The Lawn (Part 5)

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I decided to have one intensive day in the garden and I got a lot done. First I finished clearing the main area turning the soil, then raking it and removing stones and weeds.
Once that was done I made a trip to the garden centre. I bought some more compost, a spade and a hand trowel and the turf for the lawn on which the chickens will live. The turf set me back about £30, it is the more expensive option, the other being seed but that takes ages. As it is only a small area and we want to get the chicken ASAP I decided to use turf.

When I got back John and I lay the turn and watered it, which did not take long. It looks a bit rough along the seems but hopefully that will start to blend in over the next couple of weeks.

The garden looks very different now to what it did at the start of the day. There is still a lot of rubbish on the concrete part and clearing that will be the next task.

Music: 'No More' by EMU/Dan Palmer. Used with permission.

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[jbrown2099]

Hey guys, My wife and I own a home and have a decently sized yard. We've planted a garden, but the chicken coop idea is amazing. What will you do with them in the winter? I'm very interested and might go for this myself.

[GivingItAGo]

@jbrown2099 Chicken are pretty hardy animals as long as they are adults you don't need to do too much to keep them safe in the winter. As long as they have somewhere dry they can go they should be ok.

[mlooshka]

Heh - tape measure. I did that once. It was a small notebook tho.

30 quid for a watering can? That's highway robbery. Go to the shop and buy the biggest plastic container of coffee you can find. If you don't drink coffee, use the grounds for fertilizing roses. Poke holes in 1/4 of the lid - presto. Watering can.

[GivingItAGo]

@mlooshka yeah great idea!

[hoffmann9471]

Ha ha, I have now seen all your garden planing vids. I think it will keep the world busy. And now I´m curious how it´s going on. You have to continue till winter.

[GivingItAGo]

@hoffmann9471 We did a whole year. It was a great experience I would like to get a more permanent place one day and start making videos again. I also want to keep bees!

[cjoIIProductionz]

@GivingItAGo np, do you plan on making anything else? Like maybe doing a gardening one, where you make a whole series of raised beds and maybe a small greenhouse? or maybe a indoor garden like i did?

[GivingItAGo]

@Praxxus55712 Yeah you are right.

[GivingItAGo]

@cjoIIProductionz Thanks man!

[cjoIIProductionz]

u guys r epic

[Praxxus55712]

Yeah you can't grow grass when you have chickens. That small area would last about two days with chickens. LOL

[dionysusstar]

Don't need grass to have a chicken coop on it. The chickens will tear up all the grass anyways because they aren't going to be moved off. Anyone walking on grass over and over will kill it. Should just build the coop and put shavings down to compost with their rich droppings. The grass is wasted money and effort.

[hpfalconry]

Are you going to do more???