Comments on: Spring in the garden http://farmfolly.com/2010/03/spring-in-the-garden/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spring-in-the-garden Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:03:51 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Benita http://farmfolly.com/2010/03/spring-in-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-6446 Benita Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:12:54 +0000 http://farmfolly.com/?p=3623#comment-6446 Wow! Look at those chickens go to town. You know, maybe our having chickens all this time I was growing up was the reason I don't remember as many bugs as we have now. Darn! I might get talked into getting chickens yet! Wow! Look at those chickens go to town. You know, maybe our having chickens all this time I was growing up was the reason I don’t remember as many bugs as we have now. Darn! I might get talked into getting chickens yet!

]]> By: robin http://farmfolly.com/2010/03/spring-in-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-6437 robin Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:51:17 +0000 http://farmfolly.com/?p=3623#comment-6437 Leigh- Last summer we had neighbor after neighbor ask us what we were doing with the 5 gallon buckets by our fruit trees along the road. No one could figure it out. We have a pretty active walking/biking neighborhood combined with everyone keeping a close eye on our place since someone moved in and started cleaning the house and land up. The buckets had a small hole in them and were filled with water. That way we knew how much water they were getting every week. So I'm sure this will be the next head scratcher to set them all abuzz. Lynn- Don't feel bad about your garden. We haven't done much out there yet. It's been raining too much over here anyways. I have a feeling once we start planting vegetables and cordoning the hens off that we will get the cucumber beetles back again. I can't let the chickens run amuck in the vegetable garden when it is growing as they will happily munch on and destroy a lot of things I would grow. Supposedly guineas are supposed to be really good for keeping in the vegetable garden. It will be interesting to see what the Gardening With Guineas book has to say on the matter. Leigh- Last summer we had neighbor after neighbor ask us what we were doing with the 5 gallon buckets by our fruit trees along the road. No one could figure it out. We have a pretty active walking/biking neighborhood combined with everyone keeping a close eye on our place since someone moved in and started cleaning the house and land up. The buckets had a small hole in them and were filled with water. That way we knew how much water they were getting every week. So I’m sure this will be the next head scratcher to set them all abuzz.

Lynn- Don’t feel bad about your garden. We haven’t done much out there yet. It’s been raining too much over here anyways. I have a feeling once we start planting vegetables and cordoning the hens off that we will get the cucumber beetles back again. I can’t let the chickens run amuck in the vegetable garden when it is growing as they will happily munch on and destroy a lot of things I would grow. Supposedly guineas are supposed to be really good for keeping in the vegetable garden. It will be interesting to see what the Gardening With Guineas book has to say on the matter.

]]> By: Lynn http://farmfolly.com/2010/03/spring-in-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-6429 Lynn Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:25:07 +0000 http://farmfolly.com/?p=3623#comment-6429 You've got it going on with your garden! Makes me feel bad, I haven't had much time to spend with the garden at all yet. But then, our snow just disappeared a week or so ago! I think gardening with guineas sounds like a great idea! Right now we only have 2 guineas - sadly, ours haven't done that good (we started with 5 guineas). We plan on buying some more this summer. I'm glad the hens took care of your beetle issue. I'm sure the hens enjoyed them! My chickens have been removing everything living from their pen, too. Maybe I should put them in my garden for a little while, to clean up any bugs that may have moved in... ~Lynn You’ve got it going on with your garden! Makes me feel bad, I haven’t had much time to spend with the garden at all yet. But then, our snow just disappeared a week or so ago!

I think gardening with guineas sounds like a great idea! Right now we only have 2 guineas – sadly, ours haven’t done that good (we started with 5 guineas). We plan on buying some more this summer.

I’m glad the hens took care of your beetle issue. I’m sure the hens enjoyed them! My chickens have been removing everything living from their pen, too. Maybe I should put them in my garden for a little while, to clean up any bugs that may have moved in…
~Lynn

]]> By: Leigh http://farmfolly.com/2010/03/spring-in-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-6418 Leigh Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:53:03 +0000 http://farmfolly.com/?p=3623#comment-6418 Great photographs, both this post and the previous one. I have noticed that about chickens, even my junior size ones quickly flatten any thing I pile in their area (for their amusement.) I got a good morning grin from Lee's solution to keep them out of your pile. But hey, we do what we have to do! I'm amazed that you've got more budding and growing going on than we do, considering we're in the south, which most folks assume is so mild. Your garden is really, really looking good. Beautiful way to start the gardening season. Great photographs, both this post and the previous one.

I have noticed that about chickens, even my junior size ones quickly flatten any thing I pile in their area (for their amusement.) I got a good morning grin from Lee’s solution to keep them out of your pile. But hey, we do what we have to do!

I’m amazed that you’ve got more budding and growing going on than we do, considering we’re in the south, which most folks assume is so mild. Your garden is really, really looking good. Beautiful way to start the gardening season.

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