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Month: August 2016

End of Summer Sustainable Homesteading Update

An End of Summer Sustainable Homesteading Update

  • By Todd McCree
  • August 30, 2016
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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 →

Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond Volume 1 2nd Edition

Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond Volume 1 2nd Edition Book Review

  • By Todd McCree
  • August 26, 2016
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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

New Zealand White Clover – Another Permaculture Wonder Plant

  • By Todd McCree
  • August 24, 2016
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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 →

Troubleshooting NNT Trailer Wiring Issues

How to Troubleshoot NNT Trailer Wiring Issues

  • By Todd McCree
  • August 23, 2016
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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 →

Free Mulch

How to get Free Wood Mulch from Tree Trimmers

  • By Todd McCree
  • August 21, 2016
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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 →

Propagating Aronia Viking

How to Propagate Aronia melanocarpa Viking

  • By Todd McCree
  • August 19, 2016
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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 →

Harvesting Elderberry Clumps

How to Harvest Elderberry Sambucus canadensis

  • By Todd McCree
  • August 18, 2016
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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 →

Sheet Mulch Perennial Garden Update

An Update on the Sheet Mulch Perennial Garden

  • By Todd McCree
  • August 10, 2016
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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 →

Trimming Comfrey for Mulch - Flowers

How to Trim Comfrey for Mulch

  • By Todd McCree
  • August 9, 2016
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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 →

Transplanting Propagated Rooted Cuttings

How to Transplant Propagated Rooted Cuttings

  • By Todd McCree
  • August 4, 2016
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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 →

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