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The horses visited my property last night. I collected two containers of manure and added them to my compost bin. I need to post a picture of it. It is a welded tank that I can turn as I want. It doesn't look pretty, but I hope it will do the job I need it to do.

I don't have any trees with leaves on them around me. I do have ponderosa pine, which drops its needles in the fall. I layered my garden beds with those pine needles and plan to continue that layering next year. The pine needles will slowly break down into the soil and protect it as the...

I expect to be working on this for the next several years. What I think I will do is plant my staple crops of onions/potatoes and make the rest peas and beans. I can turn the peas and beans over when the season ends and plant a fall cover crop. A couple years of this should start me on my path...

You mention one of the other ideas I had for the garden, which is mass planting peas, beans, and legumes. I notice my oldest garden is getting better where I planted the beans two years in a row. I like beans and peas and was already thinking of doing a mass planting. The key is how. I would...

My garden is closed for the next four to six months. That means it is time for planning and reading. My soil is terrible, I took soil samples in October before everything froze and found that Ph is high, but everything else is almost non-existent. I have mostly clay soil. I have seen problems...

I would say it is harder today. Many of the earlier materials were better quality and a lot of junk is coming from China. Those won't last for years, and no one can afford to replace various components year after year. I also got most of our pieces before the prices went up. If you want to...

I would start with a soil test, so you can know what you need to work on. My soil is terrible, and I have been shooting in the dark to improve it. I just did my first soil test a couple of months ago. Surprisingly, the PH is fine, but the rest are either expended or almost absent. That means I...

Have you done a soil test?

I don't have that many pairs of wool socks so...every three days for the seriously cold days.

That's why I stay inside with warm blankets, long underwear, and good wool socks.

I work in town and can fill up a jug daily. I can also collect snow. 😋

I am living in a refurbished camper right now. Do not attempt this in a regular RV or Camper. They are not designed for -40 temperatures. My husband and I ripped it apart three years ago and added 2 inches of spray foam and 2-inches of cellulose to make it as winter-tight as possible. The...

Some assembly required. 3 years and counting. It will take another couple years to reach better sustainable levels. It’s more than living off-grid. It’s getting off of plastics, processed foods, and anything that bad for you. That takes time and determination.

thank you. I need something to think/read about as I watch the snow.

The latest experiment I am working on is turning part of my garden into a tea garden. I love fresh tea. Does anyone have any recommendations on where I can buy quality seeds? Or have any thoughts on the matter?

I am having so much fun right now. I have images of marigolds everywhere in my head and bachelor buttons. 🥰

The snow is falling and the ground is frozen. Perfect time to prepare my dried herbs for use. 😃

If I had a greenhouse I would aim for year-around strawberries. :drool

You can have our snow and freezing temperatures. We should be down into the negatives by next week. 😁

Snow starts tonight and will end on Thursday. Where I am at will get 3x more than everyone else. Good thing I agreed to work early on Thursday and cover for a coworker. We are so not ready for winter yet. There is still too much to do. 😩