How to raise Backyard Chickens: Re: [CHICKENS-101] Shady gardening for chickens and people food

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Re: [CHICKENS-101] Shady gardening for chickens and people food - OT

Georgia, Do you have chickweed there? I'd go for dandelions and chickweed. Know it sounds silly, but you'd be surprised how good they are for you and your chickens. Put your cukes in the sunniest part of the garden, and the other plants you plan on growing, then plant the chickweed around the veggies. Dandelions are another plant that both you and your ducks and chickens can eat and would thrive in an up raised bed. I dig the roots and move them, plus gather the seed heads for my pens. Cath

Nutrition Facts and Analysis for Dandelion greens, raw

Nutrition facts and Information for Dandelion greens, raw.
nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/.../2 - Cached

Richey: Chickweed has nutrition, weight loss benefits ...

Jan 16, 2011 ... For those who aren't winter enthusiasts, the coldest time of year conjures thoughts of a gray, dreary landscape, when most herbaceous plants ...
www.onlineathens.com/stories/011611/liv_770605311.shtml - Cached

Chickweed

NUTRITION: Chickweed is an excellent source of vitamins A, D, B complex, C, and rutin (an accompanying flavonoid), as well as iron, calcium, potassium, ...
www.wildmanstevebrill.com/Plants.Folder/Chickweed.html - Cached - Similar

Thanks, Cath, those all look like great resources.

Georgia

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--- On Sun, 2/27/11, CathrynTherese Fitch Walden <cathryntherese@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: CathrynTherese Fitch Walden <cathryntherese@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CHICKENS-101] Shady gardening for chickens and people food - OT
To: CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, February 27, 2011, 9:27 PM

Georgia, Here are some articles you might like. I'm going to put containers of tomatoes on my deck this year. Cath
Grow Vegetables in the Shade - Ten Vegetables You Can Grow Without ...
Even if you're lucky enough to have an area with full sun that you can reserve for a vegetable garden, knowing which plants will take some shade will help ...
organicgardening.about.com/.../vegetablesherbs/.../shadeveggies.htm - Cached - Similar
VEGETABLES FOR THE SHADY GARDEN
Jan 5, 2010 ... Vegetables that will grow in partial shade. ... If you've tried vegetable gardening in Colorado -- especially if you have relocated from ...
www.colostate.edu/Dept/CoopExt/4dmg/VegFruit/vegshady.htm - Cached
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Vegetable Gardening in Containers
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If your vegetable gardening is limited by insufficient space or an .... grow best in full sunlight, but those indicated will also do well in partial shade. ...
aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/.../e-545_vegetable_gardening_containers.pdf

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