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 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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Aug 29 2022
In the garden - When Garden Planning does Not go as Planned
Like most gardeners, I take the time in the late winter and early spring to do garden planning for the upcoming season. What grew well in the previous years, what I will plant, where I will plant and when I…
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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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