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backyard plots: I'm for ___ ?
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Gardening misadventures of an unlikely couple. Thursday, April 30, 2009. I was at the bookstore the other day, and I noticed a display devoted to urban homesteading. This term has really taken off recently, and it's everywhere. I love the ideas promoted by the urban homesteading movement: self-sufficiency, eating locally, sustainability, recycling, handmade vs mass produced, energy conservation, and enjoying the pleasures of a more simple life. I like the term, " homegrown evolution. Another possibility ...
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backyard plots: What once was
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Gardening misadventures of an unlikely couple. Wednesday, April 22, 2009. Our yard will never look like this again. The glorious blooms and lush green lawn. The carefully laid bricks that curve this way and that. I tell myself that we will are not destroying beauty, but that our vegetable garden will offer new kinds of magic. But for now, I am a little sad and nostalgic. April 22, 2009 at 4:19 PM. I'm so glad you're documenting all this! April 22, 2009 at 8:32 PM. April 22, 2009 at 9:38 PM. Everything ch...
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backyard plots: Templeton
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Gardening misadventures of an unlikely couple. Saturday, May 16, 2009. One of the big problems facing urban composters is that the bins can serve as a smorgasbord for rats. Compost bins can attract large numbers of rats, and the neighbor next door might not be as jazzed as you are regarding your attempts to create humus out of table scraps. . 160;I shrieked like a little girl and instinctively jumped back. Two days later I found Templeton laid out in the center of the lawn with tooth marks around his ne...
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backyard plots: Picking up chicks
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Gardening misadventures of an unlikely couple. Thursday, April 23, 2009. April 10th, a busy day for sure. I got off work at 2 pm knowing that a full evening of surprise birthday parties and 80's night at the Crystal Ballroom was on the agenda. But first, there was one other important piece of business to take care of. Procurement of poultry. We had decided to get chicks from nearby Livingscape Nursery. Why Wyandottes you may ask? Marie, I was thinking of getting Wyandottes . what do you -". As I mentione...
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backyard plots: What's in your patch?
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Gardening misadventures of an unlikely couple. Saturday, May 2, 2009. What's in your patch? I really enjoyed the article Marie mentioned in the post below, ". The Art of Self-Reliance. I didn't realize that there was a whole movement of backyard bloggers, but I suppose the more coverage of it there is, and the easier people view it, the more likely it is that people will realize that they too can do it. I definitely like the word urban as part of it. "City" would be good, but I feel that that would l...
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backyard plots: On the Fence
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Gardening misadventures of an unlikely couple. Tuesday, May 12, 2009. Building a straight 40-foot wire fence proved to be a lot more complicated than expected. V and I planned a simple low fence to divide the backyard into two sections: one area for our vegetables and the other for a brick patio. We wanted something that would keep Cricket from digging in the garden beds, but we wanted it to be unobtrusive. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Raised garden bed construction. Whats in your patch?
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backyard plots: The Spring Break Project
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Gardening misadventures of an unlikely couple. Wednesday, April 22, 2009. The Spring Break Project. At the end of March, I decided to take a week off of work so that I could focus on getting our backyard ready for growing vegetables, to include designating space for a chicken coop with run. Time was of the essence! Before I chronicle what happened in that whirlwind of a week, I should show you a Before photo:. The first thing we had to do was cut down that beautiful, blossoming plum tree.
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backyard plots: Baby Chicks Chase Fly
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Gardening misadventures of an unlikely couple. Friday, April 24, 2009. Baby Chicks Chase Fly. Chicks on inside. Fly on outside. Hilarity ensues. April 26, 2009 at 1:09 AM. No, I'm not jealous. Nooo. ;). April 26, 2009 at 9:23 PM. I love the tank. its live TV for the fam, especially Cricket. Awesome job with the backyard. When can i come over and see? April 28, 2009 at 1:48 AM. Maria and David, you're welcome to visit anytime! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Baby Chicks Chase Fly. Not a nature girl.
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backyard plots: Not a nature girl
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Gardening misadventures of an unlikely couple. Wednesday, April 22, 2009. Not a nature girl. Fast-forward five years later:. V and I have been planning our little plot in the back for months now. The weather has finally turned a corner, and I am giddy about the sun and the longer days. But, first I need to learn how to do it myself. April 22, 2009 at 9:45 PM. I love to watch plants grow from seed and if you can eat them too, more better. But, watching them grow whether for sustenance or decor, magic!
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backyard plots: Halfway house
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Gardening misadventures of an unlikely couple. Tuesday, May 19, 2009. The coop has stalled at about 80% completion. I will post pics once it's all done, so I can have photos from beginning to end. In the meantime, in just over a month, the chicks have more than quadrupled in size, and are now pullets. My folks loaned me a cage that they use to house feral cats and it's plenty big for them right now. I ran an extension cord out a hole in the basement wall and up around to the porch. Whats in your patch?
