gardening

Capturing wealth off the ground: Using fallen tree leaves for compost

It's free! It's easy! Hardly anyone will think that you look like a nut.

Oct 3, 2024 •

Water Saving Tactics: A Jar Beside The Sink

A simple, reliable, effective workhorse. Save three water barrels of water per summer.

Aug 8, 2024 •

Rain Water Quality On Old Vs New Roofs

Project: I ran water quality tests on rain hitting an old roof vs a new roof.

Jul 18, 2024 •

Springtime Bloomscrolling: 2024 Edition

Pictures of beautiful plants (and one bee)

Jul 3, 2024 •

Book Review: Grow A Little Fruit Tree

Grow food on a human scale. It's the way hobbits would do it.

Oct 27, 2023 •

Do rain barrels work without a pump?

Yes, you can use a hose just fine. You have gravity.

Sep 6, 2023 •

A Year In Review: 2022

House fixing. Rain barrels. 47,000 words.

Dec 24, 2022 •

Book Review: "Gardening When It Counts", by Steve Solomon

Wider spacing, an easy soil amendment, and growing nutrition that money just can't buy.

Oct 22, 2022 •

Gardening Cover Crops

Five groups of options, for the best soil strategy.

Oct 5, 2022 •

Minor Gardening Victory: Perennial Fruit!

Saskatoon berries and haskap berries are delicious.

Sep 24, 2022 •

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