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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Every year I grow more food than the previous year. Someday I'm hoping to grow most of my non-meat items and then fork over the money for local organic meat and freeze it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

I'm no good with crops, but our salad/salsa garden is successful.

If you're allowed them, laying hens are stupid easy to keep. I don't do roasters because we have a 5 bird limit in our suburb and honestly harvesting chickens is messy and time consuming.

E: oh, and free range eggs will absolutely ruin you for regular eggs. It's like the difference in one of your tomatoes and the ones from the grocery.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I've had multiple unsuccessful attempts at a garden but two successful attempts with livestock: Pigs and chickens. It's helpful that they make noise when there's something wrong.

+1 for free range eggs. Plus there's no bugs in your yard. Where I live now I can't keep chickens but I'm allowed to have ducks, so I think I'll do that in the spring.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

We ended up with some Easter ducks and now everyone prefers duck eggs. They are more consistent winter layers too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Gardening isn't all that complicated. Plants need water, nutrients and sun. The chicken manure you have is great for a garden. If you have clean wood ashes, scatter them around. Timing when you plant is also important - too early, when the soil is cold may prevent germination, while planting too late may put plants into a dry spell. Above all, visit your garden for a few minutes each day to see if it needs some action like watering, weeding or bug remediation. Finally, keep your soil loose. Don't over-till though.
BTW, I do not plow, till or do much weeding because I use a sand and mulch approach. It can sometimes be tricky.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

It’s like the difference in one of your tomatoes and the ones from the grocery.

Many people do not know this but it is true.