Author: Amy Farmer

Water for the Garden

We are saving some of the spring rains for the garden.  Since putting on the new metal roof it is easier to get cleaner water to save.  So I ordered a recycled barrel from Azure Standard (www.azurestandard.com) for $20 and used a canning jar filler that I already had along with a $20 diverter I..

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Garden Update – 03.28.2020

Today I set out the first round of onion starts that I grew from seed in the grow tent.  Anxious to see how they do instead of buying starts.  Also transplanted some strawberries that had decided to run into the herb bed into a container of their own.  They only have to share with the..

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Project Time – Greenhouse

With the short growing season but mild winters of the Pacific Northwest we have decided that we can extend our growing season to almost year round by adding a greenhouse. We searched for a long time and finally found plans from Ana White (https://www.ana-white.com/woodworking-projects/diy-greenhouse) that I also saw completed by Justin Rhodes and helpers on..

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Seed Starts

Exiting time on the farm, we are about 8 weeks out from the last frost date and it's time to get the first little seed starts going. This year we are trying to get them started in the grow tent with full spectrum lights, fingers crossed we can get it right this year and not..

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