DW Garden 2020

Discussion in 'The Green Patch' started by ditch witch, Jul 1, 2020.


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  1. ditch witch

    ditch witch I do stupid crap, so you don't have to

    For a home flock you really can't go wrong with any of the dual purpose breeds and they all come in a zillion colors. Orpingtons, Rocks, Americaunas (I can never spell it right), Wyandottes, Rhode Islands, Australorps, there's a lot to choose from. People never list them as the top layers but 15 hens will give me a dozen plus eggs a day so I can't complain about that. If you're going to keep them cooped all the time I'd avoid the Mediterranean class because they're small, lightweight, and love to fly. Awesome for foragers but in a small coop and enclosed run they're always flying about and banging into things. This class includes Leghorns, Minorcas, Anconas, and of course the Andalusians that I just had to have and are now flying all over the coop and banging into things. I like a lot of different egg colors and hadn't had white egg layers in years... mebbe the other ladies will settle them down a bit.

    Aww thanks! I joke that I'm actually a terrible gardener but I'm a damn lucky one so my messes turn out well despite my nonsense. But as far as using the space, I've never really tapped into what can be done on small plots. This family here is what got me thinking years ago, about everything I learned about gardening from my grandmother (neat rows, lots of space used) and what was being done on small lots and plots and even rooftops by the hippies and urbanites.



    And this guy in Vietnam has made me really rethink what I grow in, particularly for starting seeds. Working in a greenhouse for a few years got me hooked on buying trays and pots and taking the commercial way out. But now I realize, I throw away perfect seedling trays and salad green plots every week, and I've started putting those empty containers to work.



    My 2021 plan is to take nearly everything vertical. I've dabbled with it in the past, enough to learn how to screw it up, so this year I'm pretty sure I've got it all figured out. (a girl can dream) I'm also doing something different with the aquaponics, which I've frankly gotten disgusted with. There's some aspects of it I like, most that just don't work in our climate, and one total disaster that actually might become a stroke of genius but I won't know for sure until I get it moved and reassembled to recreate the disaster.
     
  2. DKR

    DKR Raconteur of the first stripe

    Allow me to thank you for the time and effort to post the goings on and photos of your garden.

    Thank you!

    I hope you will continue for this next year....
     
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  3. Cruisin Sloth

    Cruisin Sloth Special & Slow

    I also thank you Ms Ditch Witch , well done .
    Ms Sloth and i watched and read your posts
    I have now a second roll of the TP lists to do !!
    Sloth
     
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