The great chicken coop makeover….with recycled material of course!
With winter right around the corner....or a couple of corners, I hope.....I decided our hens would like a warmer coop. They survived the last couple of winters, but just the same, an uninsulated coop...
My garden is growing very well this year
My good old rhubarb, a Victoria old-fashioned rhubarb is now over my head. Check out the photo of it next to the hoop house. The stalks are as big around as my wrist. We're...
Q and A: growing gourds and drying Lima beans
Growing gourds
Do (can) you grow gourds up there in the Great White North? If so, what types? Is it possible to grow them in the Medford, Oregon area? I'd like to grow penguin gourds...
So you think it doesn’t matter what seed starting soil you use?
So you think it doesn't matter what seed starting soil you use?
Last year I used Miracle Gro Mix to start seeds and have NEVER had such rotten plants -- bad germination and terrible seedlings....
Spring is here and Will is grading our spring basin
Our little tiny spring has been enlarged and deepened three times. It turned out so well, supplying all of our irrigation water for the orchard, berry patch, and garden that we are going to...