Category Archives: Garden
High-Altitude Cold-Climate Gardening Series Part 1
High-Altitude Cold-Climate Gardening Series Part 1 of 5 Guest Posts by Willow Creek Farm Farmgal “As my readers know, I love to garden, its a huge part of our farm and our life all year long.. I also enjoy reading … Continue reading
Sweet Sixteen Apple Tree
Ah, Apple Tree, how I adore you.. I have ordered in a few new apple trees that are harder zoned for the farm this year. I have some lovely apple tree’s on the farm but the extreme cold this winter … Continue reading
Winter Manure and Composting
A poo.. If you have farm critters you have poo.. if you have bigger critters, you have lots of Manure Piles! My two horse’s alone produce around a hundred pounds of poo a day. Lets break it down a … Continue reading
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Tagged compost, composting, Composting on the homestead, Hot Compost
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Pruning Workshop March 9th by Fine Lines
Laura owner of Fine lines will be working with the farm’s owners and myself in regards to doing a morning Pruning Workshop on the Morning of March 9th in South Glengary. If you are looking at timing, Google Green Valley, … Continue reading
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Custom ordering pre-starts 2019
Custom Ordering Pre-starts in 2019 Did you just go “what” LOL.. I have had a few folks look at me funny when I said I am thrilled to be working with a local greenhouse owner who is offering pre-starts. These … Continue reading
Hedges.. o hedges.. make it so..
I am ordering in 100 new cedar babies from the county tree program this year and will do hundred more next years is the plan, and I have swack of native black willow whips to move over and start them … Continue reading
Posted in Food Forest, Garden, Garden harvest
Tagged billhook tool, cane cutter, Food Forest, hedge rows, permaculture, pollard tree, rose hedges, Tree Hay
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Stop Under Valuing Your Garden Returns
I snapped this photo when we went to our local Farm Boy to see what they had in terms of better quality Citrus fruits. It like so many other things in that store make me stop.. pause and go WOW! … Continue reading
How to use the Baggy Method to Start Seeds
The Baggy Seed Starting Method is very easy to do and its very worth it! All home harvested seeds and older seeds should be given a germination test using this method NOW! in seed ordering season. I can not stress … Continue reading
How to reduce Potato Issue “Hollow Heart”
We have all done it, harvested our fall winter storage potato’s and they are looking really good. You get them out on time, you cure them properly and then you find this when you start to use them. Hollow Heart … Continue reading
How to make Blueberry Scrub Drink
Ah Scrub’s, those old fashion vinegar based drinks. In a time before fridges and pop, there was the Scrub. What is a Scrub Drink? It’s a mix of either Fruit or Herb Juice that is mixed with both sweetness and … Continue reading
Just another Day on the Farm 