Dirty Dirty Fingernails

I want to be a farmer when I grow up

Monday, March 4, 2013

That might work better

Posted by Unknown at 10:36 AM

Worms

A subject I've only touched on briefly is the vermicomposting Nadine has going in the basement. This actually got it's start in ...
Transplants, again

After running into some mildew yesterday, I went ahead and decided to take everyone's advice to ditch the peat pots. I picked up some l...
Death of the Cotyledons

My recent infusion of 6 new pairs of lamps seems to have motivated my Redfield Beauties to begin to shed their seed leaves and start to gro...
Seedy Environment

The rest of the loot came in today. I put everything in dirt that isn't mean to be direct sown. I may get more pots for some of the var...
Newest Addition

Eight new members of the Kalpakidis/Overmyer backyard farm project. Two Ducks, Two Golden Comets, Two Red Pullets, Two unknown Bantams ...
More Transplantation
Seedlings 1c

Just an update to show progress of the seedlings. So far I have not been able to get anything to germinate outside of a peet puck. I'm ...
Moving Day

Moved a few of the peppers to pots as they were busting out of their pucks. I am out of 4 in pots, and nearly out of soil. I will need...
Day Ten
Mission Statement

Over the next year I hope to build a garden from the ground up. I will attempt to build all of the equipment from common items, and will try...