Vegetable Beds Planted
The raised vegetables beds have been planted periodically since early March. The cold weather spinach and kale went in first […]
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design, row covers, seeds, vegetables, victory gardenThe raised vegetables beds have been planted periodically since early March. The cold weather spinach and kale went in first […]
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design, row covers, seeds, vegetables, victory gardenIt’s been hard for me to not write about this since I made the decision last November. My urban homestead
Last year I tried an experiment with growing potatoes in tires and it seemed to work okay. Of the five
Our garden is starting to take off for the season and this weekend required some thinning in the raised beds.
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containers, frugal, vegetablesI have always found it challenging to be a container gardener without spending loads of cash on pretty pots, but
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containers, frugal, herbsLast year, Portland had a late frost which impacted a lot of fruit crops. Everything seemed to be about 3-4
Our front yard is a troubling area for me. So much of my attention has been focused on our backyard
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design, frugalThe first post in this series covered the roles of different bees in the colony. The second post in this
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backyard livestock, beekeeping, beneficial insects, ecology, permacultureThis is only the second year I have tried growing vegetables from seed, and I have a long way to
This is part two of a three part series on the beekeeping workshop I attended recently. Reproduction: It was interesting
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backyard livestock, beekeeping, permaculture