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8y
Healthy Garden Competition: Artichokes
Healthy Garden Competition: Artichokes
August 2011 I just came across a gardening competition run by @dobartim. I’ve been a strict organic gardener since 2008, and a not so strict one for a decade before that. I’ve grown artichokes here in
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goldendawne
gardening
8y
Luffa: Whether Eating Or For Bathing/Cleaning- It's Perfect For My Homestead
Luffa: Whether Eating Or For Bathing/Cleaning- It's Perfect For My Homestead
One of three Luffa plants I have around the homestead. This year I added three Luffa gourd plants to the Golden D Homestead. According to Gardening Know How Luffa (Luffa aegyptiaca and Luffa acutangula),
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goldendawne
gardening
8y
Ground Garden Is In: Peppers, Gherkins & Pole Beans Plus The Greens' Barrels
Ground Garden Is In: Peppers, Gherkins & Pole Beans Plus The Greens' Barrels
Ground Garden Is In... This weekend I was offline a LOT... sorry for that; but this is the weekend I've always planted the main part of my garden- now known as the Ground Garden. I have so little room
goldenoakfarm
gardening
8y
The Iris of Golden Oak Farm
The Iris of Golden Oak Farm
The main iris bed had not been weeded since 1999. Our WWOOFer Nate helped me renovate it in 2013. In 2014 I had 2 flowers, both the yellow type. I have an abundance of the light/dark purples. I'll have
goldenoakfarm
gardening
8y
About Using Hay for Mulch
About Using Hay for Mulch
I’ve been using hay, NOT straw, for mulch since my first vegetable garden in 1992. I know a lot of people say not to use it, it causes weeds. But my experience has been, that if it is put down properly,
goldenoakfarm
gardening
8y
Fencing the Big Garden
Fencing the Big Garden
When we resurrected the Big garden in 2008, we didn’t have a lot of money so we used 1” chicken wire. As it measures 60’ x 42.5’ for well over 200 linear feet, not an insignificant amount of money. I had
goldenoakfarm
flowerphotography
8y
Apple Blossoms are Open
Apple Blossoms are Open
Apple Blossoms are Open
goldenoakfarm
gardening
8y
The Violets of Golden Oak Farm
The Violets of Golden Oak Farm
Johnny Jump-ups/Heart’s Ease in the New Herb garden I’ve collected a lot of different violets over the years. Some hybridized right here, some I brought in. Here’s what my collection looks like. These
goldenoakfarm
animalphotography
8y
The Bears Come A-Visiting….
The Bears Come A-Visiting….
We got a call at 1:30 PM on Tuesday afternoon from the farm 2 doors down. It seems they had left their garage door open and the local momma bear and last year’s cubs had come to check it out. They have
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taketimetosmelltheroses
8y
Taking Time to Smell the Roses
Taking Time to Smell the Roses
@knowledge-seeker challenged everyone reading this to show what your “Taking Time To Smell The Roses” moment is and to nominate others to get involved. By using the tag #taketimetosmelltheroses, it can
goldenoakfarm
gardening
8y
Lilacs, Lily of the Valley, and an Anniversary
Lilacs, Lily of the Valley, and an Anniversary
Today is our anniversary. When we married, I used lilacs and lily of the valley from my garden for my wedding flowers. Every year we watch to see if the flowers will be open by May 9th. Today they barely
goldenoakfarm
homesteading
8y
Building the Pasture Coop
Building the Pasture Coop
We started off with a Salatin pen but it quickly became obvious that the heritage birds could not spend the next 12 weeks in that. They had to have more room. So we set about designing a more user friendly
goldenoakfarm
livesustainably
8y
Tree Trimming for More Sun
Tree Trimming for More Sun
Big garden shaded by catalpa The catalpa tree had grown so large since I planted it in 1983 that it shaded about ¼ of the Big garden on the northwest corner. The East maple, planted the same year, now
goldenoakfarm
homesteading
8y
The Chicks are Here!
The Chicks are Here!
Barred Rock chick The Post Office called at 7AM and we went down, collected my husband’s mom, and swung into the Post Office. I rang the bell at the back door and I could hear the peeping long before that
goldenoakfarm
foodphotography
8y
Recipe Day – Artichokes
Recipe Day – Artichokes
Twice the size of my fist Our local market had a huge shipment of these beautiful artichokes. They were selling them for $2 each! I had my first artichoke in 1974 in Tacoma, WA. When I met my husband,
goldenoakfarm
livesustainably
8y
What We Did Today
What We Did Today
Jonquils and Siberian squill in the West garden Today was a super busy day. I was out in the garden by 6AM trying to beat the heat and incoming rain. I washed up the cage we transported the pigs in so
goldenoakfarm
flowerphotography
8y
Our Magnolia Tree
Our Magnolia Tree
The 80F temperatures has made the magnolia burst into bloom today.
goldenoakfarm
livesustainably
8y
We Got Piggies Today!
We Got Piggies Today!
The pigs’ fence barrier up around their ¼ acre turnout Wednesday we went to get our pigs up in Vermont. These pigs are a Berkshire x Hampshire cross, about 8 weeks old. It was a lovely drive up, on back
goldenoakfarm
gardening
8y
Clivia in my Office
Clivia in my Office
I grew a dozen clivias from seed many years ago. I still have 5 of them and right now 3 are flowering. This one is in my office.
goldenoakfarm
homesteading
8y
The Chicks are Shipping Today
The Chicks are Shipping Today
Our order of chicks ships today from Stromberg’s. They should be in our Post Office at 7AM on Friday morning. We are getting 60 Barred Rock pullets and 30 Buckeye pullets. We’ll started working on getting

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