We dug out one shovel width of soil along our stone wall. Dug about 12 inches deep roughly and mixed in some pine bark fines, sand, gravel, and chicken compost. We did this to add drainage to the compact dirt that is there. Also wood chips. We then put the …

Aquaponics From an IBC Tank Made this to try out aquaponics from mostly things I had lying around. Been into fish since I was a kid and gardening too. A friend bought some IBC tanks and I thought Id give it a try. It is in the ‘laboratory’ (pronounce as …

Planting seeds in starter pots is a great way to get kids excited about gardening. Here are some seeds started to sprout and we put them in a potting mix. The potting mix has no dirt and it is a soilless mix. The potting mix is made from sawdust, fine …

Poaching eggs and putting them on a muffin covering them in sauce isn’t too terribly hard. You can make the hollandaise sauce or you can just get a pre made mix. Poaching the eggs is not hard. Boil some water and when it’s boing turn it down do it doesn’t …

It’s that time again to start your seeds inside for early spring planting in the northwest. Some of you in the warmer Southern states probably should have already started your seeds. Starting seeds inside is easy and inexpensive. All you need is a container to hold dirt. Some start them …

Tried making bean patties. Flavor is okay but the patties are too dry. I think adding in some oatmeal or some other type of grain would be good for the veggie patties. I do not think I cooked the beans quite long enough they are still a bit crunchy. Next …

Here’s how I supplement my chickens with this system. I give them grass about everyday in the winter time. You can use barley or wheat or any other grains that are edible. Oats are good too.  Nearly anything that sprouts and grows. Some people think that ‘economical’ is something free. …

And my tank.

Darlene and Dellana gave us some plum syrup. So we made plum lemonade. It is pretty good. It won’t laste long enough to carbonate though.