we have invested in a new tool called the wall-o-water which comes in a handy 3-pack, but i have read you can make your own out of 2 L soda bottles (check here). the wall-o-water is 2 sheets of plastic that are sealed together and can be filled with water. the water in the plastic […]
it is somewhat troubling to see all the items that are put out on the curb lawn on trash day….where does it all go?….given the current economy (okay, maybe i’ve always been a scavenger…now i just have an acceptable excuse!), i have taken to looking at my neighbor’s castoffs in a different way. i have […]
dear reader, remember how we said we got an early start on the planting season? well, we now have 36 tomatoes and 27 peppers growing beyond our rudimentary seed sprouting set up in the basement! what to do? please help…it’s too cold to put them outside!
ok, so i really don’t know what experiment number this is, but here’s details on another try at the homestead…..quasi cold frame: we used one of our tomato bins, mixed in some worm casting from the vermicompost, and planted some arugula, lettuce, and spinach. we watered them and then covered the whole shebang with an […]
well, it’s snowing again….big charlie brown kind of flakes! but we have tomatoes, peppers and parsely going strong in the basement. we are still ahead of schedule, but that’s okay.
inspired by a recent 40 degree day, we decided to plant some seeds indoors today. last year, we feel we got off to a late start, so we are certainly reversing that trend by planting today! in fact, according to others we are about 2 months ahead of schedule on planting our tomatoes and peppers […]
cilantro and parsley have been in my fridge now for over 2 weeks…..thought i’d share the trick i’ve found works best for preventing that slimy bag of herbs or greens that lurks in the back of the crisper after only a few days…. first, rinse the herbs and shake dry. next, cut about an inch […]
2008 has come and gone….while on vacation our lettuce started to come up. the bin in the middle contains spinach (in the front…which you can barely see since its true leaves are just sprouting) and the final bin didn’t germinate that well, but the rest looks quite promising!
another season, another experiment….we’re trying to grow lettuce through the winter….in our basement! will let you know if they mature or if we just get micro greens. we already have arugula coming up….yummy!
below are some pictures of this past season at baybranch….enjoy!