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It’s the end of an era: I have dumped the worm bin! I first acquired the worms two and a half years ago. They are the easiest critters to take care of and the worm castings have provided wonderful fertilizer for the garden. I’ve… Continue Reading “WORMS’ END”
It was time for a fresh layer of bedding in the worm bin/tower. It’s a process because first I needed to rehydrate a couple bricks of coconut coir and some peat moss. That usually takes about a week to get the moisture level just… Continue Reading “REBOOT, A BANANA PEEL, AND SQUASH”
When I was growing up Alaska, my mom could not grow carrots. Not because the environment was inhospitable, not because of the permafrost (though that could cause short carrots), but because I would not stay out of the carrot patch. I thought there was… Continue Reading “BIGGEST HARVEST EVER”
A couple of months ago, I mentioned I was contemplating starting a second worm bin. The worm population had increased So Much from feeding them Uncle Jim’s Worm Food that the worm bin seemed over-crowded. (In actuality, I don’t know how many worms in… Continue Reading “BYE, BYE, WORMIES!”
The fun thing about gardening in the South is that you can have something to harvest almost year-round. I have been cutting my lettuce bed every other day to give to the chickens. Today’s harvest, though, has highly anticipated: I harvested the garlic bed… Continue Reading “HARVEST TIME”
While not as full of homesteading activity as the previous year, 2023 had plenty of progress and learning opportunities. Here are some of the highlights. We managed to get the Chicken Tractor built and the chickens enjoyed using it for a few weeks. It was wonderful… Continue Reading “LOOKING BACK”
While I was out harvesting yet more zucchini today, I again wondered, “How do you know when corn is ready to harvest?” I’ve had this thought several times but never when I could look it up … and of course I would then forget… Continue Reading “THE CORN ACTUALLY GREW”
The Three Sisters Garden is taking shape. We spent a few weekends putting up a chicken wire fence around the garden space, then transferring dirt into the fenced area and shaping it. We also lined the edges of the area with mulch to reduce… Continue Reading “ONE SISTER IS DONE”
There’s really not much time off when gardening in this part of North Carolina. When you’re done growing for one season, you’d better have already made your plans and prepared for the next season. Winter isn’t even immune from this cycle; it’s just a… Continue Reading “Looking Ahead”
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