Re: holding area and chickens
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] holding area and chickens
- From: K* D*
- Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 08:58:46 EST
Dear All,
Thought I would combine two thoughts. First of all, I had no idea chickweed
was named such because the chickens like to eat it. How interesting! So you
are saying if you have chickens, there is no chickweed? (sounds too good to
be true) Hmmmm....I wonder if our neighbors (and husband) would mind if we
had a few chickens. The moving cage sounds cumbersome. Can chickens be
"herded" into a coop at night? I mean, I've seen them herd cats (HA) on the
TV, why not chickens?
I would have coyote problems for sure. Actually, I would have dog and cat
problems, too. Bobbi, thanks for the web site, I'll check it out.
The holding bed is something every gardener should have. I call mine my
nursery bed because I also use it for plants that for whatever reason are
clinging to life by a thread. My area is close to water, pretty shady, and I
work the soil a lot so it is highly organic. It's a perfect place to test
for hardiness with marginal plants, and as Gene mentioned, you don't have to
find a place for a plant right away.
Kay Dye, Edelstein, IL zone 5
message dated 11/8/00 8:05:51 AM Central Standard Time,
genebush@OTHERSIDE.COM writes:
<< I have what is known as a holding area. It is the same size as the end of
my
garage where I build a cold frame facing east. Nothing I ever purchase ends
up
directly in the garden. I always pot up and place in the holding area to
watch the
plants for a while. Sometimes the plant may find a home in the garden within
a few
months, sometime it will be out there for several years until it works into
size,
or bloom or simply the "right" spot. >>
