Feathered Friends with Attitudes

Today our feathered friends discovered my garden! You may be wondering how said chickens would get into the Fort Knox that is my garden?  Well, let me tell you!  You see, when dh was building the fence for the garden (which he did a marvelous job on) one thing got off kilter and that the was the measurement for the door and gate.  The hole is a bit bigger than needed for our recycled gate, big enough for furry beagles and said chickens to get through.  We have talked about putting a 4x4 in there to block the gap, but we just have too many projects going and no 4x4 and no extra money so that is on the back burner.  Ugh. 

I don't mind if they are in there eating mosquitoes, as there are an abundance that call my garden home.  I was reminded of that as I was picking beans this evening to can, but I don't like the trails that they are making through my bean bed and other beds.  The pooh is great for the soil also, I just wish they would stay between the rows.  Is that too much to ask?  As long as they leave what is left of my wimpy tomatoes alone, I won't put them on the supper menu yet. 

Garden Posts

So tonight we decided that were are going to dig up and level the garden area by hand and not rent a bobcat to do it. Saving money is the key! So we marked the corners and started a couple of test holes to see how much good soil we had. To our surprise we have about 6-8 inches depending on the spot. NICE! Tomorrow when I'm done with work I'm going to start the sod removal process and see how long that will take in a 30' x 30' area. I'm excited that we are actually breaking ground on this part of the project.