Poultry Talk Ontario (pto.ca)

@Happy , your Grumpy chickens JotDs are always good for a smile, so thank you! Today's double dose had us chuckling out loud.

@killerbunny, that tart looks beautiful! I may give it a try before the new year.

What the heck is "vegan certified" anyway? How can sugar be non-vegan?

labradors , you can check for mites by wrapping some Scotch tape - sticky side out - in a circle around your fingers and pressing it against their butt feathers. If there are mites, they will probably show up on the tape. If they do have mites, maybe you can find permethrin dusting powder at your l...

Wow, @Jaye that is incredibly ambitious fall effort, when did you plant the spinach ? Looking at price of lettuce I wish I had done that. I started the spinach plants indoors in July/August (too hot to start them outside) and planted them out either at the end of August or first week of September I...

We still have some kale plants under a cold frame, and some parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, walking onions, and spinach in an uncovered but mulched bed. The spinach was an experiment this year: it was my first time planting some cool weather veg for a fall crop - and I'll be doing it again next year...

Thanks, @Jetsko . That is reassuring. I live SE of Ottawa, and I planted mine this past Sunday, so I think they'll be okay.

lolotsung , a few years back I actually did put some small raised bed together loosely based on the Hugelkulture model that your picture appears to be depicting. IMO it does work, but it takes a few seasons for the bottom layers to completely break down. As long as the first couple of feet down is ...

Voles maybe?

Thanks, everyone! That's a relief. I'll get mine in this weekend.