Getting Chickens: the Debate Continues
The Old Man has suggested we get a Rhode Island Red cockerel and a couple of Barred Plymouth Rock hens, and then breed our own Black Rock hybrids... Though this seems to suggest that you can't do that.
Leech or flatworm? Ants and Swiss Chard
For the 2nd time in a week or so, (1st time regarding dwarf beans ), I'm following Alys Fowler's advice, this time with regard to Swiss chard . Long story short, after midsummer plants which often bolt if planted in spring will resist the impulse to do so, probably because of shortening days; (I say shortening, but in Glasgow, in July, we're still getting 18 hours of daylight). I got a packet of Bright Lights , at a good price, (another reason to wait until July before sowing, lots of bargains, I've noticed). But where to sow them? Most of the 2nd bed is under a tarpaulin, but it wasn't quite big enough to cover the whole bed, so the last 5ft or so went under a sheet of plastic, (in the background of the photo in this post, here .) Transparent plastic was a foolish idea, weeds were growing underneath it, so I covered most of it with sheets of metal from the old shed. I decided to leave the tarp, but use the area beneath the plastic for the chard. Who-ah there...
That is great that you are even considering doing this. I now purchase all of my meat from local farms. The meat tastes so much better. When I started doing this, I was amazed at how small the chicken pieces were. They just were not pumped full of steroids.
ReplyDeleteCruelly farmed, too.
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