3Ts
Elite Member
I hope you are sure of your backstop.
Fed up with the garden
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Torvy
Super Member
Birdshot, normally. But I also have a dense forest and acres of forest behind that.
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masseyrider
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to close to other homes if there was an unexpected ricochet.
Like the old man said, the devil never sleeps.
Torvy
Super Member
I cannot see another home from mine. I've been shooting for 46 years. Ricochet from 22lr birdshot would not travel to the nearest building off of my property. I'm in a rural area, not a 1 acre subdivision. Where you need to worry about ricochet with bird shot would be up close with a flat, hard surface behind your target as they likely will not penetrate and may hit you instead.to close to other homes if there was an unexpected ricochet.
wmfamily
Silver Member
When we had them years ago it wasn't the coyotes but the raccoons at night when they roosted in the trees. As long as we could get them trained to go in with the chickens it was alright. Once they figured out they could roost in the trees they liked that better. Keeping their wings clipped helped.
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masseyrider
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the air yesterday was sooo thick you could have eaten it with a fork. Finally broke with some heavy rain overnight. Thick again this morning.
Not conducive too gardening.
Weeds win.
Not conducive too gardening.
Weeds win.
Sigarms
Super Member
Other than blueberries, this probably has been our worst year in the last 8 or 9 years with our garden.
Hilbilly
Veteran Member
This is the first year in about 12 years that I have not planted our little veggie garden (about 30' x 40') because I was sick and tired of weeding and never found a decent method for dealing with them. Of course, this year the veggie prices are through the roof in our area. Broccoli, green beans and cauliflower are all around $4 / lb. A head of lettuce was up to $8 but is now down to $3.50. A three pack of Romaine lettuce hearts is $8. Cabbage is $2.50 /lb. Crazy prices.
Later today I am going to rototill the garden and cover it with mulch with the hopes it will smother the weeds so I can have less of them to deal with next year.
Later today I am going to rototill the garden and cover it with mulch with the hopes it will smother the weeds so I can have less of them to deal with next year.
Cover it with black plastic instead; that will solarize the soil and keep the weeds from growing. Or you might consider a cover crop, which would also help choke the weeds out while building up the soil.