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Category: gardening among the rocks | Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:43 pm

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I weeded out the site by my cabin to plant my new fuschia. Apparently, that's where a bunch of sand leftover from a construction project got dumped. Huzzah, another garden challenge (grump) Think I'll just beef up the area as best I can with bunny fertilizer before I stick any unsuspecting plants into it. All my bunnies are shedding like crazy right now because of the hot weather. Garnet actually let me pick him up and cuddle him a bit, and I came away with a white angora shirt from it. Garnet is an albino minilop, and has the Worlds Softest Fur! Unfortunately it would be a royal pain to gather enough to spin a decent amount of yarn from, but it crosses my mind every time I pet him. His mother, Esther, produces a most prodigious pile of pellets for my garden, bless her little bunny self.
Bunnies produce a "hot" fertilizer, though not so hot as chickens do. I either let the pellets age under the cages or pile it behind some trees to let it mellow a bit. In the winter when the garden is asleep and it's raining constantly, I just take wheelbarrow loads and spread the pellets throughout the garden. It works down through the shredded bark mulch and makes a good bed for the spring growth to get started in.


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jubabe296 wrote on Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:25 pm:

My grandfather raised rabbits and he used their dropping as fertilizer for his garden. He had the best garden in this part of the county!!! I love bunnies I had some as a kid and my kids have had a few!! They are very sweet animals!Good luck with the new bed site and keep us updated on how you are doing with it!!

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pondlady wrote on Mon Aug 28, 2006 10:22 pm:

Love your paintings!!! How about a photo of your bunnies?

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