Trellises, Humanure Bins and Food Forests
Trellises A project that’s been on the list for a while is creating a shade structure for our water tank […]
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Homesteading in the Suburbs
Category: Gardening
Cucumber and Quail in the Garden
The quail garden has housed nine birds for three months. Despite their trampling, one cucumber plant thrived and covered much of the structure. Robust door struts support this weight. Additionally, blackberry and rosemary shrubs are growing, and wheat grass is sprouting well. Several cucumbers have already been harvested.
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Raising Quail in the Garden
Before building the cabin I raised Coturnix quail. I experimented with a variety of enclosures with the goal of giving […]
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First Chip Drop
Chip drop is a service that connects arborists who need to get rid of wood chips generated from their jobs […]
Read more →Peaches and Monsters in the Garden
The garden is doing really well this year. I’ve been a little tied up with quail tractors and other projects […]
Read more →Jean’s lawn jihad
“I want to buy a house so I can tear up all the grass.” […]
Read more →Garden Olla Test Run
In exploring irrigation options I came across the olla. An olla is a non-glazed clay pot. Traditional ollas have a […]
Read more →Garden Mulch Fest
Garden bed preparation continues this week with mulching. A very, very serious mulching. Watching this video recently about a guy growing […]
Read more →Garden Fence Installation
Spring is coming on fast which means there’s no time like the present to get those beds ready for planting. […]
Read more →Winter Fun and Fitness: French Drains and Tree Pruning
Being mostly office bound of late, I’ve really been missing my weekly cob building workout. And with all the rain […]
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