when planted weeks ago. lol That is, the ones I can find in 2 feet high weeds.

 

[Arielle]

Been weeding the compost pile-- chucking the foot high clump of grass with dirt to the buckeyes. GIve them 4-5 bunches and it is gone in hours.

 

[chickadoodles]

Quote: Thanks.

THis looks beautifully rustic!!!!

Hey we all have plants that die-- my tomatos got over whelmed by the weeds in one area and are all of 4-6 inches high. Same as when planted weeks ago. lol That is, the ones I can find in 2 feet high weeds.
Thanks, I cropped this because in front of it on the ground is 2 melon plants with the grass higher than the plants. But we won't cut the grass in hopes we might get a melon. lol

Could you put the perforated landscape fabric on the bottom to help keep the soil from washing out?

An other option for the gardener who can't bend over to tend the typical garden might be hay or straw bale gardens. But, I'm not sure how attractive they would be to the fire ants. If you do do the hay bale garden, be sure to place it near a hose. They are thirsty buggers, even when wrapped with poly.

I thought about the hay bales. Thanks for suggesting them I am worried about the fire ants also we have them very bad. I may just try to get some more of these built for next year.

 

[Arielle]

DOes sulfur work on the fire ants??

Aint cropping a great feature??

 

[chickadoodles]

DOes sulfur work on the fire ants??

Aint cropping a great feature??

I don't know if sulfur works on them or not, never tired it.

Yes it is!

 

[Arielle]

After a little investigation, I have started using sulfur on the cats to combat fleas. WIth some sucess. Not like totally interupting the cycle like an IGH, but reduced the adult population. I like that it isn't a poison in the traditional sense of poison.