Our cherry tree. I do believe our last round of freezingtemps killed all of this wonderful potential. Echinacea & strawberries Because of our fluctuating temps this spring, I do believe we have lost most (if not all) of the fruit on our fruit trees this year. I may be jumping the gun a bit, but it doesn’t look incredibly hopeful.…
MATERIALS: Dirt (no need to be picky, just gather some up with a shovel or a bucket), 2-4 pieces of screen with different sized weaves (holes) or a kitchen sieve, Tupperware, bowls or other containers to separate your dirt into. TIME FRAME: 30 – 60 minutes PROCEDURE: Gather your dirt. Place the screen with the largest weave above one of…
Last year we purchased a few Chinook Hops rhizomes from our friends at Revolution Farm in the hope of growing a few of our own hops to experiment with while making our own home brew. After a mis-hap while transplanting them (we just lost one…really …it just disappeared while transplanting the two that had emerged in our little pot), a late freeze and a too late…
Happy Monday everyone! Last fall, we decided to let our two raised beds/hoop houses in the front yard rest for the season. We had planted them out continuously for two straight years and decided it might be best to give them the winter to just be. Instead, we planted out one of the newer raised beds in the back yard…
There will be soap making… Hop tying… Drip organizing… Pool-turned-potato-patch removing… And up-potting… If we get all of that done, there may also be some movie watching, popcorn eating, adult beverage drinking, and crocheting to fit in 🙂 xoxo,M Enjoy this space? Please vote for me by simply clicking here. Thank you!
MATERIALS: 2 cups potting soil 5 cups pottery clay mix from your local art store 1-2 cups water 1-2 cups seeds of your choice (local wildflowers are a good start) Large tub to mix ingredients Large box to dry and store seed balls TIME FRAME: 1 hour + 1-2 weeks drying time PROCEDURE: Mix the soil, clay and 1 cup…
