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Dry Country News: It Must Still Be Winter, You Reckon?
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Life on a southern New Mexico microfarm. Wednesday, February 2, 2011. It Must Still Be Winter, You Reckon? Last night we had 3 1/2" of snow, and a low of 7 degrees. Here's the view up the river. The hills a mile away are obscured by falling snow. The river is confined to a narrow channel. The ice and sandbars are covered by snow. The view down the river, showing the narrow channel of unfrozen water. The coldframe keeps our winter veggies snug and secure. Clumpy snow on the saltcedar branches.
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Dry Country News: Succulent Greens
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Life on a southern New Mexico microfarm. Sunday, November 14, 2010. Here's my greenhouse. Wearing my rose-colored glasses, I can confidently predict that we'll have more greens than we can possibly use for salads, smoothies, omelettes, etc. But this is still November, and I'm expecting a major outbreak of aphids by January. The first rule of homesteading: "there's always something.". Always Leave an Opening. New Earth Times Archives. View my complete profile. Simple template. Powered by Blogger.
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Dry Country News: Hawk on Windmill
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Life on a southern New Mexico microfarm. Sunday, October 10, 2010. Laura took this picture of a hawk perched on our windmill the other morning. This hawk occasionally attacks the doves that have been attracted to our bird feeder. We think it's a young hawk, not quite ready for more challenging game. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Always Leave an Opening. New Earth Times Archives. My Automatic Greenhouse Drip Irrigation System. Laura with Persimmon Tree. After a Long, Hot Summer.
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Dry Country News: Another One of "Those" Springs
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Life on a southern New Mexico microfarm. Tuesday, April 26, 2011. Another One of "Those" Springs. This is one of those springs where it seems like the wind blows hard every day. This gets to be wearying after awhile. How nice it would be to have a calm afternoon. I've seen years where the winds have continued through May into June. Let's hope the winds abate soon this year. Always Leave an Opening. New Earth Times Archives. Another One of Those Springs. View my complete profile.
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Dry Country News: 2010 Monsoon Total
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Life on a southern New Mexico microfarm. Tuesday, October 12, 2010. Our rainfall for June through Sept. this year was 9.27 inches. The breakdown was:. In 28 years of record keeping, this year was tied for 6th place with 1991. Not too shabby, as monsoons go. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Always Leave an Opening. New Earth Times Archives. My Automatic Greenhouse Drip Irrigation System. Laura with Persimmon Tree. After a Long, Hot Summer. View my complete profile.
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Dry Country News: Overview
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Life on a southern New Mexico microfarm. Thursday, March 17, 2011. Here's the view from a beehive platform at highway level. I used to keep a couple of hives here, but since bees fly so far, it's a lot more convenient to keep all the hives at my main beeyard half a mile north of my house. The structure at the bottom of the picture is the old chicken coop, which was later a goat shed. The roof is a car trunk lid I got from the dump during the 70s. Always Leave an Opening. New Earth Times Archives.
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Dry Country News: Deep Freeze
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Life on a southern New Mexico microfarm. Friday, February 4, 2011. Always Leave an Opening. New Earth Times Archives. It Must Still Be Winter, You Reckon? Protecting Water Tank Pipes from Freezing. I'm a beekeeper and homesteader, and have lived sustainably(for an American, that is) since 1970. Before that, I was a planetary astronomer, specializing in weather patterns on the planet Jupiter. View my complete profile. Simple template. Powered by Blogger.
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Dry Country News: Almost Time to Plant
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Life on a southern New Mexico microfarm. Friday, March 11, 2011. Almost Time to Plant. I usually start planting my tomato and pepper seedlings in wall-o-waters starting March 15, but this year I'll start on Sunday the 13th. Planting in wall-o-waters allows me to start harvesting tomatoes and peppers a full month earlier. It's definitely worth the considerable hassle. Always Leave an Opening. New Earth Times Archives. High-Capacity Rainwater Catchment Tank. Almost Time to Plant. Its That Time of Year Again.
