My Edible Garden

I've been gardening for most of my life and have been a devoted fan of organic gardening the whole time. It just makes so much more sense to work in harmony with Mother Nature than to fight her. Besides which it is better for the planet and better for our bodies. Here you can see what I'm planting and harvesting, with gardening hints and resources thrown in for good measure.

Sunday, January 26, 2014

Slow Progress

pop door open
Well it was slow going today on the little silkie coop. I did manage to fix up the sliding pop door though.

pop door closed










door frame try out












I also got the door frame built and tried on for size. But then things got really bogged down. I wanted to use some small panes of glass that I had but of course they were just slightly too big. So a lot of time wasted finagilling what else to use and how to go about it. I'm still working on this problem.

I did manage to put some tar paper on the roof. And in other news, I did actually work in the garden today, but I forgot to take a pic. Of course all you would see would be white row covers. I planted some lettuce in one bed and some carrots in the other.

vermicompost
I also emptied part of my worm box of compost to spread on the seeds I planted. I thought about feeding some of the worms to the chickens but decided to wait until next time I clean out the box as I want to get the population up there before summer.

I also just took a few minutes and hung out with the birds.

Mr. No Name

Precious

Mr. Snowman

Smokey
Since the coop did not get finished and the eggs are due to start hatching tomorrow, I brought the broody girl in to a crate so I can give her the chicks as soon as they hatch. She did not like the box I gave her for a nest but as soon as I put a couple of eggs on the crate floor she promptly sat on them. 

1 comment:

  1. Mary, your moving right along with your coop. Ha, no working in the garden today here. The wind howled all night long with temperatures dropping down to 1 degree. Wind chill is -22 outside this morning. I guess I'll be staying inside today. Sorry to hear about your window issue but such is life when repurposing materials. It keeps the creative thinking alive. I'm sure your birds will love the coop when it's finished.

    Have a great chic hatching day.

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