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organic lawn adventures: Chickies!
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Friday, July 6, 2012. Here they are . our newest addition. Two Americanas and two Brown Layers. They are growing like weeds. In this photo, enjoying the organic lawn – hanging out in a repurposed dog kennel. (Coop under construction.). July 16, 2012 at 2:27 AM. Is amazing adventure and if you want to decide to convert it in your business we have extra detail to share with you that help in your business. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Writer Sal Emma's Page.
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organic lawn adventures: May 2012
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012. My Emerald Waves of Grain. Sometimes a good idea turns into a great one. Last fall, I was checking out at the feed and seed store. Saw a sack of seed under a hand-scrawled sign. “Rye. Great winter cover.”. From a distance I assumed it was some kind of ryegrass. Moving closer, I grabbed a handful. As a baker and brewer, I’ve had enough food grain in my hands over the years to recognize it. It wasn’t turfgrass seed, it was rye – Secale cereale. 8220;You guys sell rye? 8221; I asked.
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organic lawn adventures: The Last Wheelbarrow
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Monday, June 11, 2012. I just shoveled 20 yards of compost – and boy are my arms tired. Having 20 yards of compost delivered. Was a great idea because it saved hours and hours of driving the trailer to the landfill and waiting for the bulldozer. It wasn't such a great idea because it meant I had to shovel 20 yards of compost. But - it gets the upper body in tone after a winter confined to desk work. There's always ibuprofen for the lower back. And the lawn has never looked better. View my complete profile.
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organic lawn adventures: March 2010
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Sunday, March 28, 2010. Thanks to my friend Ruth for asking about my worm farm. It made me realize I had never posted a report for would-be worm wranglers. Your task is to create a warm and fuzzy place for a colony of red wigglers. To live somewhere in your abode. Unless you live in a place that never freezes, you're best bet is to find an out-of-the-way space indoors for your colony. Ours live in the spare room. First stop: Paul Coleman at http:/ earlybirdworms.com/. At first I was worried they were not...
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organic lawn adventures: Harvest
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Thursday, July 26, 2012. We picked the bigger heads of rye and left the rest for the turkeys and deer. Now it will hang upside down for a bit to make the heads easier to grab – then we'll try the chicken-wire-and-plywood winnowing technique. Stay tuned. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Writing, wandering, brewing, riding, inquisitive student of planet Earth. View my complete profile. Writer Sal Emma's Page.
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organic lawn adventures: Why didn't I think of this sooner?
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Thursday, March 22, 2012. Why didn't I think of this sooner? Well, to be fair, I thought of it. Just never acted on it. One reason I dreaded the annual compost top dress was how tedious just getting the compost is. (Not to mention days of manual labor moving it around.) I'd been driving to the county dump with my little Jeep-towed trailer, buying it a yard at a time. Getting just one load rarely takes less than 45 minutes. A half hour if all the stars align. This yard is way. View my complete profile.
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organic lawn adventures: June 2011
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Wednesday, June 15, 2011. Again with the corn gluten meal. Last year we were caught with our pants down. By Independence Day the crabgrass was going completely nuts in the yard. Mid-season around here, there's a big bloom of newly germinated crabgrass. It's obvious thanks to the bright, kelly-green color. I think it's this guy. But not entirely sure. And it's everywhere. Every lawn, empty lot and roadside. I even pulled some from a discarded flowerpot yesterday. Keeping my fingers crossed. All "weeds" ac...
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organic lawn adventures: October 2010
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Sunday, October 3, 2010. Hops, the sequel. Here's the 2010 harvest. Yeah, that's the whole thing, About a quarter ounce. OK, not quite enough to compete with Anheuser-Busch. But for me, a huge victory. After trying to grow hops without success for years - I've finally hit a formula that works. And now that I'm geared up for next year's Hop Merchant invasion* . I have no doubt the 2011 harvest will be buckets more. Assuming some other creepy crawly doesn't get in under the radar. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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organic lawn adventures: March 2012
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Thursday, March 22, 2012. Why didn't I think of this sooner? Well, to be fair, I thought of it. Just never acted on it. One reason I dreaded the annual compost top dress was how tedious just getting the compost is. (Not to mention days of manual labor moving it around.) I'd been driving to the county dump with my little Jeep-towed trailer, buying it a yard at a time. Getting just one load rarely takes less than 45 minutes. A half hour if all the stars align. This yard is way. I am cautiously optimistic&#...
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organic lawn adventures: July 2012
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Thursday, July 26, 2012. We picked the bigger heads of rye and left the rest for the turkeys and deer. Now it will hang upside down for a bit to make the heads easier to grab – then we'll try the chicken-wire-and-plywood winnowing technique. Stay tuned. Friday, July 6, 2012. Well, not so instant. i've been working on it for what seems weeks. The top went together pretty easily. My neighbor gave us her old coop - a Ware Chick-N-Villa. To make it mobile, I added a pair of wheels from Harbor Freight –...
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