compost

Probably too much information

Oh today was a lovely day filled with cool, but not cold, temperatures; clear blue skies; no pestering bugs; birds singing. So how did I spend it? Shoveling sh*t. Sorry, I suppose I could have used a “nicer” word (I do consider myself a G-rated site), but when it comes down to … Continue reading »

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It’s not just the economy seeing a downturn

Our gardens and our pecan trees seem to be following in the footsteps of our economy.  Not much there.
Summer gardens  did really well.  Just about everything grew well and bore fruit.  My pepper and eggplants are still going strong.  Yet we had meager returns on seeds planted this fall.  Out of 15+ seeds planted for … Continue reading »

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Horse Tricks

So the horses, Beautiful and Brutus, have been here several weeks now. They seem to have settled right in with the rest of the menagerie. The large pasture is now covered in large mounds of horse poop. Good: lots of manure for compost. Not so good: the large pasture … Continue reading »

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Preparations

So most of the plants in our gardens are done for the spring/summer. The cabbage and broccoli has been cleared out. Most of the carrots picked though some remain in the ground due to storage issues. I wonder just how big a carrot can get? I guess we’ll find out. … Continue reading »

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