Last year I bought my first home and started growing my own produce which I am starting to harvest now. We also have three egg layers (getting chickens was one of the best things I've ever done.)
My vegetable planter and herbs. The plastic trough is a plastic garden chest from b&q (around £20.)
Chickens
The chicken enclosure and our greenhouse with organic tomatoes.
Let's see yours!
Grayman.
Home growing and backyard chickens
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Nice set up. One of my more technically able colleagues may move this post to the food and nutrition section. Do not be alarmed if they do.
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Covid 19: After that level of weirdness ,any situation is certainly possible.
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moved as per jansman's request.
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Thanks H.
In three words I can sum up everything I have learned about life: It goes on.
Robert Frost.
Covid 19: After that level of weirdness ,any situation is certainly possible.
Me.
Robert Frost.
Covid 19: After that level of weirdness ,any situation is certainly possible.
Me.
Re: Home growing and backyard chickens
I'd love to get chooks, we're in a new build so the garden is a bit on the small side and its actually in our deeds that we're not allowed them. Having said that, we're only allowed 1 cat or dog I think, we've got 2 of each so we laugh in the face of rules and regulations, mwah hah hah.
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Good crop of tomatoes there.
I must upload my project greenhouse and its current crop of toms and peppers.
I must upload my project greenhouse and its current crop of toms and peppers.
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Nice chickens.
I did this post on container growing a while back:
viewtopic.php?f=21&t=9821&hilit=+container
I did this post on container growing a while back:
viewtopic.php?f=21&t=9821&hilit=+container
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Thats gorgeous! Good for you for getting stuck in so soon after moving
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Thanks guys and apologies for posting in the wrong section.
It's my dream to have a small holding to increase the amount I can grow and keep some livestock, we shall be looking for somewhere new in a few years time so fingers crossed I can find something more suitable. Until then I am just trying to gain some knowledge and experience where possible .
It's my dream to have a small holding to increase the amount I can grow and keep some livestock, we shall be looking for somewhere new in a few years time so fingers crossed I can find something more suitable. Until then I am just trying to gain some knowledge and experience where possible .
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I had 2 hens for 2 of us, and really enjoyed them. Gave me a reason to get up in the morning lol and somewhere to put any slugs and worms I found. I miss them still