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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
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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Favorite Homestead Hand Tools: The Scythe
I love using old-time country hand tools on our homestead. Many of these tools are easier and more productive to use than modern motorized tools. One of my favorite tools is the scythe which I purchased from The Marugg Company … Continue reading
Worm Farming: The Next Level – ESP of MO
One of the things I love the most about living in the country is getting to meet other country-loving people, especially those running small businesses. This week I had the great pleasure visiting with Irv and Kathy Huser of Environmentally … Continue reading
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Tagged castings, country, fruit flies, fruit fly, garden, gardening, plants, red worm, seedling, tomato, transplant, worm, worm casting, worm farm
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