A few weeks back, I attended a ladies' night at a local hardware store. A couple of vendors came out to talk about their products. Even after years of growing and making my own soil, I learned something new. That was highly troubling to me. Fox Farm products, both soil and fertilizers. Fox Farm's rep… Continue reading The Garden Dilemma: To Use Coco Coir Or Not
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The Quick Pallet Raised Bed
I first made raised beds out of wooden pallets in 2015, when we were in our first years of urban homesteading. We were living on a lot 1/3 of an acre in size, so I fit in beds where I could amongst the permanent beds I had built. At the time, I had heard about… Continue reading The Quick Pallet Raised Bed
Gardening 101: Learn The Basics
When you decide to start gardening, it can be overwhelming. Where does one start? How do you do it? We have many posts that can help you with each question, inspire, and help you learn. Wether you have a single pot on a deck, an urban backyard, or you are living rural with many growing… Continue reading Gardening 101: Learn The Basics
In The Garden: Rebuilding An In Ground Bed
This bed has changed a lot in the past five years. Kirk tilled it for me with the tractor in our second year here, in 2019. He had removed the evergreen trees that were sprinkled on the land down low in 2018, leaving many craters behind. I covered it with farm fabric and set to… Continue reading In The Garden: Rebuilding An In Ground Bed
Grow Zone 8b: 2 Weeks Till Last Frost
It's April 1st. With the recent changes in the USDA Grow Zones, if one searches for the last frost date for grow zone 8b, one might get the results of April 1st. I'd say this, though, based on years of watching the weather: That's a huge April Fool's joke; you're risk-taking. Why so? Weather can… Continue reading Grow Zone 8b: 2 Weeks Till Last Frost