Gardening in the Mojave Desert

Which came first, the chicken or the garden?

Today we ’re visiting the garden of Cheyenne Bonnell , who is using industrial plant to keep chickens happy .

When I act into my freshly establish cottage in 2016 , I desire to make certain that I could adapt my love of both chickens and gardens . And if you ask which came first , the chickens or the garden , I ’d definitely say the chickens . In fact , the crybaby necessitated the garden .

Because I live in a rural area inSouthern California , the Mojave Desert just , my chicken pen had to be 100 % varmint proof . And it is . But it was not Dominicus - proof , and the chickens needed tribute from the desert sun and heat .

So on went the tarps , in force but very noisy in the wordy desert .

In three year this energetic crampon had formed a Teach of leaves and flowers that provided all the summer shade my silkie chickens ask .

One successful planting leads to another . I added star jasmine(Trachelospermum jasminoides , Zones 8–10 ) to hinder out the early daybreak summertime sun .

The plants love the mister hose that I strung across the top the the playpen . And the chickens love the cool shadiness on hot afternoon . And I love the chickens and their secret garden .

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