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We have terrible times with garbage around here. It is so rural, it is just not something people think of. It is "fine" to throw that beer can out the window because well, no one sees it and there is no one there. A lot of people move out here and think they can homestead it. Kind of like...

I am wintering my potato plants to see how they do. They are already covered in straw. I want them to survive, but I am Guessing they won’t. My husband and I are planning on putting in a root cellar, so I can save most of the potatoes and sprout the ones I want. It’s all a process. It just...

That’s what I read. I can usually keep them out of the garden. There are just a lot of them. It hasn’t stopped the last bugs, hornets, and bees from visiting. Or the evil Grasshoppers.

I have the land, the problem is needing time and good soil. It would take years for it to get to the point of growing anything well.

Mostly, I just find centipedes. The worms in the cow pies were a surprise. Are centipedes good for gardens?

This sounds 100% right. Now I just need infinite amounts of time to care for it.

It’s finding them out here that’s the challenge. Most if the soil is clay, so they just never come up.

I was reading about getting chocolate tree, but they are a controlled plant. It is not something you can easily, or legally buy in the United States. It is a silly dream I know I will not be able to realize, but in a perfect world I would have one. I definitely am planning on expanding my...

That is sound advice. Come spring, I will go find more cow cookies and hope for the best after a rain storm. I know they are there, it is just finding them.

I am in the middle of nowhere, so trash is our responsibility. If it is cardboard, I either add it to my garden or burn it, as we sometimes have a lot of it. Food scraps get buried in the garden and the rest goes into a giant bin for my husband to drive to town later. Most of our neighbors...

The snow comes in while I am at work today. It will continue into tomorrow. I just moved my little apple tree sprout under cover so that it won't get broken by the snow load. The onion seeds I planted are covered with straw, and I rimmed my strawberry plant with straw as well. The first hard...

My husband and I got into a debate this morning. He is digging 1000+ miles of trench right now, just up the road from us, and has yet to see a worm. Well, last year, I went to collect some cow cookies after the rain, and worms were popping out of them. :weee He says it is too cold out...

as it should be....:weee just kidding. I heard a man bantering with some of the women at work around those lines. It was all good-natured poking and comments about abusing husbands. If it helps, I usually take out the garbage. My husband is the one to drive to town to dump it though. :D

:droolGreat. Now I have a new goal to achieve in the coming years. Might as well through chocolate plants into the mix as well.

If I had a greenhouse, I would be growing the things that cannot grow in Montana, like a banana or coffee tree. :D

The thing about Montana/North Dakota/Wyoming etc. is that you can’t take your eyes off the weather and the wildlife for your own safety. One of our neighbors just had his septic tank eaten by a bear. Around me, I have seen prints, but not recently. They tend to stay on the BLM lands to be left...

I know ashes are good for gardens. Do you put the remains in the garden? Or is there a specific type? (Wood vs. plant ash etc.)

I buried some of the healthier plants like the bean plants, yesterday. I want to plant more next year, though I am aiming for healthier soil next year. I read about pine needs being a good way to hold moisture and add nutrients as they break down. I added a lot of pine needles to the beds for...

Or the pet. Of course, they never did anything wrong. It was you all along.

I have been saving seeds like crazy from my garden, but I plan to buy some potato sprouts, probably around February or March next year, either from Shiptons or Grow Organic. However, I am looking at Johnny's seeds as well. I may make some changes to my lineup.