Tag Archives: cover crops

at the homestead, urban plot

Spring update

Posted on by annabel
29
Mar

After another long, cold winter, we are coming out of hibernation. February is said to have been one of the coldest on record and I’m all too happy to see it go, though old man winter is a reluctant traveler and seems to be wearing out his welcome in March as well. This year we […]

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at the homestead, beekeeping, in the dirt, urban plot

Buckwheat patch makes a great pollinator habitat

Posted on by annabel
27
Jul

Wow, the buckwheat we put in as a cover crop has reached ~3 feet tall and is full of pollinators. It is just an awesome experience to both watch and listen to all the activities by bees and other insects now that the buckwheat is flowering. There are so many honeybees out there! We put […]

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