kinnisoj
12-07-2008, 07:51 PM
Hello to you all. Im comin to you from southern Colorado,on a small patch of weed coverd ground that will one day be my EDEN.
Calling this home is my family (wife of 17 years,3 girls,1 severly out gunned boy,3 dogs,5 cats,4 ducks,1 turkey and 19 chickens). We moved back to Trinidad 9 years ago to be with the folks and I have re-found my roots all over again. Since we arrived we have built the house the shed and last summer a reel nice chicken coop. I am learning day by day about this going green stuff and have only learned that I think my 5 year old knows more than I do!
Last year was my first attempt at composting and yes it did look good but, it was packed full of grubs. I got the tempature nice and hot but they got through, so if anybodys got a hint on that I would love to hear it.(I got the manure from a very close by horse farm if that helps).
The garden this year was my first attempt at a big one and welllll the weeds were to die for! The vegeies well not so much.The one thing I did learn is why you never see a young person with the "1st place" ribbon at the fair.They just havent screwed up enough yet...but as Dorie said on Finding Nemo,"just keep swiming"
The project for this winter will be a root cellar and this spring a 2000 gallon water collection system.
So if you all dont mind I would love any thoughts and advice. And as the bumper sticker on my P/U sais, "proud to be oil feild trash" Jayson
Calling this home is my family (wife of 17 years,3 girls,1 severly out gunned boy,3 dogs,5 cats,4 ducks,1 turkey and 19 chickens). We moved back to Trinidad 9 years ago to be with the folks and I have re-found my roots all over again. Since we arrived we have built the house the shed and last summer a reel nice chicken coop. I am learning day by day about this going green stuff and have only learned that I think my 5 year old knows more than I do!
Last year was my first attempt at composting and yes it did look good but, it was packed full of grubs. I got the tempature nice and hot but they got through, so if anybodys got a hint on that I would love to hear it.(I got the manure from a very close by horse farm if that helps).
The garden this year was my first attempt at a big one and welllll the weeds were to die for! The vegeies well not so much.The one thing I did learn is why you never see a young person with the "1st place" ribbon at the fair.They just havent screwed up enough yet...but as Dorie said on Finding Nemo,"just keep swiming"
The project for this winter will be a root cellar and this spring a 2000 gallon water collection system.
So if you all dont mind I would love any thoughts and advice. And as the bumper sticker on my P/U sais, "proud to be oil feild trash" Jayson