I was going to do a layer of paper bags at the bottom to keep soil in and I'm wondering if I need to add a small layer of gravel at the bottom of the raised bed for drainage.
I've tried searching online but haven't been able to find a concrete answer (pun intended).
What the title says - I had a whole spiel here but decided it was unnecessary lol
I'm going to experiment with it and see what happens but I have a pretty rough corn intolerance and I've noticed I really struggle to eat chicken eggs I've bought from the store. I just got two backyard hens and I plan to feed them 100% corn-free diet and experiment with farm fresh eggs in the meantime until they start laying.
Anyways, I'm just wondering if anyone has any information on corn intolerance transferring to corn-fed chicken eggs. TIA!
Hi everyone! 👋 I have my first two backyard chickens so I am still learning the ropes how to care for them. They are still indoors but we are building the coop area to move them outdoors now.
Anyways, I have a pretty bad corn intolerance that I suspect is making it difficult to eat eggs since commerical chickens are typically fed a corn heavy diet. I'd like to go 100% corn free for my hens if possible - do you have recommendations on feed? They are probably 6-8 ish weeks old right now.
Mistakes have been made. I slipped into a habit of feeding the toddler on one side and the baby on the other. Exclusively. Now I'm weaning my nearly 3yo and I can tell my milk supply on the right side is almost gone..... And now the left is at least double the size and is obviously still a breastfeeding boob. Lol. Help 😭
There's nothing I can do right now until I wean the baby (which I don't feel ready to do yet, so.... I guess that'll just have to wait) but I just need to know if anyone else has experienced something similar and if they'll reasonably even out again once both kids are weaned.
Hey guys - hopefully this is allowed but you can you hit me with your basic beginner (budget) tips for taking care of wavy brunette hair?
I've got two young kids and I can't really set aside the time to style my hair much and it's just been looking worse and worse. I need some help!!
Right now I wash probably 2x a week with crappy cheap Walmart shampoo/conditioner (they're nearly empty so it's time to buy new ones - I'd love some recommendations) and when I get out of the shower I either throw it in a low bun while still wet or blow dry without any products..... And then put in a low bun/ponytail.... Lol.
Standard American Diet here. My spouse and I keep saying we're going to "try to start eating healthier" and we've been adding a lot of salads to meals and things like that but I really am at a loss for what it even means to eat healthy. At least not in an unsustainable "diet" kind of way.
I worry we're so steeped in traditional American eating that the idea of eating healthy at all is totally unattainable. I can't even imagine what a healthy diet would look like?
We're really making sacrifices for me to be home with our kids and it's so important to me but it's a struggle. Money is super tight.
We just found out some of our closest friends (2 full time incomes) are about to start making ~200k as a household.
I'm not sure exactly what kind of advice I'm asking for but I'm really struggling with handling this emotionally? It was a little bit rude for them to flaunt their income in front of us (as a joyful celebration of their happy news, not intentionally to make anyone feel bad of course) but that's not even really the point I am genuinely happy for them I'm just struggling to process some of the emotions of jealousy that are tagging along.
I guess I'm looking for anyone to commiserate and maybe remind me that I'm not the only one making hard financial sacrifices to make the most of this short and precious time of my kids' lives. And advice is always welcome. I wish I just didn't know the dollar amount of what their making, knowing they make more than us was never an issue but now knowing how much more is making it complicated for me.
Please don't judge me too harshly, we're all humans who feel emotions we don't want to feel sometimes.
I currently do landscape design plans as a side business but don't have the means to provide installation. I would love to add "contractor liaison" to my list of services for people who wish to hire out the work BUT I have no experience in larger project management like that. Does anyone have any recommendations for (ideally free, but anything) online classes that I can learn the basics of project management? TIA!