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Good night, sweet chicks...
fuzzi's "Gardens and Chickens...and Goats? Oh My!" Journal and More Thread
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I was going to mow a little after I got home, but just watering & feeding was almost too much.
I'm seeing comb development...
SageHill
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Ice bottles for the chickens
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Or watermelon, see the red in the photo?
canesisters
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I don't know if they've tried to bloom yet, but here are 3 of the 4 possible colors of the Rose of Sharons
There could also be a lavender purple with a pink center.... don't know how I missed getting a pict of that one.
There could also be a lavender purple with a pink center.... don't know how I missed getting a pict of that one.
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They're filling out, but I don't expect blooms this year.
Pictures don't do them justice, they're growing. The first couple weeks they looked as if they were about to wilt.
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I did it, managed to mow for 30 minutes, front and side yard where the growth isn't as thick. Heat index 97°. I'm wiped. Shower next.
Baymule
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My son got new tire on his mower. I’ll be off and running now! Been mowing with tractor and bush hog, his place too. Now I’ll be able to do a nicer cut.
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Managed to mow half the backyard last night.
TSC called, my walk-behind trimmer is in (thanks @farmerjan !) and I'm hoping it will help with keeping the Triffids under control until I get goats.
TSC called, my walk-behind trimmer is in (thanks @farmerjan !) and I'm hoping it will help with keeping the Triffids under control until I get goats.
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Planning, planning...
North side of the house is a weedy, partly shaded area, not had much success there.
Current view from the backyard
There's a huge oak on the left towards the front, so this area gets good sun from mid-morning until about 1pm or so (fig tree behind fence/me). Crepe myrtle (blooming, left) does well, roses (left and other side of HVAC) also do well. Cannas I threw in next to the fence don't get enough sun. Right side is a Carolina sweetshrub, would like to keep that. In the middle, marked by white fencing, are the Rose of Sharons I got from @canesisters
and they're looking good. Stuff on the left needs to be cut back, again.
I'm planning to convert the area from the HVAC back to the fence as a garden, naturalized with mostly native plants. The RoS are in the middle as a screen so it won't be easy to see the backyard from the road.
Possible plantings include Butterfly weed, Calico aster, Ironweed, Joe Pye weed, Rose mallow, and Phlox. I might get ambitious and put in a small pond, have a 30g preform that's too small for goldfish but could support some iris and rush.
Watchathink?
North side of the house is a weedy, partly shaded area, not had much success there.
Current view from the backyard
There's a huge oak on the left towards the front, so this area gets good sun from mid-morning until about 1pm or so (fig tree behind fence/me). Crepe myrtle (blooming, left) does well, roses (left and other side of HVAC) also do well. Cannas I threw in next to the fence don't get enough sun. Right side is a Carolina sweetshrub, would like to keep that. In the middle, marked by white fencing, are the Rose of Sharons I got from @canesisters
and they're looking good. Stuff on the left needs to be cut back, again.I'm planning to convert the area from the HVAC back to the fence as a garden, naturalized with mostly native plants. The RoS are in the middle as a screen so it won't be easy to see the backyard from the road.
Possible plantings include Butterfly weed, Calico aster, Ironweed, Joe Pye weed, Rose mallow, and Phlox. I might get ambitious and put in a small pond, have a 30g preform that's too small for goldfish but could support some iris and rush.
Watchathink?
