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Backyard Biointensive: August 2013
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Highly efficient, biointensive mini farming. Wednesday, August 28, 2013. I like to save seed. There's just so many reasons to save the seed from what we grow, reasons I'll go into in another post someday soon. But sometimes, you don't get what you thought you were going to get. The Latin name of most varieties of orange pumpkin is Cucurbita pepo. In my research, I found a paper published by Purdue University stating that those two species can hybridize. Posted by The Family. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Backyard Biointensive: "Automatic" maggot feeder for chickens
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Highly efficient, biointensive mini farming. Friday, June 13, 2014. Automatic" maggot feeder for chickens. How about a quick, easy, nearly free and slightly smelly way to supplement the fat and protein in your chickens' diet while giving them a treat? I started doing this last year after getting the idea somewhere (I can't remember where, I'm sorry, I wish I could give credit where it is due. Really), and though I wouldn't do this if I had really close, or picky neighbors, it's worked great for us. 1 If ...
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Backyard Biointensive: December 2014
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Highly efficient, biointensive mini farming. Friday, December 19, 2014. Gardening is big. And getting bigger. This is a great thing, really. Fresh food grown at home, no mysteries, loaded with good stuff and tastier than anything in just about any store. What's not to like? Oh, gardens are also big. There's no reason that this should leave anyone out of the fun, though. It's not necessary to have 1/4 acre of yard to till up just to grow your own veggies. Because. buckets! So where does that leave us?
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Backyard Biointensive: Bucket Gardening 101
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Highly efficient, biointensive mini farming. Friday, December 19, 2014. Gardening is big. And getting bigger. This is a great thing, really. Fresh food grown at home, no mysteries, loaded with good stuff and tastier than anything in just about any store. What's not to like? Oh, gardens are also big. There's no reason that this should leave anyone out of the fun, though. It's not necessary to have 1/4 acre of yard to till up just to grow your own veggies. Because. buckets! So where does that leave us?
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Backyard Biointensive: Old Tires as Garden Containers?
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Highly efficient, biointensive mini farming. Wednesday, April 2, 2014. Old Tires as Garden Containers? I like to talk about gardening, plans for gardens, methods, etc. I talk to pretty much anyone who will listen. I learn this way. I talk about my thoughts and it helps me make them more coherent. I talk about others' thoughts and I pick up new ideas for how to do things. No, they aren't. And they suck. Tell me how this is better than just putting them in the ground? Photo Credit: Tony Buser. Backyard Bio...
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Backyard Biointensive: April 2014
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Highly efficient, biointensive mini farming. Monday, April 14, 2014. Grow your own chicken feed, part 2. Last summer, I undertook an experiment to grow my own chicken feed to store for winter. You can read about that here http:/ backyardbiointensive.blogspot.com/2013/06/grow-your-own-chicken-feed.html. All in all, the project was a success, however I learned quite a few things that are worth writing down and sharing. Staple foods made up about 80% of the total diet. Staple foods were:. 55 gallon drum ful...
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Backyard Biointensive: June 2014
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Highly efficient, biointensive mini farming. Tuesday, June 17, 2014. Growing Onions From Sets. Except my oldest daughter. I LOVE onions. Almost everything we cook has onions in it, it seems. If I could find a way to put onions in strawberry rhubarb crisp they would be in there too. Onions are a healthy, low calorie addition to any spicy meal, and most meat dishes. They're also one of the more difficult garden vegetables to achieve good yields of. Onions are easy to grow, and difficult to grow well. When ...
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Backyard Biointensive: July 2014
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Highly efficient, biointensive mini farming. Wednesday, July 2, 2014. How I built a $6 incubator that achieved a 71% hatch rate. Please use your own common sense. You'll be working with electricity, water, sharp tools and heat. If something doesn't make sense, or seems unsafe, stop and consult an expert before proceeding. Please don't hurt yourself. I go to great lengths to avoid buying a $15 sack of feed, but I spend the same on a few chicks every spring? Uh Hm I dunno. I mean, I hadn't thought of t...
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Backyard Biointensive: Grow your own chicken feed?
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Highly efficient, biointensive mini farming. Thursday, June 6, 2013. Grow your own chicken feed? Growing my own chicken feed for winter, because I'm a tightwad and don't like to spend money! Note, part 2 is available here: http:/ backyardbiointensive.blogspot.com/2014/04/grow-your-own-chicken-feed-part-2.html. Drying dandelions on the chicken tractor. I have a decent sized sweet corn patch, and the birds get any ears that can't be eaten or sold already, but this year I will put a small stack of ears away...
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