Trellising, part deux
Today, feels sorta non-productive and yet it was productive. Do you have days like that? Where you feel like you have very little to show for the amount of work you did? I got one more trellis built, this required…
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Monthly Archive: May 2014
New Wind Turbine Design
I’m one of those people who loves to research alternative technologies that could potentially make my life on the ‘stead easier and more self-sufficient. In my wanderings on wind power I came across this new turbine design which is pretty cool. I…
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Tying your own custom trellising
So despite the rainy, dreary day we had here in the Pacific Northwest, I got a ton done outside. I tied three trellis nets, built two more, but ran out of materials for more. I’ll have to pop over to…
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Cooking with Broccoli Leaves
When you are growing food for your family and trying to eliminate the grocery store as much as possible, in our modern society it is important to make use of every edible part of the plant. At least, one should…
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Sick Hens and Death
So, I’ve been pretty vocal on many boards about the fact that my hens are not pets. They’re not pets. They are productive animals that provide eggs and manure. In return, I give them food, shelter, water, access to free…
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Wireworms… *grumble*
We have wireworms. I had several lettuces that were doing fine one day and the next day suddenly collapsed and died. They appeared slightly wilted and then were dead. This happened about three times and each time I was more confused…
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Lazy Tomato Planting
So, I find myself needing to plant even more tomatoes at home. Why? The plot at the farm has not yet been plowed. The date has moved several times…April 15, May, May 15 and now it is set to June…
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Starting the Squashes
We started more seeds started today, melon, yellow squash & lemon cucumber…plus broccoli and a ton of different lettuces. Mom found some volunteer potatoes so we now have red potatoes growing in a bag and started two bags of organic…
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