I have been really busy with the garden so not too much time to blog. Unfortunately it is not good news. Despite by best try the spider mites have taken over the garden and the whole thing needs to be pulled out over the next few weeks. The sad thing is I never got that many peppers.
It has just been a bad year but considering how hot and dry it is, it might be better to let the ground rest and replant for a fall garden. I have the seed from one company and now am waiting to order the next batch and start planting again in a week or two for an August planting date. So I won't have to water much in July. Hopefully that will save a little bit of time and water.
On another note I am contemplating raising a couple of chickens for eggs. Just two for now. Any more and I think I would be having to sell eggs at Farmer's market so for now, which I am not planing right now. We will start with two but I will probably build the coop/tractor (aka movable) to house up to four, just in case.
Another feature is I want it to be movable (chicken tractor) and small enough to fit on my garden beds so it gives more space/ground as an option when I finish harvesting a bed.
Before you ask, yes I checked city regulations. I am allowed up to 10 chickens but they can't be free range. So the tractor is probably the best option. I can move them around the yard if I want to.
Another option is to have 2 laying hens and then also raise some meat chickens a couple of times a year. With the chicken restriction I could do 8 meat chickens at a time so that isn't too bad as far as numbers. Again it would be a seperate chicken tractor, probably made with PVC pile. I just have to decide. Meat chickens are a bit more messy so I have to decide if that is something I want to deal with. But it would be nice to have some chicken meat that has not been bathed or injected with chicken broth/sodium.
Guess that is the update for now!
