[Ag-eq] Winter protection

Sat Nov 7 12:55:56 UTC 2015

Jewel:

No worries, an easy mistake.  I can understand why you might not read closely on
such a shitty topic. lol

Nella
Quoting Jewel via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:

> WHOOPS!  pardon my slip.  I thought that you said that it was horse manure
> that was hard to pick up,
> but upon rereading, I see that there was no excuse for my thinking that you
> had!  Shall I make an
> excuse for myself by saying that the juxtaposition of horse leavings
> followed, immediately by goat
> ditto got confused in my poor raddled brain.
> If you don't accept that as a reasonable excuse, I won't hold it against you!
>
>           Jewel
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Nella Foster via Ag-eq" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, November 07, 2015 2:01 AM
> To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: <nfoster at extremezone.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Winter protection
>
> Jewel:
>
> Horse manure is pretty easy to pick up, it's the goat manure that is hard.
> It
> is so small it falls right through the manure rake.  When I shovel out the
> goat
> stalls I end up scooping up a lot of the dirt and bedding to.
>
> I really don't like how splatty cow manure is, very messy compared to goats.
> It
> seems to smell worse to.  They also seem to constantly be pooping.  It is
> good
> fertilizer though.
>
> It cracks me up that we are having a discussion on manure.
>
> Nella
>
>
>
>
>
> Quoting Jewel via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:
>
> > Horse eggs hard to pick up!  Have a go at cow pancakes, and then see what
> you
> > think of the former!
> >
> >        Jewel
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > From: "Nella Foster via Ag-eq" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Friday, November 06, 2015 9:24 AM
> > To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> > Cc: <nfoster at extremezone.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Winter protection
> >
> > Tracy:
> >
> > What is the little greenhouse made out of?
> >
> > The cold frame sounds like a great idea.  Yes, I have plenty of horse
> manure,
> > sure wish I could share it with you.  Cruiser and Jed make it pretty easy
> and
> > tend to go in the same couple of places.
> >
> > Goat manure is very good fertilizer, but much harder to pick up.  Rabbit
> > manure
> > is also very good.  My great aunt and uncle keep a few rabbits just for the
> > manure.  They have a very nice area for the rabbits and I believe the
> > grandchildren play with the rabbits.  The rabbit house is next to their
> > garden
> > and my uncle talks to them while he works in the garden.
> >
> > I'm starting to build some more raised beds, want to have them ready by the
> > spring.
> >
> > What is everyone else up to?
> >
> > Nella
> > Quoting Tracy Carcione via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:
> >
> > > Hi Nella.
> > >
> > > I really like my little greenhouse.  It's a Flowerhouse Dreamhouse, 8X8X6
> > > feet, big enough to sit in on sunny days.  It is warm during the day, but
> > > doesn't have any inside heat, so isn't much warmer than the outside at
> > > night.
> > >
> > > A lot cheaper alternative, if you want to try some late fall/winter
> > > gardening, is a cold frame.  I got one on Amazon that snaps together like
> > > Leggos.  I put it up in the fall, then take it down, take it apart, and
> > > store it when the weather gets warm again.  It's about 4X4X2 feet.
> > >
> > > It's supposed to work real well to get some fresh horse manure, which you
> > > have, you lucky duck, and bury it in the garden 12 inches down.  Cover it
> > > with soil, put up a cold frame, and the heat from the rotting manure is
> > > supposed to keep anything in the cold frame nice and cozy.  I'd love to
> try
> > > it, but don't have any fresh manure.
> > >
> > > Tracy
> > >
> > >
> > >
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