You’ve heard of the 100 Mile Diet? It’s all about eating locally grown foods in order to reduce transportation costs (and negative effects on the planet) and to increase the nutritional value of the foods we eat. Well, this year I’ve decided to go with the ”0 Mile Diet” as much as possible – with the majority of my fruits and vegetables grown right here in my own backyard. To do this I have: used “square foot gardening” in my typically l...
While trying to expand my gardens, there was one particular problem that started bothering me. Gardening should not be a series of back breaking tasks. As my gardens expanded, nature would take over very quickly. In order to keep up, my investment in labor became overwhelming. There was no way I could keep up with the weeds and bugs and such. Soon, the gardens would be a lost cause. I started understanding the strategies of mechanized farming. Instead of hand grooming this plant and that, it ...
You hear a lot of people these days wanting to grow more of an edible landscape so that they can enjoy the nuts, fruits and edibles all for themselves, but to give a greener perspective on the possible landscape you should not loose fact of the wildlife around you. Many of the edible landscape plants that people can choose are extremely beneficial to the wildlife around them. It’s understandable that people sometimes consider the wildlife as pests when they all but obliterate a crop of che...
Okay, I’m lazy and a retro-grouch, I love a nice yard and gardens, but dislike extra work. Part of the problem is that I also love photography, biking, woodworking, reading, designing, and goofing off. Plus I hope to get back into fly-tying and fishing again, and maybe built a couple of new fly rods. So much to do and so little daylight. My newest grouch is the difficulty in finding lasting gardening tools. This started when I was helping a friend do some transplanting, and loaned...
This year has really been an eye opener for me around the house.I used to spray Raid on nearly everything to get rid of bugs and ants.Until this year I really never thought anything about the harm I was doing.Especially to the birds and the bees.This year I am trying lemon juice and boiling water on ant hills and Citronella plants, Fleecy sheets and citronella candles for mosquitoes and Nicanda (Shoo Fly Plant ) and Basil for flies.Also I no longer care if my grass is like a golf green.I k...
I belong to a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture for those of you not in the know) and one of the requirements for membership is to spend a work-day on the farm. So yesterday, my husband and I rolled out of bed to be on the road by 7:15, get to the farm by 8, and begin our work-day. DH was in charge of getting directions to the farm. He did not write them down, so we got lost on the way there, natch. Maybe we’ll work on that one later. Arrived at the farm, were greeted by the...
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