baymule
Garden Master
What a wonderful gift! Many of you know that my 90 year old Mom lives with us and that she fell, had surgery on 2 vertebrae and that I can barely leave the house, even to go outside for a few minutes. A lady from church came this morning and stayed in the house with Mom, while I worked outside. How fabulous! :coolsun
My activity of choice?????? CLEAN OUT THE CHICKEN RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Yeah, I know, I could've left and went anywhere, but I happily scooped poop, sweated and got dirty. 
I practice deep litter because it works for me. I toss in leaves, corn shucks, pea hulls, grass clippings, pull-up-the-garden-plants-because-they're-done, corn cobs, anything and everything organic. What they don't eat, they poop on and scratch it to bits. There is very little smell and few flies. They are constantly scratching and turning the soil in their run, my little composters at work.
I dig it out 2-3 times a year, spread it in the garden or pile it in wire bins until needed. I got 8 dump wagon loads out of the run of black, crumbly, garden gold this morning. I spread it in a 7'x16' enclosure in the back yard and watered it in real good. It is about 5 inches deep. I have 9 broccoli plants to put in it and maybe I'll plant some mustard seed, but the main thing was to clean out the run and get the compost spread. I am very dirt-compost-poop happy.
I had 3 big bags of leaves I scrounged down the street and I dumped them in the run and let the girls out of the coop. They soon were scratching in the leaves, starting over on the next batch of compost. Next I will scoop out the coop, but I need leaves or something to put back in there after I scoop the poop!
I finally cut the bad end off the water hose that squirts all over me every time I turn on the water. I get showered on! I had a hose repair kit and I put a new hose end on--no more squirting all over me!
I am so happy to have had time outside to get the chicken run cleaned out. Sunday afternoon, my DH stayed in with Mom while I pulled weeds from the backyard garden. Last spring I planted Tromboncino squash on the cow panel fence I built around it. It was the first time to be planted and I didn't do much to the soil. So getting it composted will really make a difference for the spring garden. Hooray!!
Soon, I will be cruising the streets, looking for bags of leaves that people are only too glad to get rid of. My girls will know what to do with them.
My activity of choice?????? CLEAN OUT THE CHICKEN RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!
:tools Yeah, I know, I could've left and went anywhere, but I happily scooped poop, sweated and got dirty. I practice deep litter because it works for me. I toss in leaves, corn shucks, pea hulls, grass clippings, pull-up-the-garden-plants-because-they're-done, corn cobs, anything and everything organic. What they don't eat, they poop on and scratch it to bits. There is very little smell and few flies. They are constantly scratching and turning the soil in their run, my little composters at work.
I dig it out 2-3 times a year, spread it in the garden or pile it in wire bins until needed. I got 8 dump wagon loads out of the run of black, crumbly, garden gold this morning. I spread it in a 7'x16' enclosure in the back yard and watered it in real good. It is about 5 inches deep. I have 9 broccoli plants to put in it and maybe I'll plant some mustard seed, but the main thing was to clean out the run and get the compost spread. I am very dirt-compost-poop happy. I had 3 big bags of leaves I scrounged down the street and I dumped them in the run and let the girls out of the coop. They soon were scratching in the leaves, starting over on the next batch of compost. Next I will scoop out the coop, but I need leaves or something to put back in there after I scoop the poop!
I finally cut the bad end off the water hose that squirts all over me every time I turn on the water. I get showered on! I had a hose repair kit and I put a new hose end on--no more squirting all over me!
I am so happy to have had time outside to get the chicken run cleaned out. Sunday afternoon, my DH stayed in with Mom while I pulled weeds from the backyard garden. Last spring I planted Tromboncino squash on the cow panel fence I built around it. It was the first time to be planted and I didn't do much to the soil. So getting it composted will really make a difference for the spring garden. Hooray!!
Soon, I will be cruising the streets, looking for bags of leaves that people are only too glad to get rid of. My girls will know what to do with them.
She took the computer places it had never been before. From keyboard keys worn smooth from use, I bought her a new keyboard and she still couldn't hit the right keys and mis spelled everything. She gave up. She can't even use the telephone anymore. It is confusing for her. I have her TV set on Fox News and all she has to do is push the red on/off button on the remote. Anything more than that is just beyond her. 
