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Gardening
Jan 13, 2014 16:30:53 GMT
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Post by lisamarie on Jan 13, 2014 16:30:53 GMT
In the past, I have been very successful with gardening - whether i start from seeds or go to the farm and buy baby plants. I'm deciding now that i'm going to do my garden this year. For the passed 2 years I have not. But i'm planning on growing fresh veggies for my birds. I am going to grow millet!! I'm very excited about that. Other plants I may include are greenbeans, sunflowers, radish, carrots. I've had success w the beans, sunflowers and radish before. My dad grows all types of tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplant, red bell peppers, corn, and basil. So i can take some of what he grows too. I did last season and tomatoes did not go over well w the budgies. I tried basil too and they didn't like that either D:
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Post by Budgiebonkers on Jan 13, 2014 17:10:04 GMT
Ill be planting a strawberry patch.potatoes tomatoes bird seeds and not sure what else.
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Gardening
Jan 13, 2014 17:11:37 GMT
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Post by lisamarie on Jan 13, 2014 17:11:37 GMT
Strawberries just automatically grow in my backyard in random spots every year. I was thinking of trying sweet potato too. What do you do for bird seeds?
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Post by Budgiebonkers on Jan 13, 2014 17:36:10 GMT
Strawberries just automatically grow in my backyard in random spots every year. I was thinking of trying sweet potato too. What do you do for bird seeds? I had strawberries but weeds choked them out. As for seeds i have a shed and and another shed and between them i through seeds there and they grew never weeded it once.birds couldnt eat them either. Thanks to my chickens for such a fertilized ground.
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Post by Pammy on Jan 13, 2014 18:37:46 GMT
I am going to focus on flowers and herbs this year. Flowers for me, and herbs for my human and feathered family. I'm thinking basil and rosemary for sure, my favorites for cooking. What else should I look for?
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Gardening
Jan 13, 2014 19:26:55 GMT
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Post by lisamarie on Jan 13, 2014 19:26:55 GMT
I'm going to include parsley. I've read a lot about tiels enjoying it. I'm also going to grow garlic (for myself)
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Post by Pammy on Jan 13, 2014 19:40:49 GMT
Parsley! Great idea!
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Jan 13, 2014 20:47:46 GMT
awesome! how about corn?
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Post by rdkntriker on Jan 13, 2014 20:57:50 GMT
mint is easy to grow and has many uses, but warning keep it separate as it can over take a garden. I wonder if mint is ok for budgies?
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Post by Budgiebonkers on Jan 13, 2014 21:08:28 GMT
mint is easy to grow and has many uses, but warning keep it separate as it can over take a garden. I wonder if mint is ok for budgies? Is mint safe for budgies? My yard is over runned with it. Been since I moved here lol
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Gardening
Jan 13, 2014 22:27:18 GMT
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Post by lisamarie on Jan 13, 2014 22:27:18 GMT
Luvs, my dad does the corn. So i steal some of his I may try peanuts?
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Jan 15, 2014 1:58:01 GMT
i found this for mint "Most birds must get used to the very aromatic herbs at first. But in most cases after a while they love to nibble from these plants. But please do only serve small quantities of those herbs to your birds because these plants contain a lot of essential oils that could irritate the bird's mucosa in their crop or digestive tract." www.birds-online.de/nahrung/gruenfutter/kuechenkraeuter_en.htm
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Post by Sarah on Jan 17, 2014 1:40:55 GMT
French tarragon is also a fantastic herb to grow in your garden - its mild in flavor but very healthy. But you have to make sure it says 'French' on the label. There are other kinds of spices called 'tarragon' that can be nasty XP
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Gardening
Jan 17, 2014 2:18:55 GMT
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Post by lisamarie on Jan 17, 2014 2:18:55 GMT
I may do Arugala. Hmm we'll see once spring comes what my garden ends up with! It's exciting!
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Post by dianapalmer on Jan 17, 2014 3:00:29 GMT
I put in a rosemary plant last year. It's very pretty and did very well. It's also perennial. I highly recommend it both as an herb and because it is pretty. I had a nice parsley plant. Then, around the middle of the summer it suddenly collapsed and died.
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