I was composing a full update of all three garden spaces when the near twenty photos began to overtake things. Instead, I’ll be bringing you three separate updates on the state of the gardens in July. When I head to the pallet garden these days it is often to simply stare at the tomatillos. I…
The homestead has been in a bit of a summer holding pattern recently. No major new projects or large strides are generally made during this hot, dry time of year. We try to keep these little guys as cool as possible while keeping the animals and gardens and fruit trees somewhat vital. We did get…
Last week, after cutting and curing the potatoes for just a few days, it was time to put them in the ground. We had spent the last couple of weeks marking and digging the rows which made planting day go a bit more smoothly. Stewart spent the morning taking turns with the children moving up…
December has a funny way about it, here in Texas. A cold front has swept in, on the heels of several warm days, so we’ve shifted from opening all of the windows to carrying in firewood by the arm full. The children are always excited at the mere prospect of wintry weather and I can’t…
Two Weeks Ago We finished the Chicken Field expansion and Stewart estimates the new garden area to be around 1/8 of an acre. The pallet garden is about half of that and has peas, lettuce, collards, onions, and potatoes. This area now contains the smallest sprouts of green beans and collards as well as a couple of…
It seems as though it has been ages since I showed you around the homestead. So today I thought I’d share a peek at the latest updates. Cold nights have necessitated some hoophouses. These were built of PVC and plastic sheeting – a short term solution we are hoping. The middle bed is the garlic…
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Love that you have returned to this space!