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Well, not a whole lot has changed in the past 4 weeks, but I have a feeling from here on out, we will start to see some big changes in my backyard garden. For starters, how long do you think it’s going to take me to move the enormous rock pile to the left of the picture? Read More >>
This past week was pretty slow in the garden, both indoors and out. Mostly because the ground was frozen solid and it has been bitter cold outside for what seems like forever. Being from the Northwest, I am totally used to working in the rain, it doesn’t even phase me. But hello, when it’s so Read More >>
This past week I worked on cleaning up the garden beds, pulling weeds, laying landscape fabric down near the chicken coop, and cleaning out the greenhouse. Because there was a burn ban this past week, I wasn’t able to get the stumps burned in the backyard like I had hoped, but I was able to Read More >>
And so it begins. Last year I was able to grow a little over 1 ton {2,028+ pounds} of fresh fruits and vegetables in my suburban backyard. And this year, I’m going to try and double that. 2 Tons = 4,000 Pounds of Food Yep, this is what happens when you live in suburbia without cable, when Read More >>
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