Tag Archives: Garden
Soil Health and Worms..
Did you know that alot of the earthworms in Canada are not native? Earthworms in Canada have all been introduced (with the exception of some species that survived in glacial refugia in mainland British Columbia and the Queen Charlotte Islands … Continue reading
Strawberries
Ah, Strawberries, those ripe sweet juicy red non-fruits that we all think of as a fruit. I have a lot of strawberries in my soft fruit garden, I have two kinds of strawberries my June producers, that give me one … Continue reading
Mushrooms and more Mushrooms planned.
I love mushrooms and I like to hunt for the local ones that are good eating in our area, but I was so excited to get these. Both the Poplar Mushoom and the Oyster will be need a fresh cut … Continue reading
Posted in food, Food Production and Recipes, frugal
Tagged compost, Frugal, Garden, mushrooms
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Free Form Raised Beds
The above soil had a green cover, I didn’t take a picture of it, it had been allowed to grow in the fall, and then was turned in, along with the layer of about 2 inches of aged compost made … Continue reading
More is popping up now..
I was so excited to see dozens of these little guys popping their heads up, they are my different bee balms, this plant not only smells heavenly, (think of bringing some in to sweeten the house, I have even been known to go pick … Continue reading
Soil-Texture test.
Do you want to grow your own food? There are four major factors when you garden outside, Soil, Water, Sunlight and Plants, everything else is gravy, and if you have ever looked in one of our local garden magazines or … Continue reading
Hugelbeet-Round 2
So we are now working on our second big full sun Hugelbeet, we measured them today as DH and I were not in agreement on the size of them, so the first smaller one is 14 feet by 8 feet … Continue reading
New on the Farm…
Its been a busy couple days, we have a new lamb, a new litter of bunnies, with another one on the way soon and jar’s filled with the most wonderful homemade maple syrup. Its very light in color to me, the color … Continue reading
Homemade Paper Making using Sheep Manure
Had a couple really great questions and comments on my first post about making homemade paper using Cow Manure, along with a few great ideas. So one of them was that in the UK they sell Welsh Sheep Poo Paper, … Continue reading
Posted in Carfts an Hobbies, sheep
Tagged crafts, Garden, Hobbies, Homemade Paper, manure, sheep
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Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms
of New England and Eastern Canada by David L Spahr This is a wonderful photgraphic guidebook to finding and using key species, I am a mushroom fan, and I buy a fair number of mushrooms for fresh use, as well … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, wild foods
Tagged Frugal, Garden, Hobbies, Homesteader Books
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