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Early March garden walk around. Just seeing what survived and what didn't. We'll be starting seeds here in the next week or so so stay tuned for that.

Garlic Harvest 2023

first time harvesting and processing walnuts.

White greenhouse film can help keep a consistent temperature by reducing hot and cold spots. It can also reduce direct sunlight rays and eliminate shadows. When choosing a white greenhouse film, you can consider things like film life, thickness, condensation control, and reduced nighttime heat loss.

Pairing my raised beds for fall planting with compost from last year's strawbale garden.

Quick tour of the garden here at the end of the summer, And I prepare my air prune beds for fall planting. Akiva Silver, owner and operator of Twisted Tree Farm Abundant Propagation - receive seeds and detailed instructions on how to grow them. Enrollment opens in the spring. http://www.twisted-tree.net/abundant-propagation/abundant-propagation Trees of Power This in-depth book covers the propagation, cultivation, uses, and ecology of trees. http://www.twisted-tree.net/books/trees-of-power

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Air pruning systems take advantage of the natural response that root tips have when they contact air. A growing root tip will stop growing, and the tip will shrivel, effectively going dormant when it comes into contact with air. This event creates a hormonal signal that back-propagates up the root back towards the stem-root junction and initiates new root growth in the form of branching roots and new roots emerging from the junction itself. In this way, air pruning induces the creation of vast numbers of fibrous roots all heading in their own direction. Whenever a root encounters the edge or bottom of the pot, it self-prunes and sends that hormonal signal back towards the stem-root junction, inducing further branching. Twisted Tree Farm Akiva Silver https://www.twisted-tree.net/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRaTsz4gmlE6OVEuOKOE4Ow http://www.twisted-tree.net/abundant-propagation/abundant-propagation http://www.twisted-tree.net/books/trees-of-power Edible Acres https://www.edibleacres.org/ https://www.youtube.com/c/edibleacres

Trying our hand at some outdoor canning instead of heating up our tiny kitchen.

October 2021 Homestead Update, Garden Update, and Chickens

Just Daily Chicken Chores. Yin squawks at me for interrupting her egg-laying.

July 3 2023 Garden Update

New friends come to the homestead, and I spend a couple of days trying to build them a new home.

Last year I started using LED light to overwinter several of my tropical plants and to start seedlings in the spring. Today I'm just upgrading to a better light solution than the janky one I have. These lights are meant to be supplemental to natural light, and in no way are meant to replace a horticultural or a grow light. Johnny Seed - Guide to Choosing a Grow Light Amazon 2FT LED Shop Light https://a.co/d/driWNbW

New Years Eve Update

The Japanese technique of preserving/antiquing wood "Shou-sugi-ban Yakisugi 焼き杉".

ust a quick update on how my elderberry cuttings are doing. Put these in the ground about two weeks ago and they're already flowering. All the elderberries have been propagated from cuttings received from river hills harvest American Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) Adams variety. o Adams o Early ripening with very large clusters of purplish/black berries. Sweeter than most elderberries and somewhat self-fruitful. One of the oldest cultivars from New York. These plants are tall with excellent yields. o Adams typically grow between 8 and 10 feet tall. o Indeterminate River Hills Harvest https://www.riverhillsharvest.com/

Mulching around the yard with hay, Aftermath of big rain event, and My Black Currants are Struggling!

Back after 6 Month Hiatus!

Moving the chickens over to the garden area where they can fill up where we had straw Bale garden. Planting some fig trees that were in pots

Scary moment this morning! I hear the rooster going crazy in the garden area. I go out and find a large Cooper's Hawk sitting on the fence and all my chickens are huddled in the corner of the berry patch. I quickly go and open the area and walk in and the hawk flies up into the trees. Now I think he's just sitting up there waiting!

Broody hen won't get out of the nesting box for other hens to lay. create quite a scene in the chicken coop

September 2021 Homestead Update, Garden Update, Comfrey, and Chickens

Fall Garden Preparation starting the process of adding a new bed. Getting our new chicken Claria situated in her new home

Chickens are now laying eggs.