Well… right now my garden kinda resembles the crusty bottom of a dried up lake. The struggle has been real… but I’m not giving up!
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Fighting Grubs With Nematodes||Gardening Vlog || Organic Pest Control
Last fall we had a huge infestation of grubs in the garden. Now that spring has arrived they’re back but not as bad as they were. After researching different ways to get rid of them, I decided to try using nematodes.
A Day Too Beautiful Not to Share
We planned to take a little time off from vlogging so that I could get my classes done, but this day is so beautiful we just had to share…
Good Bye Old Garden Fence!
We’re so excited because we’re finally updating the garden fence! First, we must tear down the old one…
Don’t Get This Chicken For the Homestead, Picking Mulberries and More! Week 27 2018
When life gets busy, its important to slow down and take a moment to pause and look around… you’ll be surprised by all the little things you’ve overlooked.
The kids take over the vlog today and take you along while they pick mulberries to make a pie. One problem… someone ate all the mulberries so we couldn’t make a pie!
We tried a new breed of chicken this year which is the Polish. They’re cute, lovable and fun to watch but we don’t recommend them to someone who wants to let their chickens free range. Here’s why…
First Harvest from the Garden
It’s always an exciting time when you get your first harvest from the garden. All the hard work and effort finally starts to pay off and you can finally start to enjoy all your efforts!
Well the other day we got our first harvest…
Surprise in the Garden
Last year when we planned our garden, Miley told me she really wanted to try to grow carrots. I have tried growing them, without luck, once a long time ago and I don’t know why, but I never tried growing them again. So when Miley asked to grow carrots, I said, “Sure, why not!” Along with carrots, we also decided to grow radishes, spinach and lettuce.
I bought several bags each of compost and top soil, hoping that if we made a thick heaped row of it we wouldn’t have so many weeds. She and I worked hard dumping the dirt and forming it into a nice heaped up row. Then we planted our seeds and watered them in. The next day we went out to the garden and discovered our nicely mounded up row leveled and scattered everywhere. The chickens had gotten into the garden and totally ruined the whole thing. Miley was upset and I… well let’s just say those chickens were lucky they could out run me otherwise we would have had lots of chicken stew to eat… and I don’t butcher chickens… but that day I sure would have!
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