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Book Barn Farm: June 2009
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Friday, June 19, 2009. The Best Gate Ever Gets Even Better. Yesterday I installed a faucet at the front of the house. This involved running a pipe down the side, through the garden, and just past the gate. After I was finished, I discovered that the gate couldn't lean as it does with the pipe in the way. As building a proper gate is still procrastination away, I simply improved the existing gate with a big ole notch. . Be amazed at the skill on display. The Best Gate Ever. Thursday, June 18, 2009. A whol...
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Book Barn Farm: Baby Spiders
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009. We found a spider eggsac exploding with baby spiders on the corn the other day. Despite the creeped out feeling, I just try to remember 'Charlotte's Web'. July 21, 2009 at 4:54 PM. I was there but just seeing this pic, it turned out to be an awesome pic. Did you use the macro lens to capture the detail? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The continuing adventures of amateur urban homesteaders living in a barn full of books. The Aphids Destroyed my Favorite Taco Ingredient.
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Book Barn Farm: Broccoli!
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Friday, January 1, 2010. Until I went out and bought these guys as wee little seedlings, I had absolutely no idea what broccoli looked like as an actual growing plant. Looks a little bizarre, actually. This one will be ready to eat soon. This one, on the other hand, decided to be an uppity bastard and start flowering on me. So I decided to try and experiment and chop off the head, and see if a new one will grow back. Speaking of broccoli, if you're not a fan, go buy some and try this recipe.
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Book Barn Farm: December 2009
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009. So guess what, guys? My brother-in-law is totally hardcore. And not just for sipping margaritas, either. He went and climbed THIS:. It's a mountain in Argentina. It's around four miles tall, the highest mountain outside of the Himalayas. A trifling climb for a Dutchman, I'm sure, who grew up in a country where the highest mountain is two feet below sea level. You can read all about the climb here. Lots more picture of Paul being totally hardcore, I promise. Cause we miss you.
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Book Barn Farm: Kludged
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Monday, July 20, 2009. It's been almost impossible to grow greens in the summer heat. I've had marginal success by spritzing them with water two or three times a day to keep them cool, but the trade off is that the water droplets might burn the leaves, killing my salad dreams anyway. So, using a couple pieces of spare rebar and an old plastic trellis, I ziptied a ramshackle shade that may be the most hideous kludge I've put together yet. July 20, 2009 at 9:27 PM. July 20, 2009 at 9:28 PM. Not a bad idea ...
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Book Barn Farm: Self Watering Containers
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Saturday, January 2, 2010. I built a self-watering container this weekend. They contain a reservoir of water on the bottom, which gets wicked up by the soil, through a cup that hangs into the water. Picture the soil as a big sponge, with just a bit of itself sitting in the water; over time, the entire sponge is moist. Here's the screen (above) the separates the soil and the water. The two big holes hold the cups. The little holes are to allow oxygen into the bottom of the soil. The Best Gate Ever. News a...
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Book Barn Farm: First Tomatoes! Sorta.
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009. The very first ripe tomatoes to come off the vine! The upper one is a Celebrity, your basic supermarket tomato. The lower one is an heirloom Carbon. They are juicy and sweet and totally better than any tomatoes from the grocery store. Unfortunately:. They've the dreaded blossom end-rot. This happens when the watering is either too irregular, or there is a calcium deficiency in the soil. So I now water with milk every day. March 27, 2011 at 1:45 PM. The New Potato Bed. Field Guid...
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Book Barn Farm: July 2009
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009. The very first ripe tomatoes to come off the vine! The upper one is a Celebrity, your basic supermarket tomato. The lower one is an heirloom Carbon. They are juicy and sweet and totally better than any tomatoes from the grocery store. Unfortunately:. They've the dreaded blossom end-rot. This happens when the watering is either too irregular, or there is a calcium deficiency in the soil. So I now water with milk every day. Tuesday, July 21, 2009. Monday, July 20, 2009. Sagging in...
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Book Barn Farm: January 2010
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Saturday, January 2, 2010. I built a self-watering container this weekend. They contain a reservoir of water on the bottom, which gets wicked up by the soil, through a cup that hangs into the water. Picture the soil as a big sponge, with just a bit of itself sitting in the water; over time, the entire sponge is moist. Here's the screen (above) the separates the soil and the water. The two big holes hold the cups. The little holes are to allow oxygen into the bottom of the soil. Friday, January 1, 2010.