tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570418267397752691.post8927057467855151537..comments2024-01-04T19:49:00.065-07:00Comments on The Edible Garden: PermacultureMary Hysonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05761108134258243637noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570418267397752691.post-33630504018858689102012-08-29T20:42:55.220-07:002012-08-29T20:42:55.220-07:00Great Start Jody!
Better yet, raise red worms unde...Great Start Jody!<br />Better yet, raise red worms under those rabbit cages; I did that in TX and it works great; few flies, almost no maggots; usually just where some buck is peeing in the same spot all the time and it gets real soggy. If that happens, turn it with a fork and add in a pile of sawdust, wood chips, what ever carbon you have handy to soak it up. All my food scraps go to the ducks and chickens now. currently their pen is one big compost pile because it will be a garden next year. I can't free range due to loose dogs.Mary Hysonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761108134258243637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570418267397752691.post-44421967166315911172012-08-29T18:50:52.766-07:002012-08-29T18:50:52.766-07:00We're working on this in all kinds of ways aro...We're working on this in all kinds of ways around here. We're composting chicken and rabbit manure, along with house scraps. We have 3 very large compost piles that we rotate through regularly. We also let our chickens free range in the back yard, where they eat the bugs, especially the fly larva below the rabbits! We use a rain water catch system that holds 600 gallons at a time. We also draw from a small creek that's about 30 feet from the garden. Cover crops and crop rotation are another important aspect of permaculture.<br /><br />Thanks for the book recommendations and great ideas like putting the animals above the garden!Jodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05442310215979259623noreply@blogger.com