I have Californians and New Zealand Blacks. I only feed 16% pellets and alfalfa hay. When the mamas kindle, my wife feeds them a carrot a day for a couple weeks as a "thank you." Lot's of people feed a lot of natural foods to their rabbits to supplement pellets or for the entire diet. Not sure about just apples though. Do not auto feed rabbits. Their pellets will take on moisture and get soft (waste of feed). They will also get built up fat around their reproductive organs in does and will not get pregnant. Bucks will just get fat and lazy. I only give enough pellets they will consume between feedings. I keep pellets in front of the grow out pens all the time...but feed doesn't stay around long enough to get "old." I buy all my cage supplies from Bass Equipment and make all my cages. My breeder doe cages are 36"w x 30"d and 18"h. My buck cages are 24"w x 30"d x 18"h. Grow outs are 36"w and 48"w. I hope I answered some of your questions. They might not be the "right answers"...but that is what I do. Seems to be working. I started in late January this year with 3-does and 2-bucks. Now I have close to 50 rabbits in 26 holes (pens). I have 3-does kindling this week so that number could shoot up another 20-30 bunnies quickly. Then again 9 are going to freezer camp on Saturday. God Bless!

Well, think about it a minute. If you are going to put down an "organic" fertilizer such as alfalfa meal, it takes time for the alfalfa to break down into something the plant can actually use. So early is okay, because it's going to be a while before the plant can use it. The stuff might not break down for a long time depending on your climate--how moist, how humid, soil temperatures, etc. On the other hand, if you are putting down a fast-acting chemical fertilizer like for example Miracle Grow, it is going to work right away--does it need to work right away in early March? Maybe not. And then there are slow-release chemical fertilizers, Osmocote being an example. Osmocote is temperature-sensitive as far as the release goes, so if the soil is still fairly cold, nothing is going to happen for a while anyway. So if you are time-pressed later on in the spring, you might get it done now and be done with it. Something else to take into account is the weather and your climate. If more frosts or snow are expected, of course wait. Don't worry too much about the exact right time. After you've been gardening a while, even getting around to putting down some fertilizer is a major accomplishment. ;^) If all else fails, read the directions on the package. They are usually pretty good.

nematodes feed on ants, ticks, grubs, fleas, and too many insects to count yet they leave earthworms, toads, and beneficial ones alone. That should be enough. I've used only once and it seems to last a long time. I never seem to have major ant problem. They would build ant mound but they would never get huge like my neighbors and they seem to disappear overnight. It takes only one ant to be infected and bring it to the ant mound where it dies and nematodes would come out of the ant in large numbers... Nematodes are just very tiny worms...

hi there! i've been lurking lately too - i'm an old GW user from our first build 5-6 years ago but we're starting over in a new city so i thought i'd throw some lurker love your way. i think the plan is great. the way your foyer opens into the great room reminds me of my very favorite space on houzz in portland. i'm linking to it below. i'm assuming you want people to throw out ideas and play devil's advocate to point out things maybe you hadn't considered? so here goes: 1) do you have a nice view off the back of the house? and is your porch going to be covered with railings? i ask because the view when you walk in the front door is going to be directly out onto your porch. that might be intended and ideal if your porch layout is beautiful. if it's not, i love walking in through the front door and seeing a beautiful fireplace straight ahead. so you could flip the fireplace to the back wall and have doors flanking it out to the porch. 2) i can't tell what that projection is on the exterior wall off your office/bedroom. i'd just make sure you have a nice spot for windows to let some light into that space. 3) if budget is a concern at all, a private entrance full bathroom in the office seems excessive. also, if there's a chance you'll ever add a pool, you might want easier bathroom access from the outside so might be worth considering relocating that full bathroom somewhere more like where the pantry is? 4) looks like the kitchen is a great size, so i'd just make sure you have plenty of space between the angle where it hooks down and the back run of cabinets. looks a pinch tight right on that corner. we're making sure we have at least 4' around the island and for any hallways and walkways. 5) i like the look of all the separate cabinet runs, and we had that in the last house we built. BUT, i found the detached cabinet runs just collected junk and were never used for "kitchen" functions - prepping, cleaning, eating etc. they were clutter magnets. again i can't read the dimensions of the kitchen, but with all the pantry storage you probably don't need the extra cabinets. have you thought about removing that wall and keeping the kitchen open to the dining room? 5) i would try to get at least a small linen closet into your master bath close to the shower. best of luck as you get started!! Here is a link that might be useful: [Portland House I Love on Houzz[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/cottage-in-the-trees-traditional-portland-phvw-vp~396027)