Greetings from southern New Hampshire! It is a miserable tick season. Barb removed one from my left hip last evening. I saved it in an old pill container, just in case. We are letting the chickens out into the yard to feed on them.
I checked both hives. The queens were released and the bees are really active.
I have one 4’ by 8’ and two 4’ by 4’ raised beds tilled, amended and ready for Barb to plant. Hope to get more done, today. We are putting down the fertilizer-infused paper on each bed, to see how it helps.
The asparagus bed I added last year has a few sprouts. No sign of the two new rhubarb crowns or the horseradish, yet.
Good job for the chickens. I keep trying to get hubby to repair the wren houses and hang them up. He always says ok, but then gets busy and doesn’t get to it.
I read that they like bugs, but not fruit/berries and are territorial so they drive away the birds that eat the berries.