Indoor seeding of the peppers happened this afternoon. I had initially planned to do it Sunday, but true to form, I procrastinated. I promise I'm trying to break that horrendous habit. Anyway, here's how it went down: I used 12 pack soda boxes as my planters because truthfully, buying the peat pots didn't increase my … Continue reading Pepper Day!
Marking Land Contour Lines
Ive decided I missed my calling in working with permaculture and land design elements, so I'm sprinting to catch up to it. We have to dig a swale on the property to control water flow across the land and to divert it away from our garden area. First I had to determine the contour lines … Continue reading Marking Land Contour Lines
Land Stewardship
Part of being a Christian is the good stewardship of God's blessings and resources. We've been fortunate in always having God's provision for our family and we respond in faithfulness by using it well. So my goal then had always been, but especially now as our family grows and money has to stretch further, to … Continue reading Land Stewardship
Compost Bin Update
We finally got around to completing the compost bins' frames. Yay! There was a hiccup in our measurements though. My husband measured and cut the boards to the dimensions I specified, but I hadn't made clear how they were going to be put together, so long story short, we ended up with rectangles rather than … Continue reading Compost Bin Update
My Refractometer
I recently rediscovered my like of refractometers and finally broke down and purchased one online. It's a nifty little thing. It measures how light bends through different liquids in degrees of Brix. You can use that measurement to calculate specific gravity and if you're in to home brewing like we are, estimate ABV of your … Continue reading My Refractometer
Mulchy Mushrooms
My son and I were exploring the mulch forest and we found some funky fungi I thought I'd share: Slime mold! Gross!! This rock was particularly yucky...For some reason. "WEEEEEEEE!!" All in all a fun day, but I don't think any of the fungi/mushrooms we found are edible. Oh well.
Terracing the Garden Area
We've finally gotten enough rain to tell us where we shouldn't put our garden... The problem being, we've already put our garden there... The garden sits in the spot that receives the most uninterrupted sunlight. It just so happens it's at the base of a hill where we've experienced a good deal of water run … Continue reading Terracing the Garden Area
Finalized Garden Plan
Welp, I think I've finally done it. Granted, I'm sure there will be mistakes and revisions, but I am 89.9% sure I have the finalized garden plan layed out. Here's what it should look like at the middle of the growing season: Utilizing both companion planting and succession planting methods, I am pretty sure we … Continue reading Finalized Garden Plan
Enabling Orchids to Bloom
I'm named after the Biblical Garden of Eden. As such, I've always thought it would be ironic if I couldn't manage to grow a decent garden. At last, I think I've finally gotten there. I have successfully managed to bring a long dormant phalaenopsis orchid (or moth orchids) out of dormancy! Huzzah! It should be … Continue reading Enabling Orchids to Bloom
Homestead Project #3
Compost bin! As always, gardening is a year round thing for us. If we aren't actively growing, then we are germinating, stratefying, or composting. Today our focus is composting. My husband is building a bin. Yay! I built a reclaimable bin last year, which aside from being successfully reclaimed by the construction crew that kicked it over … Continue reading Homestead Project #3
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