It’s garden season here in the burb. Not that you’d know it by looking at our garden. Every day, I say, “Must work in the garden tonight”. Every night, I find another chore to do. Yikes. I need to go back and watch “Multiplicity” again and see how Michael Keaton did it, because I need [...]
Posts Tagged ‘gardening’
Compost, Worms and the Simple Pleasures of Gardening
Posted in Composting, vegetable gardening, tagged Composting, gardening, growing tomatoes, urban homesteading, vegetable gardening, worms on March 21, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Fall Garden – Planting Progress
Posted in vegetable gardening, tagged gardening, seed planting, vegetable gardening on August 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I almost ran out of time. That happens when one has more irons than fire. Fortunately, the patience of a good wife and the power of a cheap headlamp, I am pretty much back on schedule with the fall garden. I have planted some corn, which may or may not develop. It is a short [...]
Long Day. Sore Muscles. Weary Back. Sense of Accomplishment.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged gardening, livestock, vegetable gardening on February 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Had a big to do list today. Got most of it done, too. Got the chores done early so we could get moving. First, we had to get 25 bales of hay from the feed store. I’m hoping this is the last hay of the season. The spring pastures are looking good. They are starting [...]
Not The Most Exciting Product We Produce….
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Composting, gardening, worms on January 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »
…but certainly one of the most useful. I’m talking about Mother Nature’s own miracle grow. Yes, you guessed it….rabbit manure. The stuff is magic. It is natural, organic, great for fruit, vegetables, flowers and even pastures. It can be applied composted or uncomposted. We used it partially composted. Oh, when partially composted, it also makes [...]
Of Fence Posts, Sweet Potatoes and a Dire Need For a Nap
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged farming, gardening, general, vegetable gardening on August 30, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Another weekend is behind us. Looking in the rear view mirror, I can say that is was productive and exhausting, with a dash of fun and surprise tossed in for good measure. The big project for the weekend was fencing. We are putting in some new pastures in order to get the animals on some [...]
The Suburban Survivalist
Posted in Family Life, vegetable gardening, tagged fruit, gardening, politics, survivalism, vegetable gardening, worms on August 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I get up way too early in the morning. I do it because I have so many irons in the fire that I could not get everything done without rising early. I’m not proud of it. I’m not ashamed of it. It is what it is. This morning is a rare leisurely one. I got [...]
Burning Daylight
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged farming, gardening on August 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Would somebody please loan me a week? I have way too many projects and not nearly enough time. I’m typing this little note at 5:30 a.m. in case anyone was wondering if I could be working on one of those projects instead of whining online. I need to get the fall garden in. Before that, [...]
It’s Patience Testing Season
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged farming, gardening, livestock, vegetable gardening on June 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Everyone who knows me is painfully aware that patience is not one of my personality traits. I am pretty much always in a hurry. I want to get there NOW! I want to eat NOW! I want stuff to grow NOW! Waiting is for other people. Alas, June may be the month that most tests [...]
Blessed Rain
Posted in Family Life, tagged gardening on May 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
We’ve had some beautiful rain here in the burb today. The garden needed it. The grass needed it. The pasture needed it. B and I needed it. We got rained out of some of our projects which allows us to catch up on some reading and writing as well as granting time for my aging [...]
Some Bad News. Some Good News.
Posted in fruit, tagged fruit, gardening on April 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
First the bad news. I came home from work yesterday to find that all of our tiny oranges had fallen off the little tree. Not one survived. I’m bummed. I don’t really like oranges, but B does. And seeing them grow was pretty cool. Oh well, maybe next time. The good news; as I was [...]
