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"there seems to be no outright parasites transmissible from chicken poop to humans. Salmonella, and maybe shigella, could be transmitted via chicken droppings, but these are bacteria-- they are not animals.
chicken poop on low-lying vegies could pose…"
chicken poop on low-lying vegies could pose…"
"rejoice if your meyer lemon is sweet!
problem could be solved by picking immature meyer lemons for cooking, as they'd be more sour than sweet(but still totally edible).
this way you'd have the option of sour AND sweet growing in one lemon tree,…"
problem could be solved by picking immature meyer lemons for cooking, as they'd be more sour than sweet(but still totally edible).
this way you'd have the option of sour AND sweet growing in one lemon tree,…"
"seen many backyard farms in the tropics with jicama and chickens raised together without having to separate them.
only reason a chicken might want to eat jicama leaves(in large amounts) is if the chicken is starving and has nothing else to peck on."
only reason a chicken might want to eat jicama leaves(in large amounts) is if the chicken is starving and has nothing else to peck on."
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Your garden and landscape are just so beautiful! I say your 'So' jujube tree. Here is thmy oldest So at Alcalde. 2014-04-23%2011.36.31.jpg
Are you in NV or AZ? I am looking for a collaborator for a jujube pre-proposal for the Western SARE grant in AZ. Did you know any jujube person in cooler area of AZ? I contacted Glenn Wright but he is near Yuma which maybe too hot for jujubes.
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