The ancestors made their gardens only in the rich damp soils of the bottom lands around rivers and creeks. My yard is mostly clay and sand and is well up the hill from a creek. Growing most vegetables would require unsustainable and wasteful irrigation using water from the municipal water supply which is taken from… Continue reading Pollinator Meadow vs Garden
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The First Harvest 2018
Going into this, I explained to my son that we had several challenges and unknowns and that the goal for the first year might be merely to raise enough seed for next year, preferably enough seed that we could sow it in a thick tangle with enough left over in case a late freeze killed… Continue reading The First Harvest 2018
Native American Garden First Planting
Native American Garden We aren’t using any pesticides on our plants. We aren’t shooting the squirrels, although I have explained to my son that in a time of hunger, we wouldn’t have to worry about them because they would have already seen the inside of a pot. I only hope they leave us enough for… Continue reading Native American Garden First Planting
Seedlings
Germination Room 1: Formerly Known as the Dining Room Instead of buying plastic germination trays, I wanted to show my son how to reuse recycled materials like cardboard and the rolls from toilet paper in some totes on loan from the warehouse.