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<blockquote data-quote="PollyJetix" data-source="post: 70969059" data-attributes="member: 395373"><p>I do use Miracle Grow. But there's nothing like real manure. </p><p>I grew up on a farm. My Papa was amazing at growing things. The flower beds around the yard were like magazine pictures. He used a lot of chemicals. And we couldn't find any worms in the gardens.</p><p>But we knew where to dig for worms when we went fishing. Out by the cow barn, where the roof had a valley. There was a spot that was southern exposure, that got a lot of water. And the weeds grew like crazy. And the nightcrawlers were immense!</p><p></p><p>Now that I'm older, I don't have a cow anymore. But I have learned that if I put my chickens in a chicken tractor (moveable pen) on the grass and move them every day, the chickens tend to eat the clover first, and then fertilize the grass so heavily that the broad-leaved weeds don't grow as fast. </p><p>I had a patch of dirt that was like subsoil in the front yard. I laid hay bale sections down on it, and let it decompose, and it created topsoil. There was grass seed right in the hay, which took off. I mowed it the second year. And by the third year, that patch was good grass. </p><p>I also had a place that the grass was rather thin, and full of weeds. I moved the chicken pen over it, round and round. It turned that spot into the best grass on the whole place.</p><p></p><p>Where I'm living now, I am forbidden to have any animals or chickens. (Silly city-slicker landlord!) Lots of grass, but I can't put a calf or a goat or even a chicken on it! How dumb is that?? So, I have to mow, and mow, and mow. </p><p></p><p>I'm moving this year, hopefully to a place where I can have chickens. I have a plan. I want to build another chicken tractor about </p><p>6' by 6' and about 6' in the center. Like an old-fashioned coop. I'll make it out of 2x2's, to keep it lightweight. Adn I'll cover it with wire first, then a tarp overtop. This chicken pen will be easily moveable. </p><p>I think over winter I can set it on a foundation of haybales to raise it up a little, and cover the ends with heavy plastic... and put down a good 10 inches of light shavings for bedding. They would be comfortable all winter, and it would make a well-fertilized bed by next springtime. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>It doesn't take much to make me happy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PollyJetix, post: 70969059, member: 395373"] I do use Miracle Grow. But there's nothing like real manure. I grew up on a farm. My Papa was amazing at growing things. The flower beds around the yard were like magazine pictures. He used a lot of chemicals. And we couldn't find any worms in the gardens. But we knew where to dig for worms when we went fishing. Out by the cow barn, where the roof had a valley. There was a spot that was southern exposure, that got a lot of water. And the weeds grew like crazy. And the nightcrawlers were immense! Now that I'm older, I don't have a cow anymore. But I have learned that if I put my chickens in a chicken tractor (moveable pen) on the grass and move them every day, the chickens tend to eat the clover first, and then fertilize the grass so heavily that the broad-leaved weeds don't grow as fast. I had a patch of dirt that was like subsoil in the front yard. I laid hay bale sections down on it, and let it decompose, and it created topsoil. There was grass seed right in the hay, which took off. I mowed it the second year. And by the third year, that patch was good grass. I also had a place that the grass was rather thin, and full of weeds. I moved the chicken pen over it, round and round. It turned that spot into the best grass on the whole place. Where I'm living now, I am forbidden to have any animals or chickens. (Silly city-slicker landlord!) Lots of grass, but I can't put a calf or a goat or even a chicken on it! How dumb is that?? So, I have to mow, and mow, and mow. I'm moving this year, hopefully to a place where I can have chickens. I have a plan. I want to build another chicken tractor about 6' by 6' and about 6' in the center. Like an old-fashioned coop. I'll make it out of 2x2's, to keep it lightweight. Adn I'll cover it with wire first, then a tarp overtop. This chicken pen will be easily moveable. I think over winter I can set it on a foundation of haybales to raise it up a little, and cover the ends with heavy plastic... and put down a good 10 inches of light shavings for bedding. They would be comfortable all winter, and it would make a well-fertilized bed by next springtime. :) It doesn't take much to make me happy. [/QUOTE]
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