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Homemade PVC Irrigation System
It has been really dry this year in our area so I’ve had to get out my homemade PVC irrigation system. This system works very well and is relatively inexpensive compared to regular drip irrigation setups. It works especially well … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, PVC Irrigation
Tagged country, country skills, farm, garden, garden hose, gardening, homestead, homesteading, irrigation, PVC fittings, PVC irrigation, PVC pipe, tomato, tomato plant, water, watering
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Chicken Tractor
After spending some time at the Brown’s and seeing Ryan’s chicken tractor, I thought I would write a post about another of my favorite country living books, “Chicken Tractor, The Permaculture Guide to Happy Hens and Healthy Soil” by Andy … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Animals, Gardening
Tagged Andy Lee, bedding, chicken tractor, chickens, country, deep mulch, farm, fertilizer, garden, gardening, homestead, homesteading, Pat Foreman, permaculture, soil, wide row
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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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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
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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
