Growing real food in beautiful Graham, WA
We’ve been busy as we change seasons – ended with a decent amount of veggies even though we didn’t get the garden planted until late. Definitely learned some lessons to apply to next year, especially as it relates to insect and weed pressure. The rototiller runs again (huzzah!) and it’s been used to get the…
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I have been slacking with my posting duties being too busy with everything that's been going on around here. We finally fenced in the fruit trees, expanding the area so we may add blueberry bushes in the Spring. Now we won't have to battle the elk to keep them from stripping our trees bare. The…
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We had plans to already be planted out and close to harvesting spring greens by May 1. But alas, it continues to rain (and rain and rain). So much so that we have adapted and are focused this year on getting the raised beds built up, manage weed pressure, and build soil structure. I am…
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We are way behind where we had hoped to be this spring because of all the rain we’ve had. Good news is, we got the tractor out of the mud. We also made some progress with the elk fence and hope to finish before the end of April. We are using tarps for weed control…
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We have been very busy around here, between moving, unpacking, setting up the house and finding a home for all of our stuff, getting new stuff so we can take care of the property, and planning for our growing season next year, that there hasn’t been an update in a while. The garden is…
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“If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!” ― Benjamin Franklin We’ve been making plans for all that we hope to accomplish in the short-to-medium term once we move to our new property. I’ve been using the Grow Veg garden planner and planning the layout, which varieties and which plants I’d like to…
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