FC Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 https://youtu.be/BuqYmRmJrHo im doing this with 5 gallon buckets. So far, so good. I have no confidence that the food supply will be uninterrupted. I also got 6 pullets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted May 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 So far they’re doing well. I’ll have over 60 buckets. Painted to stop UV damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Hess Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 That was an interesting video. I may give that a try. Does Lowe's sell that ground cover stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted May 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 Landscape fabric. They sell it, but I used leftover screen and fabric. I bought Home Depot 5 gallon buckets online at the bulk price, which Lowes doesn’t do. I used slotted black plastic 4 inch or do rain runoff plastic tubing, 10” cut, a single piece in each bucket. The cloth is to keep dirt out of the tubing. Water overflow holes cut with lower edge of the hole 3.75” up. 5” is too high- you won’t have an air space for the roots. TSC has a red funnel with a small outlet, and big top.i like the blue bags of potting soil, and Evergreen manure/compost. If you cut the rain runoff tubing right at 10” you may not need landscaping cloth to keep dirt out of the 4” tubing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Hess Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 I suck at growing things. About the only thing I have successfully kept alive is a palm tree that I am growing in a coffee can in my window. I think it is about 4 years old now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted May 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2020 I haven’t done very well in this state, but it should work with this method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manureman Posted May 3, 2020 Report Share Posted May 3, 2020 I’ve been playing his videos over the radio in the big truck, can’t watch em but get a lot of good info and entertainment out of them just listening while running down the road. Hope to find some Diva cucumber starts like he uses, I’ve seen them in years past just never grew any. I’ve always grown Straight eight and Market more. Called cackle hatchery to order some chicks and was told they are 8 weeks out , that’s alright I still need to build me a chicken house. Ordered several brown egg layers and some game chickens so I’ll have something that’ll go broody and sit and game roosters make good look outs for varmits and such, ain’t had any chickens for over thirty years because of having turkeys they don’t allow it for bio-security and now that I’m out of the turkey business I’m really looking forward to having chickens again. What kind of pullets did you get? Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted May 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2020 TSC in Columbia, SC had Plymouth Rock pullets, which I got. We really like this heritage breed. Other favorites, but didn't get, are white-faced black Spanish, Welsummer, and Delaware. I was going to order from McMurray or Cackle, but USPS is really dragging out delivery times, and I was afraid it would be a death sentence for the chicks. Diva cucumber seeds are on Ebay. Leon is a humble, generous genius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manureman Posted May 3, 2020 Report Share Posted May 3, 2020 Rocks are nice birds, never tried any of the white faced black Spanish but I enjoy a multi colored flock. I ordered some Diva seed last week from a place that pedals nothing but cucumber seed,ain’t got em yet , hope to find some sets local to save me a few weeks. Homegrown tomatoes and cucumbers are pretty hard to beat in my book. I think your right about Leon , strikes me as a good man. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manureman Posted May 24, 2020 Report Share Posted May 24, 2020 Tony how are your buckets and barrels doing? did you put your tomatoes and cucumbers in full sun or did you give them partial shade? I’m sure it’s hotter where you’re at but I’m concerned the barrels of cucumbers in water might burn up in full sun but don’t have the experience to know for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted May 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 The stuff in 5 gallon buckets are doing well. I don't think the blackberry and asparagus roots liked being transplanted, but they're alive, but for a couple blackberries. I've had no luck down here with blackberries, but I'll try again with this method. Tomatoes are popping up, and squash are happy. The yellow squash didn't root into the big barrels, maybe because I had small holes in the bottoms of the containers at first. They were getting dehydrated, so I just put them into 5 gallon buckets. I'll try a couple tomatoes in the big barrels. I don't know what's what with the viney plants: squash, cucumbers, cantaloupes, but some are doing well in the big barrels. So far, about 60 or more plants: watermelon, green beans, leeks, onions, tomatoes of various types, zucchini, yellow squash, cucumbers, cataloupes, basil, potatoes (in two stacked trailer tires), okra, pumpkin, and cabocha squash. We'll see if a variety of bok choi comes up, but it might get too hot. The cotton hasn't been watered up the hill, and it got too cool for it a couple weeks ago. I'm not sure if it will come up? Tomatoes, from what I saw online, are supposed to be full-sun. Cucumbers generally are too, but they're in partial sun, as well as most everything else. I have five Plymouth Rock hens in my huge coop. They're about a month old. I just installed an automatic coop door. I saw two hawks today, so I can't let them run free in the yard, but they have a long run. Hopefully that coop door will put an end to killings by possums