I recall a couple years ago in the early fall going out to the municipal compost pile with my Dad to drop some dried leaves, grass and spruce cones off. While there I started looking around, as one does when…
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Apr 7 2024
Establishing a Food Forest Orchard Garden - But Will it Save Me Money
Developing an orchard or even planting a couple trees takes time as we wait for them to produce. But if one is developing a food forest, the planning, implementing and then waiting for the ecosystem to develop can seem like…
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Apr 18 2023
Garden planning and seed starting
The calendar flips to the new year and my thoughts turn to planting the garden and looking into things to grow for the upcoming season. And as winter turns to spring, the gardening itch gets a little more serious and…
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Sep 10 2022
Converting an Apple Tree Orchard and Fruit Orchard to a self sustaining Food Forest
I have heard it said over the years, that one of the first things that a person should do after buying a property, if they are so inclined, is to plant fruit trees because establishing an apple tree orchard or…
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Sep 5 2022
Planting an Apple Tree Orchard and Fruit Tree Orchard with goal of a Self Sustaining Food Forest
After my initial apple tree orchard met it's demise, I knew that it would be just a matter of time before I did the work involved in planning an orchard to replace it. But this time, rather than just planting…
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Sep 2 2022
Establishing an Apple Tree Orchard and Planning an Orchard for a self sustaining future
When I first moved here 30+ years ago, I knew that I wanted to not only have a garden but that I also wanted to have the ability to grow some of my own fruit. Raspberries and strawberries were the…
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Aug 12 2022
Common Purslane AKA Portulaca (Portulaca Oleracea) - Benefits and Control of Purslane weed
Common Purslane (Portulaca Oleracea) is considered a noxious weed to most gardeners and for many years it was for me too. But after doing some research I quickly realized that it was more than just a purslane weed.
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Jul 7 2022
Woven Landscape Fabric - A Homemade Woven Weed Fabric DIY project
Although I do find weeding to be somewhat relaxing, dealing with the quack grass is something that I hate doing. You can't just pull it out easily and every little piece of the root starts a new plant. And to…
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Jul 3 2022
Achieving a Permaculture Design Principle with the Back to Eden Gardening method
I have always liked to learn new ways to garden and have experimented with a number of them over the years. I tried a couple of times over the years to use straw as a mulch but always ended up…
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