I started October in the garden off with fun book to get ideas for next year: Self Sufficiency for the 21st Century is full of thoughts and projects, some of which we are already doing. It's funny how in August I am always tired of my gardens (it's the heat really), but come October, I… Continue reading Urban Homesteading: October In The Garden
Category: Gardening
Urban Homesteading: Building A Simple Hoop House
During the long and very hot summer, it was always in the corner of my mind that I needed to think about my garden and fall, unless I wanted to roll up the growing and call it a year. So out of that came these DIY hoop house projects: I came across a copy of… Continue reading Urban Homesteading: Building A Simple Hoop House
Cold Weather Protection for Fall Crops
It doesn't much more than this color in a maple leaf to tell us in the Pacific Northwest that Fall is here..... Fall here brings the rain back, but it also has plenty of warm afternoons and sun. Just much shorter days though, and it cools off quickly. The garden still grows happily. But with… Continue reading Cold Weather Protection for Fall Crops
September In The Garden
September In The Garden! What a change from the earlier months this summer. Rain started the month, ending the drought. The temperature dropped for a week. Everything surged quickly, as if it knew it had gotten a break. Since then, it has alternated with sunny and rain, the kind of weather the garden loves. And… Continue reading September In The Garden