I showed you this photo last time . Where the new African keyhole garden is going to be. Compare that to this photo from before we built the greenhouse. Between the bushes...
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It's May and I've turned from my winter schedule to my summer schedule. With the days so much warmer, I do my gardening in the morning now, when I still have a bit of shade and cooler temperature...
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It's May and summer temps are here. Even though it still gets comfortably cool at night, it's only a matter of time before that heats up too. And this is why I am pleased to share another product...
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April is tree leafing month RAINFALL 3rd: 0.75" 9th: 0.58" 10th: 0.13" 11th: 0.28" 21st: 0.47" Total: 2.21 inches TEMPERATURE range of nighttime lows: 33 to 63°F (0.5 to 17°C) ran...
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The rainwater system in the greenhouse is assembled and connected! Rain is imminent in the forecast, so we'll soon know how well it works. Ed (Riverbend Journal ) was interested in this project, ...
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April is prep and planting month. Mostly, I've been busy outside, spot seeding pasture and doing final garden bed prep, but when we had a forecast for three days of rain, I reckoned it was a goo...
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April is prep and planting month, so our other projects pretty much take a back seat. Even so, I have a couple of things in the greenhouse to show you. The first is progress on our rainwater co...
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I gave you a sneak peek of River's twins at the end of my March Gardening Notes post . They were born at lunchtime last Friday. The next day Ursa delivered triplets around dinnertime. I've final...
March is peach blossom month RAINFALL 1st: 2.44" 6th: 1.65" 8th: 0.2" 9th: 1.48" 15th: 0.37" 22nd: 0.73" 23rd: 0.15" 26th: 0.77" Total: 7.79 inches TEMPERATURE range of nighttime lows:...
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River and Ursa Anticipated dates are the first couple of days in April. In the meantime . . . Waiting © March 2024 by Leigh at http://www.5acresandadream.com ...
One of the items on my grid-down wish list has been a house fan. Even though we quit using air conditioning years ago, we rely heavily on fans to keep the house tolerable. But what to do if the ...
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Natural Small Batch Cheesemaking by Kate Downham I am so pleased to tell you about this book! It's the small batch homesteader's dream. Not only does it tell you everything you ever wanted...
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One of our favorite television shows is the original 1978 series of All Creatures Great and Small . A minor theme of the story that we especially appreciate, is the worldview and attitudes of the...
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February is daffodil month RAINFALL 10th: 0.19" 11th: 0.29" 12th: 2.9" 23rd: 0.67" 27th: 0.1" 28th: 0.15" Total: 4.3 inches TEMPERATURE range of nighttime lows: 27 to 55°F (-3 to 13°...
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One of the items on my winter project list is sorting out the front bedroom, which has been used as a storage room for the past decade. Finally getting this far feels like a milestone, so I had...
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Last year my purple sweet potatoes did really well. These made up the bulk of my sweet potato harvest, and we've been enjoying them as oven fries or cubed and roasted with turnips or sometimes o...
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Continued from "Interior Greenhouse Door ." So now the gaps are filled in, we have a door knob, can lock the door, and we have steps! These are especially noteworthy, because the 2-inch oak ...
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For some reason, we always end up replacing doors and windows during winter, including this one! I reckon it's because the season is slower, so there's more time for bigger jobs like that. It's ...
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RAINFALL 6th: 1.29" 9th: 4.35" 12th: 0.89" 16th: 0.14" 23rd: 0.04" 24th: 0.26" 25th: 1.68" 26th: 0.11" 27th: 1.93" 31st: 0.07" Total: 10.76 inches TEMPERATURE range of nighttime lows: 10 to 6...
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This has become one of our favorite side dishes. It's tasty and another great way to get probiotics into our diet. And, it's quick to make. Technically, it isn't fermented as the finally...
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While nowhere near record breaking, this morning's low put the greenhouse to the test. outside low: 12°F (-11°C) inside the goat barn: 22°F (-5.5°C) inside the greenhouse: 25°F (-4°C) ...
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Right after the holidays, seasonal food items that we like go on clearance. There are several things that I look for and stock up on, like molasses and dried dates. This year I bought several bag...
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January and February are our hunker down months. Except for the daffodils, almost everything is dormant, and while we do get some mild days, it's often too cold to enjoy outside activities. That ...
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Almost every year I participate in some sort of homestead bundle, and this year is no exception. I even updated a chapter from an almost out-of-print book, as my offering to the bundle. C...
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RAINFALL 1st: 0.3" 2nd: 0.4" 3rd: 0.02" 9th: 1.33" 10th: 1.08" 17th: 0.17" 25th: 1.9" 26th: 2.01" 27th: 0.03" Total: 7.24 inches TEMPERATURE range of nighttime lows: 21 to 58°F (-6 to...
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