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05/20/2006: ""

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Here are the strawberries in their new area.
And a big pile of muck from the heifers. I used this for planting my potatoes.
Just cut them up, place them on the dirt and cover with 8 inches or so of muck. The really fresh stuff with lots of straw works well. Last year we had lots of big potatoes with this method. The potatoe patch should be pretty weed free first though.

Today we got the sunflowers, kidney beans, green beans and leaf lettuce planted.

The garden is really coming together.

Have 5 rabbits now, 1 buck and 4 does. Should be plenty of rabbit meat in the freezer this winter. I made up 3 cages and have 1 almost ready and then will have to make 1 more. I am trying different sorts of fence for the bottoms to see which lets the rabbits graze easier. So far chicken wire and 2x3 wire mesh seem to work OK. Stay away from hardware cloth though, the grass doesn't get through that too easy.
I'll have to draw up the plan and post it later.
I place the cages in a row and move them down the lawn twice a day.