A new journey into homesteading "pic heavy"

[Chic Rustler]

Definitely doing some cover crops this fall! Maybe a mix. Theres alot if them that come with those big radishes

 

[baymule]

Can you divide your garden in half for early and late planting? Rye and clovers make good cover crops and give a lot of mulch, but don’t get y’all until it warms up. You could plant rye and clover over the whole garden, cut half into mulch for early planting, cut the other half later. I had TALL clover in Sheep pasture last year. On phone now, will check when I get home and give you more info tonight.

 

[Chic Rustler]

Can you divide your garden in half for early and late planting? Rye and clovers make good cover crops and give a lot of mulch, but don’t get y’all until it warms up. You could plant rye and clover over the whole garden, cut half into mulch for early planting, cut the other half later. I had TALL clover in Sheep pasture last year. On phone now, will check when I get home and give you more info tonight.

Yeah your pasture was awesome for sure!

 

[Chic Rustler]

Planted onion sets amd garlic today. The high was 70°f. Lost a rabbit to heat stroke.
Planted her in the garden by an old tree stump.

Dumped a few cans of fishing worms in the raised beds. Idk if they will take but i didnt mind spending the $10. Theres plenty of organic matter in there for them to chew on so maybe...

 

[frustratedearthmother]

The high was 70°f. Lost a rabbit to heat stroke.

Holy Cow! I totally changed my mind about rabbits!

 

[Chic Rustler]

Holy Cow! I totally changed my mind about rabbits!

It was a freak occurrence

 

[Chic Rustler]

It aint all bad. My nz white had nine kits this morning. She lost four, but it was her first time. I believe thise 5 kits are going to be the majority of my herd next year. Great genetics!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

That's good!

 

[sumi]

It was a freak occurrence

Heat stroke in January, I'd say so!

It aint all bad. My nz white had nine kits this morning. She lost four, but it was her first time. I believe thise 5 kits are going to be the majority of my herd next year. Great genetics!

Awesome!

 

[baymule]

Even after the sheep grazed it HARD, there was still lots of humus for the soil.

A hard grazed pasture still had a lot of humus to improve the soil. If you were able to plant clovers and let them grow to full height, then mow it down, you would have a LOT of mulch and humus for your soil.

Ley your clover grow to this, then mow and mulch it.

The clover will fix nitrogen in it's roots and improve the soil.