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I'm thinking about using a big tote to put in the run for a composting system. I can drill numerous small holes in it for aeration and...

This is very welcome news. I will proceed with the hardware cloth then. Thank you Flowerbug!

... um, no, i can't do that for 3 acres and many thousands of plants and it's not my property. when i've dug up established thistles...

Sorry!! YOUR thistles are MY burdock! :(

In the PNW we have invasive ivy with trunks as big as trees…I just put a bucket over the area where most of the upper portion of the...

Try this--it has been working for me--Cut off most of the top with a saw or reciprocating saw, WEAR GLOVES!, take your spade and dig...

as long as they are fairly well developed inside they should be ok for continued curing. it's when they're green and soft that they...

Favorite season is Autumn. Leaf color in the Pacific Northwest is loaded with color, shades of the rainbow ignites the calm and...

Each season brings its own joys and challenges on the homestead. Spring is full of new beginnings, summer is busy with growth, fall is...

I'm close enough to Redding to use the frost date for them. It's also good to know that they will ripen off the vine

One year, I cut a completely green pumpkin about the day before first frost and set it in the garage. I forget the exact date but it was...

Set up the “winter cuke hootch” this afternoon. 8 weeks till first fruit then for 4/5 more months after that. Seeds are in the ground...

I'm hoping that my pumpkins ripen before it gets too cold. It's already getting cold at night so hopefully they will. I have a large...

Beautiful pictures. I would have probably had a heart attack seeing that polar bear

With snow forecast in a couple days i took the tour and gathered up some Parsley, Cilantro, a few very immature crooknecks and a few...