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Author Archives: Larry Braley
Harvesting Garlic
Yesterday we harvested most of our garlic bed. We have had very little rain this spring and the garlic has come in much earlier than normal–usually late July. The bulbs still appear to be very healthy with many large heads … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged bed, bulb, country, farm, galic storage, garden, gardening, garlic, garlic bulb, garlic curing, garlic growing, garlic harvest, growing garlic, harvest
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A weekend visit to “A Little Land–A Lot of Living”
This weekend we had the pleasure of spending time with our friends Ryan and Collyn Brown. They live on a small homestead (a few acres) in Illinois and are beginning their work in developing the productive space. They are fortunate … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged apple, asparagus, chestnut, chicken tractor, chickens, country, farm, farm animal, fruit trees, garden, gardening, grapes, have more plan, homestead, lee reich, mini-farm, pear, plum, walnut, weedless gardening
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Memorial Day 2012
Here’s to all our friends hoping you had a blessed Memorial Day. Let’s us never forget those who have sacrificed for our freedom and liberty, especially our founding fathers who pledged their lives, fortunes and sacred honor that we may … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged country, declaration of independence, founding fathers, freedom, land, liberty, memorial day
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How to Make Strong Tomato Cages
Now that your tomatoes plants are in the ground and you’re looking forward to large, healthy plants with tons of ripe, juicy tomatoes, you’ve got to have strong support for them. I’ve tried many methods including… letting them just lie … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged cage, country, farm, garden, gardening, growing, homestead, soil, tomato, tomato cage, tomato plant, tomato stake, tomato support, tomatoes, trellis
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Comfrey – My Favorite Herb
As I noted in my last post about planting tomatoes, I love to grow comfrey for various uses on our mini-farm. I use it mainly for mulch, compost green material and even at times feed it to the chickens. It … Continue reading
Mother’s Day Tomato Planting
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers and grandmothers! Mother’s day weekend is one of my favorite weekends in spring because I get to honor my mother and wife and also it’s the time we put the tomatoes in the … Continue reading
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Tagged bed, comfrey, country, farming, frost, garden, garden bed, gardening, germination, mothers day, mulch, plant hardiness, planting, plants, seeds, soil, tomato, tomato seed, tomatofest, transplants, usda, vegetable
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