Plants and Flies
The shed is on a big mound so I
have extra garden space to landscape. I started landscaping the
mound by scavenging plants that were in the wrong place around
the house. Then I planted the long side with palms and gardenias.
After a week of really hot weather (up to 42 degrees), it is obvious
that the shed needs lots of shade. The plants should be big enough
by next summer to provide good shade. Next I need to source some
citrus trees for inside the yard. Shelley leaves citrus trees
alone! I tried a chilli plant in the yard. Shelley wasn't too
keen on the taste but the chooks jumped up to eat the chillis
so the plant was put outside the yard.
Flies are a perennial problem in
the chook shed so I bought some "fly catchers". They
contain a fly attractant and then trap and drown the flies.
