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One of the nice things about using the Deep Litter method in the chicken coop is that over the course of the year, we can just add more bedding on top of the old, with an occasional layer of Diatomaceous Earth. The bad thing… Continue Reading “IT’S THAT TIME”
How exciting Spring is! The greens I planted started poking through within 4 days. Now, they are well-established, and I will have to do some thinning soon. Not only that but the apple trees, elderberry bushes, and fig all have leaves on them. I… Continue Reading “WHAT A DIFFERENCE A WEEK MAKES”
Good news #1: The temperatures have warmed up significantly so today I planted a mix of lettuces, radishes, kale, and basil in my two raised bed planters. None of these are things I eat – they will be greens for the chickens. Last year… Continue Reading “GOOD NEWS AND MORE GOOD NEWS”
February can be heartening to winter-weary souls. This is the time of year that the Parade of Hope begins. While we had another bout of below-freezing temperatures, and even got some snow, we also heard the first calls from Spring Peepers (frogs) and spotted… Continue Reading “CLOSER AND CLOSER”
The weather was the most exciting aspect of January. Other than the Polar Blast we got though, January was just another slow month on the homestead. With eleven bodies heating the coop, the girls were fine in the frigid weather. The challenge was keeping… Continue Reading “WINTER SLOW DOWN”
I know I have been absent from the blog for several weeks. I’ve not been completely idle, I just haven’t been doing anything of interest on the homestead. The homestead has been in “maintenance mode” for winter. You know, watching the cats dig up… Continue Reading “BACK IN THE SADDLE?”
TREAT: With Halloween done, the cost of pumpkins has gone down so I got one for the chickens. I got a nice sized pumpkin for just $2.99. Chickens love pumpkins and pumpkins are good for chickens (click the link to find out how) so… Continue Reading “TRICK AND TREAT”
While I decided to not plant a winter garden this year, that doesn’t mean I’m not planting Something. My internal nagger just wouldn’t let me do that, so today I planted garlic. Garlic is an easy crop. Plant it, water it occasionally (if the… Continue Reading “IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN”
It’s the end of an era: I have dumped the worm bin! I first acquired the worms two and a half years ago. They are the easiest critters to take care of and the worm castings have provided wonderful fertilizer for the garden. I’ve… Continue Reading “WORMS’ END”
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