In the Garden

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Beans & Peas & Roots, Oh My!

Beans & Peas & Roots, Oh My!

Yesterday morning I got out and played in the garden for a bit.  I've been wanting to plant some fava beans (broad beans) and some snap peas but keep getting distracted by work and school and wind and the bees and...well...a million other things.Of course, the yard is a mess.  We've been working on several projects which usually means that…
March 27, 2012
Independence days

Independence days

Happy Friday, everyone!!!Man, has this week felt crazy to anyone else?  Not sure what's going on, but it's been a little batty around here.  Well, thank goodness for Fridays and warm weather...I could really use some meditative time in the yard...  :-)Plant something (under grow lights)...I'm kind of out of control: LoofahEggplantItalian Heirloom TomatoesYellow Taxi TomatoesYellow Pear TomatoesBarnes Mountain Yellow…
March 23, 2012
Pallet Gardening – Planning

Pallet Gardening – Planning

I've been doing a lot of thinking about what to actually plant in our new Pallet Beds since, before last Friday, they hadn't fully existed in our imaginations, let alone in our yard ;-)   Until then we thought we'd just put a fence around the new bee space...this is so much better though! See, sometimes Tool Lady and I…
March 22, 2012
Bee Relocation – Settling In

Bee Relocation – Settling In

Well, I don't have any new pictures to show you of the bee relocation, because the weather was absolutely gross today!  It was so windy all I could do was check on the chickens and hoop houses while trying my best to not get blown over!  I do however, want to say that last nights move went very smoothly!  With…
March 19, 2012
Bee Relocation Prep

Bee Relocation Prep

Today we...Painted old pallets, wrapped weed cloth around them and stuffed soil into themCleared more rocks & leveled the ground where the bees will be moved toPut some stakes in the groundSecured two of the three pallets to their stakesCreated trellising above each pallet for more vertical grow space and to crate a barrier for the bees to fly overTrashed the back yard (sometimes…
March 18, 2012
Bee Relocation

Bee Relocation

After much debate, we've decided to move the bees.  Don't worry, we're not moving them to someone else's property.  Instead, we're moving them from our front yard into our backyard. Why?  Well, the main reason is because, as we learned last year, it turns out I am extremely allergic to bee stings.  I have purchased an EpiPen and haven't been…
March 15, 2012