Long Time, No See...

UPDATE! 2013 Garden.

Pace Counting, Using US Army Ranger Beads...

Great land navigation video!

Pace Counting...

A Tour Of My Seedlings...

My first video!

Introducing My Seedlings of 2013!

Beer Can Roof? Yes Please!

This is a fantastic idea...

Beer Can Roof...

The Forgotten Skill: Weather Prediction...

GREAT ARTICLE!

Weather Prediction

Improvise, Adapt and Overcome...

So, for this year I had to scrap the straw bale idea because there are no straw bales within 200 miles of me!

But, never fear. I have a back up plan: Totes filled with peat moss, grass clipping, sticks, alfalfa cubes, soil and chicken poo!

Interestingly enough, this system balances out to be right around the same cost as the straw bales.

I bought a 55 gallon garbage can and filled it with snow, to start my water reservoir. Once the totes are assembled, I'll pile remaining snow on top of them to ready the grow medium for the coming seedlings. I'm hoping to have the seedlings in by the first week of May! **crosses fingers**

Future Water Reservoir

Life!

Seedlings!!!



The garden is officially started!

Green beans, peas, rainbow bell peppers, green onions and an Italian Tomato Tree are the veggies going in. Herbs include: rosemary, parsley, sweet basil, sage and chives. I also have 3 sunflowers sprouted, to grow for the oil that is in their seeds. Fruit will be strawberry plants.

Due to property restrictions, I'm putting in a straw bale garden.



Example of a Straw Bale Garden

Basically, you put a thin layer of compost (I'm using horse manure/shavings), then a thicker layer of dirt, followed by more compost, mixed with mulch. Then you plant your seedlings directly into the mulch, and the roots grow down into the straw.

I'm also incorporating a rain barrel, to collect water for the garden.