Recent content by Mike

Sorry to hear that @big rockpile! Hopefully they'll be able to get something figured out for you so you can keep on sifting that compost! So you just sprinkle it on top like a top dressing or are you mixing it in with what's already there deep down?

I've never eat celery leaves before. I assume they just taste like celery, but with a more mild flavor?

Sounds like me. Every time my wife or mom ask me to do something I just tell them "I'll put it on the list", which they know means it may never get done. 🤣

That was definitely a consideration but, luckily, we found enough folks who needed roosters so we were able to find them all new homes. I do have a plan to start producing some meat chickens too, but we'd have to get rid of our rooster to follow my plan. Right now all of our hens are either...

I think so too. The ones we got last year were very sweet, especially compared to store-bought. I suspect the ground-grown ones, this year, will be just as good but now you've got me questioning this hydroponic stand. 🤣 I hope they're good cause, if not, this was a lot of wasted time, effort...

Just seeing those is making my mouth water. Fill them up with some peanut/almond butter and you've got a great, and fairly healthy, snack! 🤤

That venus flytrap would be able to grow to be a giant in my chicken coop! 🤣 Seriously, though, have you ever known anyone to grow them outdoors? I only ever see them indoors and it seems like they last a short time then either die or get thrown out. Might be something worth researching...

Luckily we're close enough to town that there aren't a ton of predators. Might see the occasional fox or raccoon but, luckily, none of them have made their way into the chicken run yet. Once in the run, though, I suppose it won't take them long to find the entrance to the hen house. We do have...

Because of the extreme Texas heat in the summer, we've decided to start slowly insulating the interior of this chicken coop. I'm not sure if we'll get the entire thing done this year, but my thinking is that every little bit helps. I'll post pictures as I go along but the idea is to just use the...

If you're seeing this thread it's because the site merger is complete and you're now browsing on the all new Garden Forum, so welcome aboard! This merger actually took place a lot sooner than I'd anticipated but I had some free time open up yesterday so I thought what the heck...let's do it! As...

We're expecting the mesh pots and the pump to come in today so, if we have enough time this evening, we'll be back at the shop working on the stand again today. We did decide to add another row to it so we won't be able to finish it until I'm able to find another 4" x 10' PVC pipe. I'm hoping to...

We're supposed to have some near hurricane force winds today and tomorrow so definitely not looking forward to that! Just hoping and praying for no damages here or at work. The good news is that the temperature should be in the mid-80s so, other than the wind, it'll be a nice day.

Are these magnolias? We have a magnolia tree across the street from where I work but they look a little bit different. I love magnolias, though. If the wind is out of the right direction we can smell their scent all the way to our door.

Have you tried a soil test? That's what I'd recommend as that would be the only way to really know, for sure, what's going on with the soil. There might be some more info about it at the following thread: https://gardenforum.com/threads/soil-test.65/

When y'all prune, do you take them all the way back to a foot or two tall, or are you just pruning off some of the dead limbs and things? I've never grown roses before, but I have friends who cut theirs back to one to two feet tall every spring. They seem to do great and, by mid-summer have...