This summer has been so frustrating. My arm injury occurred at the worst time for summer growth, at the height of the growing season. But that led to other issues that affected our growth in the gardens. I couldn't weed for five weeks—I am now only starting to weed, and what a mess it is… Continue reading Voles And Cold Nights In The Garden
Category: Homesteading
The Patio Restoration Part 2
In July, I wrote about the Crevice Brush tool I had picked up on Amazon and how we used it to restore the lower patio by our house. As it has stretched into August, I have had the boys out most mornings working on the other patio areas. Work for an hour or two as… Continue reading The Patio Restoration Part 2
Garlic Harvest 2024
Today, I am 5 weeks out from my arm injury, and I was feeling down a bit. I have watched my gardens barely treading water. We have kept them alive by watering them, but I can't weed them or do any maintenance work. It is frustrating. Especially when I have had to watch rabbits destroy… Continue reading Garlic Harvest 2024
Tools For The Homestead: Crevice Weeding Brush
With my arm healing, I have had far more time to wander online. This has led me to look at many "tools you need!" for your garden articles. This isn't bad because finding the crevice weeding brush was a winner for an ugly problem with no easy solution I could think of. The kit was… Continue reading Tools For The Homestead: Crevice Weeding Brush
The Chickens Want To Take You Down
I do love my chickens. In case anyone takes this wrong. The first group came here in 2020, and they have been part of my life ever since. Overall, they live a good life, doing what North American Dirt Parrots love to do: free-range and wander around all day. Then predator season begins, which occurs… Continue reading The Chickens Want To Take You Down