A big THANK YOU to everyone who has sent in their photographs and stories. I hope by sharing other peoples pictures and stories here on One Hundred Dollars a Month we can all have a rock star garden next summer. Keep them coming!
~Mavis
This week we get a peek at Melissa’s amazing garden in Southern California.
Hi Mavis, I love your blog.My husband and I have been married for 41 years and we have always gardened, even when we lived in a trailer in TX while going to college.
We have lived in Southern California {right by Disneyland} since 1978 and a year later we bought a house and started a garden. We have a HUGE compost pile that has been really helpful in amending our sandy river bed soil.
We had indoor bunnies for pets for 12 years and the litter box contents were great for the compost and also to spread directly on the garden.
We keep meaning to get chickens but have decided that traveling is more important to us than chickens. 🙂
The birds and bees love our backyard because of the garden and our fruit trees and because we are organic (except when the basil is still young – we would never have basil if we didn’t apply Sevin once or twice).
Every year I plant a basil plantation, from seed or pony packs from Lowe’s, and make pesto to eat, share, and freeze.
If you would like to have your garden, chicken coop or something you’ve made featured on One Hundred Dollars a Month, here’s what I’m looking for:
- Your Garden Pictures and Tips – I’d especially like to see your garden set ups, growing areas, and know if you are starting seeds indoors this year. If so, show me some picture of how you are going about it.
- Your Chicken and Chicken Related Stories – Coops, Chicks, Hen’s, Roosters, Eggs, you name it. If it clucks, send us some pictures to share with the world.
- Cool Arts & Crafts – Made from your very own hands with detailed {and well photographed} pictures and instructions.
- Your pictures and stories about your pets. The more pictures and details the better.
- Garage Sale, Thrift Store and Dumpster Diving pictures and the stories behind the treasures you found including how much you paid for them.
If I feature your pictures and the stories behind them on One Hundred Dollars a Month, I will send you a $20.00 gift card to the greatest store in the world: Amazon.com. Go HERE for the official rules.
Rochelle says
If you really want to travel and have chickens; you can buy them a flock block while you’re gone. You would probably already have an automatic waterer, outside run, and plenty of food. The flock block will keep them entertained and fed treats so they won’t mind being ‘cooped up’ while you’re away.