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Hehe I like Mosiquito Hawks. They are easy to catch to feed to the chickens who love me all the more for it :~)

Well I been turning and watering the piles a couple few times since July. The piles stay cold and much of the plant matter is still green! Seems like I'm preserving not composting! And volunteers keep trying to grow out of the piles. I was gonna perforate some old PVC pipe and place a few...

Thats a good tip patandchickens. And I have my own carpet to add once I demo the basement for remodel this fall. But another way struck me today... I should bag two birds with one stone and use this stuff as chicken and duck litter! I can yank those nasty plants out and leave them lay to...

Thanks for the suggestions everyone! I really could use a chipper!! Just can't afford one but will need to rent one. So perhaps I should strategize the noixious weed erradication with the chipper in mind. Means shaking the roots etc to cut down on dirt. The added project time might be worth...

Hmmm I've got patches of old landscape fabric which has seen better days, and some bits of the new stuff we are installing. I think I'll make a patchwork quilt of the stuff. It'll let in the water and keep it from evaporating out. And it will help heat up the pile on our rare sunny days. Ty...

I tried poisens before but I inherintly dislike them and in my test batches of elbow grease vs chemical spray I saw no big difference in the return of those green beasts. This year I yank them out by the roots again and will clear the ground of branches and play some Farmers Golf to collect the...

I've been warring with Himalayan Blackberry, Stinging Nettle, and English Ivy for years now. Then in every place I gain a victory the 3 foot tall Buttercups take over! I used to burn their carcases after every battle. But a neighbor complained despite my careful and efficient feed burning in...

I live in a Hardiness Zone 8. We have a number of beautiful Rhoddies which I'd like to propagate. When is the best time to make cuttings? And what is the best method for cuttings? One of our trees has many branches which droop to the ground and are about 4-5' from ground to top. I...