Day 71 Black Soldier Fly, Ice Cream to a Chicken

For about a year I have been wanting to make a compost bucket that attracts Black Soldier Flies. Why you might ask? The grubs make great compost from kitchen scrap and a great chicken feed supplement. They are around 40% protein and chickens love them.

 

 

Time for desert.

 

Adult female laying eggs.

 

Grubs ready for the chickens and quail.

Day 68 69 70

Just work.  Very Hot.

Day 67 Cucumbers

 

After 4 days cucumbers are poking their heads up. They are between the okra.

Days 64 65 66

Busy weekend but not much to write about.

Day 63

 

 

 

Planted today: tomatoes, okra, beets, cucumbers, egg plant, carrots.

                                                 Got me a new hat.



Day 62 Worm Castings and Mushroom Compost

 

2 bags of worm castings and a scoop of mushroom compost.

 

 

Tilled again

Worm castings added.

Compost added

 

Beds ready to plant.

 

Day 61 Fall Garden

 

This is where it is going

 

 

 

 

Taking out old raised beds

 

Top soil added and tilled.

 

Tomorrow I will be making 4 30" wide beds with 18" paths between.