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Category Archives: greenhouse
Seed Planting, Calabazilla (Cucurbita foetidissima)
After looking over the south open area yesterday, this morning I planted the area with Calabazilla seeds. This view is a continuation of the bare spot in yesterday’s photo. The whole area is L shaped and both photos w! Ddddere … Continue reading
Herbs, Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)
Lavender is quite hardy, my little starter plant from last year survived our cold winds, low temperatures, 40 inches of snow, and total neglect in a 6 inch pot on the back patio. I potted it up to a 12 … Continue reading
Posted in Bees, Circular Economy, food forest, fruit trees, gardening, greenhouse, insect control, medicinal plants, permaculture, plant uses, Prepper
Tagged butterflies, circular economy, food forest, gardening, herbs, hugelkultur, Lavandula angustifolia, Lavender, medicinal, Monsanto, New Mexico, Permaculture, prepper, raised beds, Santa Fe
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Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus conifercola)
Chicken of the Woods is one of the few mushrooms I have eaten from wild picking. My parents were leery of mushrooms and passed that fear on. Imagine my surprise last year when I grabbed a large chunk of deadwood … Continue reading
Posted in Circular Economy, food forest, gardening, greenhouse, permaculture, Prepper, wild edibles
Tagged chicken of the woods, circular economy, easy gardening, food forest, fungi, gardening, hugelkultur, Laetiporus conifercola, mushrooms, native plants, New Mexico, Permaculture, prepper, wild edibles
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I Love When Things Move Forward
…but I hate being too tired to admire the loot! I added more wood to bed 3, then started adding the compost. Added a couple more blocks to bed 4, still too much ice, but sliding up to the sixties … Continue reading
Posted in Circular Economy, food forest, gardening, greenhouse, permaculture, Prepper
Tagged circular economy, food forest, gardening, indoor garden, landrace seeds, New Mexico, Permaculture, prepper, raised beds, Santa Fe
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Indoor Garden
Just finished painting my back bedroom for the indoor garden. I bought the first shelving unit and put it up, although I only have onion and garlic chives in there. They have shot up since they’ve been in there, so … Continue reading
Posted in gardening, greenhouse, home, permaculture, Prepper
Tagged circular economy, easy gardening, greenhouse, grow lights, indoor gardening, New Mexico, Permaculture, prepper, Santa Fe, seed starting
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Indoor Garden Needed Paint
Yesterday I started to put my new shelving unit together for the indoor garden then I realized I wanted to paint that room. The trailerstead has cheap old paneling and it is a medium brown color. I bought black metal … Continue reading
Winter Gardening Indoors
My indoor winter garden is taking shape. In addition to my kitchen and luving areas I am getting my extra bedroom moving forward. I found the same wire shelving that I have inside all my closets and I just bought … Continue reading
Indoor Greenhouse Gardening
Indoor gardening is fairly uncommon in the US. Many gardeners dream of building a greenhouse and put off the day because of the extra expense for what might be deemed a hobby. I have gardened indoors, mostly starting vegetable seeds … Continue reading
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Tagged circular economy, easy gardening, edibles, food forest, herbs, indoor gardening, New Mexico, Permaculture, prepper, Santa Fe, vegetables, winter
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Winter Vegetables
Part of my garden design has always been to extend fresh food later into winter. This is my third day of snow and high winds. I miss my winter garden. In Texas and Washington I grew cold season vegetables outside … Continue reading
Fresh Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
Ginger is one of those spices that is considered exotic but which has incomparable flavor. I started growing fresh ginger decades ago… because I grow things. Seriously, I picked that rhizome up in a grocery store because it was sprouting … Continue reading
Posted in Circular Economy, gardening, greenhouse, permaculture, plant uses, Prepper
Tagged circular economy, ginger, New Mexico, Permaculture, prepper, Santa Fe, Zingiber officinale
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