I need chickens. They like ticks.
Forecast, rain, rain and rain. Nice out today so I’m getting a few things done. Mater plants are leaning and will be on the ground if I don’t do something so the lean and lower strings are going up. Picked up a few carriage bolts needed to get the second X brace wire up for the tunnel. After that, whatever I feel like doing, and some mowing.
Tater plants are waste high. I planted them in 2” trenches and back filled plus piled up 2” and that’s all they’re getting. I went to the trouble of piling high one time and didn’t see much results. A few 1/2” nuggets was about it.
Guinea hens are supposed to be the master tick-slayers, but they’re also said to be extremely noisy.