A typical June here is rather wet and on the cool side, possibly with a few fairly warm days scattered throughout the month. That describes this month quite well, so far, but warmer, drier days are now

It was a busy day in the yard, prepping the raised beds, topping them with a fine layer of three-year-old horse manure. I lightly turned it into the soil and removed plenty of leaves from around the various

There's really a lot of waiting when it comes to gardening... ‎ ‎Over this past week, I've been extremely busy. ‎ ‎Even finding time to write an article felt like a struggle. ‎ ‎My days were packed, and

After close to 3 years with some raised beds that were very makeshift ( because I wanted to start growing asap), I can now say I have amazing raised beds in my garden! I've had an organic garden for many

It was another full week working outside to prepare all the gardens for planting next month. We fell in love with the steel raised bed and decided there was room for another one. Raised Bed I got busy

With a break in the cold spell we have had, I took advantage of the nice weather. I got the water set up to start the lettuce in the #hydroponics and brought out all the cold-hardy vegetables I had started

It is that time of year once again to prepare the raised beds and all the gardens for the winter. If you are wondering what all the light-colored stuff is on top of the dirt, it is torn-up egg cartons.

In this, second episode of Injured Badger Hole Adventures, I show why I harvested unripe Aguaymanto (Physalis Peruviana), aka Cape Goosberry or GoldenBerry, I then extract the unripe berries from Calyx

2019-2020 August 2020 500 Gallon Rain Water Cistern February 2020 August 2019 White Brahamas and Sexlink laying hens. A link to My Blog

Many of my steps today came from a 3+ mile walk I took with my wife. The return leg was particularly good cardio because the backback I was carrying by then had six quarts of shelf-stable milk, four large

This is what I woke up to this morning, freezing wind chill and wet snow. Can anyone say, enough already! My plants are shivering right now. Until next time, this is Sunscape Sun. Scape. Ing your day Sunscapes

Fall Garden

2019 Garden Update

2019 Garden Update

With all of the boxes and tables constructed it is now time to transform this area into a more manageable garden. As you can see in the picture, this area is a mess. The biggest problem is that the boxes

IBC Tote Grow Beds

Spring Homestead Update

This is a quick post on my progression from preparing the gardens, growing the seedlings in the greenhouse and then acclimating them to the elements slowly. I hope you enjoy seeing this years growing season

Now is the time of year to plant asparagus! Why I grow asparagus It's delicioius It's a perennial that should last a couple of decades. Plant once, harvest year after year!!! 2 steps: Make the raised bed

Summer Dreamin' and Garden Planning The snow is back today and we're back into the single digits. I was telling some friends today that I would rather just have the snow and 25°F the rest of the winter