by Ivory Soap | Nov 19, 2013 | Conversation, Fencepost
Of all the low hassle animals in the world, chickens are the top. They eat the leftovers. They make eggs. No food is wasted in our house, ever. My kids are free to never clean their plate, because we have chickens. Also, still worth it, mini-goats. No, we...
by Daisy | Nov 4, 2013 | Conversation, Fencepost
It’s also possible I grew and ate something else, in which case it has been great knowing all of you. You may ask how I could do such a thing? How could I grow something and not know what it is AND how could I eat something without knowing what it was? The...
by Daisy | Oct 15, 2013 | Conversation, Fencepost
They’re pretty, but should I strip them off? I planted male hybrid asparagus but apparently some females crept in somehow and I have seeds. Some sources say the seeds sap the strength from the plants and should be removed. Actually, they say the entire plant,...
by Daisy | Oct 3, 2013 | Fencepost, Flops
I installed row covers over several beds because the seedlings of my fall/winter crops were getting eaten by bugs, dug up by cats, and stolen by fairies. I pounded 12″ segments of rebar into the ground and curved 1″ pvc plumbing pipe over them. Then I...
by Daisy | Sep 27, 2013 | Conversation, Fencepost
Just when the original mulch mountain was starting to look less mountainous, along came its successor: Mulch Mountain II. I drove by a tree trimmer doing work in the neighborhood and stopped to see if he wanted to get rid of a few chips. Soon after, this is what...
by Daisy | Sep 24, 2013 | Conversation, Fencepost
As reluctant as I am to admit it, it’s almost time to start being nostalgic about summer and start pretending to enjoy the advent of fall. Can I live without spiced cider and cozy mittens? Yes. Yes, I can. There’s a reason for all those homey treats: to...
