Comments on: Obstacle Gardening http://chickensintheroad.com/house/garden/obstacle-gardening/ Life in Ordinary Splendor Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:06:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Elaine Harrison http://chickensintheroad.com/house/garden/obstacle-gardening/#comment-114295 Elaine Harrison Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:12:02 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/blog/2008/05/18/obstacle-gardening/#comment-114295 :clover: Have you ever read the Ruth Stout method? Marvelous! Amend your soil without a tiller and plant your goodies too. It's called the Ruth Stout No Work Garden Book and you can get it at Amazon. She was a marvelous old lady who gardened, I suppose, til the end. Just saying. :clover: :clover: Have you ever read the Ruth Stout method? Marvelous! Amend your soil without a tiller and plant your goodies too. It’s called the Ruth Stout No Work Garden Book and you can get it at Amazon. She was a marvelous old lady who gardened, I suppose, til the end. Just saying. :clover:

]]> By: rmsrosedawson http://chickensintheroad.com/house/garden/obstacle-gardening/#comment-78739 rmsrosedawson Sun, 30 May 2010 19:38:43 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/blog/2008/05/18/obstacle-gardening/#comment-78739 You could have positioned the bags in the plot, slit them open and planted your seedlings in the bag. I'm trying this now and it's working quite well....so far. The fall, I'll dump out the bags on the garden plot along with composts and mulch for next year's garden. You could have positioned the bags in the plot, slit them open and planted your seedlings in the bag. I’m trying this now and it’s working quite well….so far. The fall, I’ll dump out the bags on the garden plot along with composts and mulch for next year’s garden.

]]> By: Sue Keeley http://chickensintheroad.com/house/garden/obstacle-gardening/#comment-76167 Sue Keeley Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:26:19 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/blog/2008/05/18/obstacle-gardening/#comment-76167 I would love any advice on what plants chickens DO NOT like that can be planted in Northern California. MIne are eating everything. Thanks. I would love any advice on what plants chickens DO NOT like that can be planted in Northern California. MIne are eating everything. Thanks.

]]> By: Maryann http://chickensintheroad.com/house/garden/obstacle-gardening/#comment-21619 Maryann Wed, 21 May 2008 20:48:50 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/blog/2008/05/18/obstacle-gardening/#comment-21619 Also when you start to compost make sure its near the garden (hubby put ours at the way back about 250' from the house and garden)I am creating one soon right into the back corner of the garden this year using farm fencing. I do wish I could have a near by source of chicken manure to use. For that I am jealous of all that free nitrogen you will soon have. Also when you start to compost make sure its near the garden (hubby put ours at the way back about 250′ from the house and garden)I am creating one soon right into the back corner of the garden this year using farm fencing. I do wish I could have a near by source of chicken manure to use. For that I am jealous of all that free nitrogen you will soon have.

]]> By: Granny Sue http://chickensintheroad.com/house/garden/obstacle-gardening/#comment-21527 Granny Sue Tue, 20 May 2008 01:32:35 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/blog/2008/05/18/obstacle-gardening/#comment-21527 Hey crazy lady! You always give me a good laugh. Anyway you know the old saw about the teacher showing kids farm tools and she says "this is a hoe." and the little boy says my sister is a ho and she don't look nothin' like that." Two things to offer that may or may not help: 1. put a new spark plug in the tiller, clean out ALL the gas, put in new and maybe some additive. Gas turns to lacquer if it's in the tiller all winter and can really clog things up. 2. Mulch your garden with old hay if you can get it. It will keep your soil moist (well, not a problem YET this summer), enrich it, and keep the weeds down so you don't have to hoe--and the weeds will pull out very easily. One other idea-sidedress your plants with Miracle Grow soil. It's great stuff and will give you a boost this first year. Gotta love that man. I love mine--he's planting and tilling while I was out storytelling this evening. What a guy. Hey crazy lady! You always give me a good laugh. Anyway you know the old saw about the teacher showing kids farm tools and she says “this is a hoe.” and the little boy says my sister is a ho and she don’t look nothin’ like that.”

Two things to offer that may or may not help:
1. put a new spark plug in the tiller, clean out ALL the gas, put in new and maybe some additive. Gas turns to lacquer if it’s in the tiller all winter and can really clog things up.

2. Mulch your garden with old hay if you can get it. It will keep your soil moist (well, not a problem YET this summer), enrich it, and keep the weeds down so you don’t have to hoe–and the weeds will pull out very easily.

One other idea-sidedress your plants with Miracle Grow soil. It’s great stuff and will give you a boost this first year.

Gotta love that man. I love mine–he’s planting and tilling while I was out storytelling this evening. What a guy.

]]> By: Shimmy Mom http://chickensintheroad.com/house/garden/obstacle-gardening/#comment-21507 Shimmy Mom Mon, 19 May 2008 16:46:35 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/blog/2008/05/18/obstacle-gardening/#comment-21507 I love working in the garden. Sorry about your difficulties. Here's hoping that everything sprouts gorgeous, yummy produce! Good luck!! I love working in the garden. Sorry about your difficulties. Here’s hoping that everything sprouts gorgeous, yummy produce! Good luck!!

]]> By: Lori-Lyn http://chickensintheroad.com/house/garden/obstacle-gardening/#comment-21498 Lori-Lyn Mon, 19 May 2008 14:00:23 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/blog/2008/05/18/obstacle-gardening/#comment-21498 It might be to late this year- but maybe this would work for you next year. Check out this gardening method...REALLY COOL http://balancingeverything.com/2008/04/29/gardening/ It might be to late this year- but maybe this would work for you next year.
Check out this gardening method…REALLY COOL

http://balancingeverything.com/2008/04/29/gardening/

]]> By: Dori http://chickensintheroad.com/house/garden/obstacle-gardening/#comment-21485 Dori Mon, 19 May 2008 05:08:15 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/blog/2008/05/18/obstacle-gardening/#comment-21485 Hoe, hoe, hoe 52 must be Santa! Keep up the good work and you will reap what you sow.... Love reading your posts Hoe, hoe, hoe 52 must be Santa! Keep up the good work and you will reap what you sow…. Love reading your posts

]]> By: Donna http://chickensintheroad.com/house/garden/obstacle-gardening/#comment-21478 Donna Sun, 18 May 2008 19:05:41 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/blog/2008/05/18/obstacle-gardening/#comment-21478 Wow...that's work..I so love gardens and don't have one. I should do a little Potager garden, as the French do...but even then I would need help and my husband is not the gardening type. LOL Wow…that’s work..I so love gardens and don’t have one. I should do a little Potager garden, as the French do…but even then I would need help and my husband is not the gardening type. LOL

]]> By: Estella http://chickensintheroad.com/house/garden/obstacle-gardening/#comment-21477 Estella Sun, 18 May 2008 19:04:53 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/blog/2008/05/18/obstacle-gardening/#comment-21477 Suzanne, are you trying to say you are the supervisor? I love being the supervisor. Suzanne, are you trying to say you are the supervisor?
I love being the supervisor.

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