We ordered our chicks today. They will arrive during the second week in March as day old chicks. For the first several weeks they must be kept warm, so we set up a place in the garage.

Does anybody have plans or pictures (or both) of a chicken coop? I want to build a coop with a run so that this group of chickens avoids the fate of last year’s flock. Please email at the address below if you have anything.

Also, this might seem like a silly question (remember, we are new at this)… what is the difference between bush beans and pole beans? I am assuming that pole beans need a trellis…

Also, as soon as we have some dry weather forecast I plan to build some ferro-cement water catchment cisterns. That is unless anyone has a better plan for retaining rainwater for the animals and the garden.

We plan to plant tomatoes, sweet corn, several kinds of peppers, cabbage, spinach, carrots, beans, radishes, and lettuce. Last year we planted 5 blueberry bushes and 4 blackberry bushes, and several different types of grapes – but after reflection (and harvest) this was not nearly enough. This year I will ad 20 bushes of each and at least 10 additional grape plants.

Thanks!

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