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Cold Frames, Raised Beds, etc.
In my travels, I came across a bunch of bricks. I’m talking enough brick to build a small house. As always and, to satisfy my interest, it was free. They were in the middle of the ghetto (really,...
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Planting in October with Makeshift Cold Frames
It just doesn’t feel right, planting in October. Everything that I’ve read says that if you want your plants to be successful, you plant your winter crops in August. I wasn’t really thinking about...
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November Sprouts and Hijacked Apples
Well, I checked on the cold frames the other day and we have progress. Almost everything that I planted is coming up, even with temperatures at night sometimes dipping into the 20’s. I’d love to be...
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Pallet Chicken Coop? Sort of. Repurposed Chicken Coop? That’s it!
It’s the middle of February. How’d that happen? With homesteading, even on a micro level like us, comes a lot of projects. They never seem to end. I’ll be honest, I love being busy. I work two jobs,...
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Accidental Popeye Power
Is it time to plant? Already? ALREADY? Not quite. But if I wanted to get a jump on the season, I’d do it now. No time. Ugh, time. I’m bleeding time at the moment. I love my life, I just wish it...
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Perennial Food – an Update
For those of you that are new to reading the blog, welcome. We live at 8,600 feet above sea level. The soil here is terrible and it’s really hard to grow anything because of the short growing season....
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