Chicken Ark and Sowing Seeds
Drew and his dad got to building a chicken ark right away. One that, they joke, is strong enough to keep a gorilla from escaping. They had already built two raised beds and we had filled those with horse manure from his mom’s horses this past fall. We were ready to go! Well…turns out dogs like to run around in raised beds, so on a following weekend we built a fence that is also much too strong for the original purpose.
Chicken Ark Construction
As far as planting, we followed the back of seed packets and this UK Ag. pdf to help us determine when to plant, transplant, and harvest. For the cucumbers, tomatoes, and peppers we started them inside under a grow light. Onions and lettuce were sown straight into the raised bed. The thing I struggle with most is how much to water. When I figure it out I’ll let you know. I thought I for sure killed our tomato and cucumber plants when I didn’t water them for one day, but almost immediately after
The fence
watering them vigorously they started to raise back up, just as strong as before. Lesson 1: plants are not as fragile as I previously thought.