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    Rotation Gardening with Chickens

    Has anyone done the Garden Rotation plots with Chickens? Can I see your setup? I want to do this in the Front yard this spring. This is the example I found that I want to try.
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    Adding Rabbit Poop to Compost

    I have a Compost tumbler and a Pile of compost (lacking in turning 🙈) Would it be okay to add our 1 Rabbit's poop to the Tumbler or better to add to the pile?
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    Alfalfa

    Has anyone tried to grow their own Alfalfa hay? Is the Hay different than the sprouting seeds? Or is it the same and I can just let it grow out to harvest as hay.
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    Zone 5 Winter Cover Crops

    Which is your favorite Cover crop in areas where it snows and gets below freezing? And why? I've looked at several types and I'm having a hard time deciding. Then the ones that say No till, so do you just pull them up before planting your garden? How does that work? I also have chickens that I...
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    Kidney Beans

    This is my first year growing Kidney Beans, What is the best way to store them?
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    Ant swarms

    What is going on in my garden in several spots there are little swarms of regular ants and winged ants! 😳😱
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    I forget if i planted this or not

    So this is growing and I forget if or what I planted here. Its not broccoli I only did my broc in trays this year. I have no clue lol
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    Store bought flowers

    Today i got some Red Salvia for my Hummingbirds from HomeDepot. But then inwas thinking about it and does anyone know if HD treats the flowers with any pesticides? I don't want to hurt my hummers and I didn't think about it till just now! 😰
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    Sunflowers curling leaves

    Does anyone know whats going on with these sunflowers leaves? I have planted tons of sunflowers all over but in this section a few plants have this happening.
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    Volunteer vine

    I have no clue what this is. It randomly started to grow but there are no flowers yet. It getting out if control. I thought cucumber at first. The leaves aren't as big as the pumpkin plants.
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    My 2022 Season and Harvests

    Well things are slow going this year but I'm super excited how things are progressing! I got my first harvest of French Breakfast Radish and I'm thrilled 😍
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    Potato blight?

    Is this potato blight?
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    Spiral Herb Garden

    I wanted to share how I built my Herb spiral Garden. I plan on building larger one that has a walking path. Step one plan your space accordingly. I used my Square foot garden template to measure it out. I mowed the garden as short as I could and then put Cardboard down Then I laid my first...
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    Fixing soil

    What can I do to make this area soil healthy to plant in for next year? I mostly have raised beds but I would like to start planting a few things in ground. What can I do this year to repair for next year. Besides buying a bag of dirt an throwing it on top.
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    Green with white flowers

    Does anyone recognize this plant. It's a bush I think I have 2 on my property. It eventually gets berries.
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    What to plant Small spot

    I wasn't quite sure where to put this. I want to put flowers or herbs in the Cinderblock holes. Any suggestions on what I can plant. I have marigolds in some. What else?
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    My Little Garden friend

    He or she always slithers away when I catch a glimpse. But I finally got a good picture!
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    Potatoes in a Bag

    So this is my first year trying to grow potatoes. I did a layer let them grow added more dirt and now they look like this should i add more dirt? I have a ton more potato seeds that were gifted to us and I want to get it right LOL
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    Apple tree

    We planted this Red delicious Apple tree in August 2020. This is the first year it blossomed. Is it a good sign for apples? Yes we have other Apple trees around.
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    My 2022 Garden Journey

    Well last year I had a mid size garden and this year we are expanding more. Each year we add more and expand more so not to overwhelm ourselves. We have had the chickens for 3 yrs and we are finally almost done expanding the coop and I've been considering doing a compost run like Justin Rhodes...
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