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…
Today we… Painted old pallets, wrapped weed cloth around them and stuffed soil into them Cleared more rocks & leveled the ground where the bees will be moved to Put some stakes in the ground Secured two of the three pallets to their stakes Created trellising above each pallet for more vertical grow space…
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…
Alright…here it is…our brand new chick brooder AKA Version #3! The chicks have been living in it for a couple of weeks now and it’s worked out wonderfully! I talked about our other two brooders here. Tool Lady re-used the wood that was our original coop (it’s all just been…
Last weekend, with the sun shining brightly overhead, and the wind whipping across the back of the house, we decided to bring the newest Newbies into the front yard again for some exploration. To encourage foraging, Tool Lady threw down some feed and a few kernels of corn. They were very excited…
So, you’ve planted some seeds, nursed them into existence and now you’re going to lop their heads off?! Yep!!! Alright, I know it’s hard…I actually hate this process…but it’s necessary in order to ensure that each of your plants has its best chance at producing some delicious harvests for you later this…
We’ve been trying to make a couple of loaves of fresh bread each weekend to hold us through the week. I can’t remember the last time we actually purchased store bought bread and I couldn’t be happier about it! Sandwich bread, breakfast bread…whatever it is, it’s always good! Now, nothing…
With seeds starting season at its very beginning, I have realized that I don’t have enough pods to get me through! I debated about just buying a few more flats, but decided instead to buy a bag of organic seed starting mix and try to make my own pods out…