Homesteading in the Suburbs
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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Before building the cabin I raised Coturnix quail. I experimented with a variety of enclosures with the goal of giving […]
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Chip drop is a service that connects arborists who need to get rid of wood chips generated from their jobs […]
Read more →The garden is doing really well this year. I’ve been a little tied up with quail tractors and other projects […]
Read more →“I want to buy a house so I can tear up all the grass.” […]
Read more →In exploring irrigation options I came across the olla. An olla is a non-glazed clay pot. Traditional ollas have a […]
Read more →Garden bed preparation continues this week with mulching. A very, very serious mulching. Watching this video recently about a guy growing […]
Read more →Spring is coming on fast which means there’s no time like the present to get those beds ready for planting. […]
Read more →Being mostly office bound of late, I’ve really been missing my weekly cob building workout. And with all the rain […]
Read more →I planted a Tabasco, cayenne and poblano pepper plant on our balcony back in June. They quickly got big and […]
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