Chickens: Multi-Purpose Tomato Garden Assistants

By Kira Hamman

I know what you’re thinking: I don’t need chickens.

I can’t keep chickens where I live. My spouse would not be pleased. My neighbors would not be pleased. I have enough to take care of.

Well, you’re going to have to do better than that.

Tomatoes may love carrots, or basil, or garlic, or whatever, but tomato gardeners love chickens. If you have tomatoes, then you have tomato pests, and chickens are just the ticket to organic pest removal.

Furthermore, chickens love to eat tomatoes. Although this means that you’ll have to keep yours staked off the ground if you get chickens, it also means that they’ll turn overripe or fallen fruits into fabulous organic fertilizer for you.

So let’s deal with these objections in order:

I don’t need chickens. Oh, but of course you do! Chickens provide Read the rest of this entry »