Installing Drip Irrigation
Just as the last bed gets dry enough to cultivate I have to start to worry about watering. It’s the …
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A Swarm in May
A swarm in May is worth a load of hay goes the old proverb, so when my dentist called me …
Decisions
The glorious spring weather propels the season forward and we struggle to keep up with nature’s beck and call. This last week the bees …
Hive Tops and Bottoms
If your hive swarms today do you have the equipment you need to set up a new colony? More than …
Spring Salad
Although much of the country is getting a premature heat wave, up here in the Pacific Northwest we are getting …
Wood Stove Biochar
I’m still looking for an easy clean way to make large quantities of biochar for my garden. Ideally I’d like …
The Overwintered Garden
New growth is the name of the game in March. Until now, winter gardeners were mostly harvesting the stored fortunes …
Keenian Economics
No, I didn’t spell the title wrong – not Keynes. If you haven’t heard of Steve Keen, that’s not too …
Winter Greens
With a couple of beautiful days this weekend, we are back to unseasonably dry winter weather. The temperatures squeaked up …
Pulling Parsnips
After a week of heavy rain, the garden was about as soggy as it gets–just right for extracting tenacious parsnip …
