Beau Davidson wrote:We use traps like this, some purchased, some home-made.
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(source: farm-naked.com/hopper-stopper)
I have used minnow traps.
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Michelle Heath wrote:What I envisioned my winter permaculture projects being vastly differs from reality. I was plagued with back issues and hubby knee issues last fall which landed both of us in therapy. My back is much stronger but his knee is going to require surgery which right now is a waiting game. So nearly all the fall and winter projects were put on hold.
What I have accomplished so far is pulling an old cattle panel from an overgrown patch of raspberries. It will very cut into two pieces and be used in the raised beds as a trellis. We managed to chop up chestnut burrs, leaves and garden waste into a compost pile. Adding kitchen waste in layers to the large pots I grow tomatoes in as I had excellent results doing this last year. Decided the chicken house would make an awesome garden shed as it needs a bit of work to make it ready for chickens if and when the coyote population is under control. Hauled in enough wood chips to cover over half the garden paths since hubby isn't able to run our chipper to create our own (and I can't start the damn thing). I have seedlings started on a homemade light stand versus the greenhouse I hoped to have up and running by now. Seed orders are all in and picked up a few forgotten things locally. I think I'm only lacking seed potatoes.
So while I didn't accomplish what I had hoped to I'm really surprised at what I have done.