Wednesday, April 10, 2019
April 10, 2019 at 09:20AM
My ex and I built this garden over the winter of 2003-4, using sheet mulching techniques on top of the rocky gravel that passed for soil on this rented lot. It worked very well and grew some excellent veg, but on this scale (a 50x50’ area) it’s definitely not a low work technique! R to L in the pic: tall snap peas on an a-frame trellis, short snow peas on a smaller a-frame trellis, with lettuce along the edge of the bed, and on the L I think there was potatoes at the near end and annual flowers for bouquets further away. In the background is the hoophouse with roll up doors and sides, tomatoes in the center bed and maybe still salad mix in the side beds. I sold about $3000 of veg from this garden in Apr-Sep 2004. . . #trellis #snappeas #sugarsnappeas #snowpeas #sugarpeas #peas #hoophouse #polytunnel #hightunnel #sheetmulching #lasagnagardening #Greenthumb #instagarden #gardenersofinstagram #frommygarden #organicgarden #gardenideas #instagardening #organicgardener #organicgardens #gardenhomestead #homesteadgardens #backyardhomestead #vegetablegarden #vegetablegardening #vegetablegardens
Containers for Growing Seedlings
| Container type | Pros | Cons |
| Plastic flats with inserts and lids | Easily available
No mess, easy to |
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Tuesday, April 9, 2019
April 09, 2019 at 09:16AM
Closeup of Japanese flowering quince. These do occasionally make a quince fruit but are mostly ornamental. While the flowers are very pretty, the plant grows in weird angular ugly shapes and is very spiny. Not my favorite, especially when it needs pruning! . . #Greenthumb #instagarden #gardenersofinstagram #frommygarden #organicgarden #urbangardening #gardenideas #instagardening #organicgardener #urbangardens #organicgardens #urbangardeners #urbanorganicgardening #gardenhomestead #flowergarden #flowergardens #flowergardening #japanesequince #floweringshrub #chaenomeles
Monday, April 8, 2019
Grow Your Own Seedlings on this DIY Light Stand
When I started growing my own transplants, the setup was pretty rickety. After a cat-related disaster one day, I realized that I had to have something better. Commercial light stands at $500+ were out of my budget, so I built my own – and so can you. Here … Read the rest
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Sunday, April 7, 2019
April 07, 2019 at 09:12AM
Green shoots in back are garlic planted last fall, now more than a foot high. Shorter shoots in front are garlic planted a few weeks ago. This will be an interesting test since it’s the same seed garlic from our last years crop (we’ve been growing and saving it for about 10 years now) soil and microclimate and rain etc are the same, only the planting time is different. . . #garlic #seedgarlic #growinggarlic #growyourowngarlic #homegrowngarlic ##greenthumb #instagarden #gardenersofinstagram #frommygarden #organicgarden #urbangardening #gardenideas #instagardening #organicgardener #urbangardens #organicgardens #urbangardeners #urbanorganicgardening #gardenhomestead #urbanhomestead #homesteadgardens #backyardhomestead #vegetablegarden #vegetablegardening #vegetablegardens #gardeningknowhow #gardenexperiment
Saturday, April 6, 2019
April 06, 2019 at 12:27PM
In previous years we’ve planted up pots of bulbs in the fall but we didn’t get to it last year. I’ll just have to enjoy this pic of last year’s! . . #Greenthumb #instagarden #gardenersofinstagram #frommygarden #organicgarden #urbangardening #gardenideas #instagardening #organicgardener #urbangardens #organicgardens #urbangardeners #urbanorganicgardening #gardenhomestead #urbanhomestead #homesteadgardens #backyardhomestead #containergardening #containergardens #flowergarden #flowergardens #flowergardening #gardening101 #gardeningknowhow #gardeningforbeginners #tulips #springbulbs #springflowers
Video Friday: Rocket Mass Heater Workshop (Permaculture homesteading)
A Rocket Mass Heater is great for homesteading & applied permaculture.
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