and feral cats. What, if anything, have you planted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manureman Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 I don’t have anything out in barrels or lick tubs yet, I had trouble finding barrels that had been used for food products, lots of barrels but they’ve had stuff in them that you don’t want to grow in afterwards, but have some now that had flavorings in them. I ordered the Diva cucumber seed on line and started them inside in 4’’ net pots they are up big enough I can start putting them outside a few hours a day to harden them, plan on putting them in the barrels next weekend and putting me a few tomatoes, peppers,squash and zucchini in lick tubs next weekend too. Finished putting out my regular garden yesterday just before it rained again , it was almost to wet but things look good today after rain last night. I put out a lot of the same variety’s that I’m planning on putting in the barrels and tubs so I can compare them and not be worried about apples and oranges.... most I’ve raised in my regular garden for years just curious. Got my chickens on order from Cackel Hatchery for Aug.6th they are about an hour south so I Can drive down and not have to worry about the post office . I’ve got my chicken house started up in the shop on skids and will have to drag it with the tractor to where we want it, lots of aggravation but it’s always raining ... I’ve been looking at the automatic coop doors myself and racking my brain on which one and have about decided to just build a wire top run and call it good . What door did you end up with and what’s your impression so far? Lightning got both my sows and my boar hog but I had a dozen feeder pigs in a different part of the pen that survived. Heard from a friend that processing appointments are months out so called a couple Minnonite places today That I knew didn’t observe Memorial Day and no appointments till after the first of the year way to late for mine so looks like we’ll be doing it ourselves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted May 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 Cackle Hatchery is good. This is the door I bought. Darned expensive, but so is my time invested in chickens. I've pittled with settings the last few days. I finally settled on using the timed settings. I don't like another brand of door that has oak slides. Wood movement is a no-go. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GL47Z4G/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Green beans are doing very well in mostly shade. One of the barrels I'm using was a chemical from my brother's car wash. I rinsed it out at least six times, and I'm fine with that. Plants are doing well in it. Pretty bizarre about lightning hitting your pigs! I remember a black and white movie where a guy was farming and had a crop failure. A guy chewed on him and said, "You farmers are gamblers!" I wanted to farm or ranch terribly bad when I was young, but in hindsight it's good I didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manureman Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 I like the locks on that door. Pigs sunburn easy So I built my pen near some trees so they would have some shade in the afternoon and we all know what they say about trees and lightening.....my fault Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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manureman Posted June 1, 2020 Report Share Posted June 1, 2020 Wow FC your stuff is really taking off! Them taters may bust them tires from the looks of them, should sure be easy digging them up come fall too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted June 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2020 Yup. First year costs may not be recovered because of soil and fertilizer costs, but these are uncertain times. The squash sure go through the water! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted June 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2020 https://youtu.be/HXvxmP9QEa8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dr.Hess Posted June 14, 2020 Report Share Posted June 14, 2020 1 hour ago, FC said: https://youtu.be/HXvxmP9QEa8 Regarding your beanstalks: I call this picture Fee Fi Fo Fum: Small ring 7mm Mauser, bandoleer, "Vellies" shoes, Boer-war style hat and knife, sportcoat, Rhodesian Ridgeback. An Englishman's worst nightmare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted June 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 Reminds me of Abott and Costello’s Jack and the Beanstalk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manureman Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 Wow you weren’t kidding when you said huge coop! I’d love to have something like that where I could could keep them separated . Your plants are looking good too, I’ve been busy trying to farm, plant and get my first cutting of hay up and truck when it’s to wet to farm . Finally got some lick tubs with tomatoes and a couple barrels of cucumbers put together a few days ago but it’s to early to tell anything about them yet and a month later than I’d like to have started them but I’m just trying to get educated in all this so we’ll see how it goes. Haven’t had time to work on my coop much hope I can now that I’m caught up farming for a spell but did get a chicken plucker bought, I’ve wanted one for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted June 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 I built the coop atop concrete piers so the birds can get outfield the heat. How early do you get a freeze there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted June 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 I’m in SC, but the church building is in TX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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