One of my scallopini squash did respond to the treatment and yielded a few more squash but it just wasnt back to 100%.

I will be rooting for your chicken house! Since we live in the middle of no where we are not zoned city so I have not had to deal with anti-chicken laws, hope you do not either!

You probably know this but chicken manure is “hot” so it should mellow out in compost longer than other types of manures. I look at chicken manure with a cautious eye (and a stopped up nose!)

I am so glad you like the posts here, it keeps me coming back to write!

There is a lot to write about, just such full days, yikes! (full for me at least).

Just wondering how you made out with the powdery mildew and the milk treatment?

I envy you your chickens, can’t wait to see the cam! And the manure for your garden will be wonderful. (LOL – I wonder how many people get excited about chicken manure?) I hope perhaps in a year or two to have my own chickens. Still have to check the codes here in the city, but I know folks who have had them nearby, so it must be ok. My husband has progressed from laughing hysterically at me over the suggestion, to raising his eyebrows and telling me he will not be mucking out the chicken house that he will inevitably end up building for me! He is headed in the right direction.

I’m putting in a cover crop in my garden area for the fall and winter – and my hubby will put in a drip system for the spring – he already has most of the materials he will need. Still keeping a couple raised beds for fall and winter crops.

I’m looking forward to your next post, you always inspire me – your research is so thorough – I just read about you on your Culinaria site – I figured you had to be a scientist!

Ingrid

I will make sure to give out links when the cam goes live.