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Thank you for the links - they were great for alot of information - now I really cant wait to get these planted. I cant believe how many seeds you got in that little envelope ! thank you Julie

I got my seeds WOW there is so many in there I thought the envelope would bust open THANK YOU there are so many seeds I am going to share some with my mom and a friend of mine who is 73 and can grow anything LOL I do have one question I have never seen seeds like these - how do you get them...

well i gave all my houseplants some tea water yesterday - hope they like it and i will start saving my coffee grounds this spring and start adding them to my flowerbeds/compost pile. does anyone know if coffee grounds keep bugs away? i have the worse grasshoppers around here - this is my first...

the first one is a white rose bush - but with a yellow rose growing on it I wish I knew the name but it was a gift from my mom, the second is a pic of some reddish pink/white impatience (sp?) the huge green plant in middle are some purple wild daisy's - this is when they were just starting out...

Thank you all for the great advice ! I guess I will brew my house plants some tea ! I told DH about using coffee grounds in the garden - he said it will smell like a coffee house outside LOL He is alittle worried about the chickens scratching around and might eat some of the grounds will it hurt...

I go through ALOT of coffee when the weather is cold - and this morning while making a pot I got to thinking there has to be something that old coffee grounds are good for-- but what?? Can you put them in the garden - use them on my house plants ?? do they keep bugs away ?? they have to be good...

I am really liking this new site I have always tried to grow nice full flowerbeds, sometimes I get lucky and the flowers grow great but sometmes...well not so good LOL i am looking forward to learning so much from everyone here. Here are a few things I have had luck with growing --- Julie

Thank you for the great advice - I think I know the perfect place to locate my compost pile I was out kinda looking around the yard today - than I got cold and had to come in LOL I think I will make plans to start on it when I clean out the chicken coop once the weather gets warmer. Sounds crazy...

If I start the heap this spring with the old litter from the coop and yard clippings- how long will I have to wait till I can use it? Also do they smell? and can you use dog poop in them ? I know table scraps work well but with 16 hens 1 rooster 3 ducks 4 dogs there are no such thing as table...

I want to start a compost pile- but have no idea where to start and with what - I dont want to get one of those fancy compost turners ( like you see the pros use on home and garden shows ) I just want a small compost pile that I can manage on my own and be able to use the litter from the chicken...

I got my SASE all ready - cant wait till spring !! Julie

welcome to the world of gardening with chickens- because you know they are going to want to help you LOL I am also fairly new to chickens myself only having mine since easter. I hope we both learn alot of great gardening tips from the pros. so with that I say hi. I'm Julie nice to meet you. :frow

i went to that website nifty it was great I found tons of plants/flowers that grow in my area that is going to make planning my flower beds so much easier - no more guessing about what will grow and what wont. thank you for finding it Julie

I sent you an e-mail thanks Julie

i dont do any planting in fall or winter ...yet I use winter to plan where I am going to start my plantings for early spring , this winter I will be real busy planning the new flowerbeds ( since I am in a new house that is totally without any grass or gardens ) I plan to plant bulbs in the...

how big do they get? I have never tried growing them. do they need a trellis ? are they hardy plants we get lots of heat and sun. i would love to give them a try. Julie

I fell in love with the BYC site and learned so much about chickens now I am ready to learn so much about gardening. Cant wait to watch this site grow !! so like everyone else I am here and ready for duty ( chickengirlnm- now crazy4chicks) :frow Julie