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Simple PVC Hoop House Weathers The Blizzard

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Larry Braley

After writing last Friday’s post about the simple homemade PVC hoop house and talking about how it can weather snow storms, lo and behold we had the heaviest snow storm we’ve had in years over the weekend.  We set records … Continue reading →

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How To Build A Simple PVC Hoop House

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Larry Braley

Have you ever wanted to start your garden a little early or extend it a little longer in the fall?  Here’s an easy design I use to set up a simple hoop house.  It’s spring and still very cold here … Continue reading →

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8 Must Have Cover and Compost Crops For Your Garden and Homestead

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Larry Braley

As I wrote in my first post on Cindy Conner’s Cover Crops and Compost Crops IN Your Garden DVD, I highly recommend anyone wanting to grow cover crops in their garden to get this DVD.  In this post, I share … Continue reading →

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Taking Cover Cropping to the Next Level

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Larry Braley

Covering cropping is an excellent addition to any gardening or mini-farming venture.  If you’ve seen some of my recent posts, you know that I have been focused on expanding my use of cover crops to improve the heavy clay soil … Continue reading →

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Tillage Radish Cover Crop Update Six

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Larry Braley

Here’s update number six in my Tillage Radish cover crop experiment.  With the winter cold and occasional warm days doing its work on the radishes, the tubers are decaying and decomposing nicely. The tubers in the larger beds are still … Continue reading →

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Starting Onions from Seed

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Larry Braley

To get the gardening season started and break up the doldrums of winter, I like to get things going by starting onions from seed.  Onions can be grown from seeds, sets or plants.  Sets are generally the most popular way … Continue reading →

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