An End of Summer Sustainable Homesteading Update
This is an End of Summer Sustainable Homesteading Update showing the status of the garden and farm in Romney, WV. This post includes updates on the sheet mulched garden, the … Continue Reading →
Month: August 2016
Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond Volume 1 2nd Edition Book Review
This post is a Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond Volume 1 2nd Edition Book Review. I spent the last week reading, digesting, and learning new concepts in this 280-page … Continue Reading →
New Zealand White Clover – Another Permaculture Wonder Plant
This post, New Zealand White Clover – Another Permaculture Wonder Plant, talks about the many aspects of this amazing plant. It has shallow roots to hold loose soil together, deep … Continue Reading →
How to Troubleshoot NNT Trailer Wiring Issues
In this post I show you How to Troubleshoot NNT Trailer Wiring Issues, find the problems, and repair them. In most cases the problem is really not wiring, but poor … Continue Reading →
How to get Free Wood Mulch from Tree Trimmers
This post talks about How to get Free Wood Mulch from Tree Trimmers also known as free mulch. These are the chips from the tree companies when they are taking … Continue Reading →
How to Propagate Aronia melanocarpa Viking
This post shows How to Propagate Aronia melanocarpa Viking using softwood cuttings and a mist irrigation system. The process involves taking cuttings during the summer, dipping the cutting in rooting … Continue Reading →
How to Harvest Elderberry Sambucus canadensis
This How to Harvest Elderberry Sambucus canadensis post shows you how to harvest elderberries off of the bush and then how to remove the stems and green berries and then … Continue Reading →
An Update on the Sheet Mulch Perennial Garden
This is An Update on the Sheet Mulch Perennial Garden. I was at the farm ten days ago and the vines were only about 10-feet long. Now they are pushing … Continue Reading →
How to Trim Comfrey for Mulch
This post shows How to Trim Comfrey for Mulch. This dynamic accumulator mines nutrients from deep in the soil and brings those nutrients up to its leaves. So when we … Continue Reading →
How to Transplant Propagated Rooted Cuttings
This post, How to Transplant Propagated Rooted Cuttings, addresses two great questions I have received on the matter. The two questions are: When do you go about transplanting propagated rooted … Continue Reading →