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Jul
Jul
check it out…..our very own wordle. get yours at http://www.wordle.net/
Category Archives: in the dirt
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Jul
Jul
Yesterday, we awoke at 4 am to drive to Earth Tools in Kentucky and pick up a Grillo Tractor (similar to a BCS 2-wheeled tractor) with Berta Rotary Plow attachment….yes, we might be crazy….big kudos to spinkbickle for tirelessly researching the internet, blogs and calling Joel – the man behind Earth Tools and the true […]
this post outlines how we set up rain barrels for collecting rain water off the roof of a garage. water access at the plot has been an issue…. we are definitely not going through the expense to get city water hooked up and we have not cozied up to the neighbors quite enough yet to […]
30
Jun
Jun
tonight we harvested our first batch of purple string beans….yes, they are purple, which really helps in the harvesting process….but they do turn green when cooked. they are delicious. nothing like fresh-picked dinner! we only planted a little bit of garlic last fall and it is now hanging in the garage to dry out. we […]
28
Jun
Jun
the garden is lush and green. visions of grilled peppers and fresh, red tomatoes will soon be reality! did you know you can eat daylilies? google daylily recipes and see what strikes your fancy.
10
Jun
Jun
baybranch farm got themselves some land …. it’s kind of crazy but we hope to garden / farm this 40′ X 120′ vacant lot near our home. this year our main goal is to build the soil and setup the infrastructure to grow grow grow vegetables next year. one of our first experiments is to […]
08
Jun
Jun
potatoes are growing…..soon we will have to add another set of 2 x 6’s and more dirt, but looking good so far.
20
May
May
i’ve read about planting potatoes in old tires but the idea of food i’m going to eat next to an old tire doesn’t seem like the greatest idea, and getting sign-off to put a stack of tires in the yard from mrs. bickle is never ever going to happen, so i had resigned myself to […]
19
May
May
we started tomatoes from seed on january 25th…we were worried about them at first, but now have 23 tomatoes that are hardened off and thriving. yesterday we built a trellis for them and strung them up to bask and grow in the sunshine! here’s a pic of about half of them…
18
May
May
we are eating salad from the garden….yummy!