I made a few more blocks today--very fun. We haven't built more grow lights yet, and the ones we have are pretty full, so I was wondering what to do with these newly planted seeds until we make the new grow lights. They don't really need light unti ...
I made my first soil blocks today! Here's photos of my first row, and then 4 trays almost done. There are a few recipes around for the soil to use to make the blocks; I used one from my Burpee book that seemed easy. I was glad that I'd seen another ...
Today I did my first "potting on", or transferring the little seedlings into larger pots. I made some larger pots out of newspaper, and put the little guys into the bigger pots. It was easy enough, but I'm thinking that next year I may consider the ...
Our plan has been to have a path around the entire perimeter of our garden for Lucky (the dog) to run, so she can continue to bark at the bunnies to keep them away! We were concerned that she would mess up our sheet mulching process, so we had Lucky ...
I've started some broccoli, kale and yellow bell peppers this week. I'm wondering whether I started some of the others too soon, but we'll make do with what we've got. I potted these in newspaper pots, and no longer plan to use the peat pots I used ...
This morning there is about an inch of snow on the ground, so I'm working on plans for the garden and having way too much fun on the computer:Most of these growing areas are still tentative, and open to changes. This is fun!
Done with Terraces #1 & 2. #3 is covered with plastic.When we were throwing the hay down, Strider was looking over the fence wondering, "Hey, that's HAY! Why are you putting it on THAT side of the fence, and where's MINE?" By the time I got the ...
We've begun sheet mulching Terrace #3. Here is a good article explaining the sheet mulching First, we put down one layer of manure (TGFH-Thank God for Horses). Then, a layer of cardboard to keep weeds from reaching the surface. Then we took some t ...
This morning Tim was driving by a lot where a couple of men were putting branches through a chipper. He stopped and asked what they would do with the chips. They had no plans, so Tim offered to take them off their hands and they thought that was gre ...
Tim has completed tiers 1,2,3 & 4, and some sloping below #4. It looks great. The tractor could use some maintenance, but has held up pretty well. (THANKS for all your hard work, honey!) The next step will be to start our sheet mulching (or com ...