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Frost Comes to Our Garden
As warm weather prevailed well into December, we’d been planting “winter vegetables” (bak choi, brussel sprouts, broccoli, lettuces, kohlrabi, mustard greens, cilantro, etc.) that thrived and grew well. During the week of Christmas through New Years however, we were hit … Continue reading →
Ever Better Community
Announcing the Ever Better Community II Conference on Saturday, March 28th from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Mariposa County Fairgrounds, Bldg. A. This conference is planned around the Open Space Technology idea that the people who show up … Continue reading →
Sierra Sustainability: Summer Into Winter
It is now the last week in October, and both the tour season and Lisa’s and my garden are slowing down. In our garden, we’ve been taking out tomato and other plants that are no longer producing. We’re retaining those … Continue reading →
Summer, 2014 Garden Update
Lisa and my garden has matured and has allowed us to continue to eat most of our meals with our major inputs coming from our garden. We harvest enough vegetables daily to eat delicious meals at least twice a day … Continue reading →
Spring 2014 Garden Update
This year, we added 5 recycled tractor tires to our garden. This meant we also needed to add a new irrigation valve so all the plants would get enough water, even with our very efficient, system that directs water to … Continue reading →
Garden Update: August 4- 5, 2013
Garden Update: August 4th The harvesting of tomatoes has grown beyond anything that I’d imagined, so besides giving them away to the Yosemite Close Up Tours staff and the Mariposa Visitors’ Center staff, and freezing them and their products, I’ve … Continue reading →
Garden Update
July 14, 2013 Basil, pepper, and tomato plants growing in raised beds. They are protected from turkey and deer with the wire cat cage and from gophers below with galvanized hardware cloth. In lower left of photo: Squash, zucchini, and … Continue reading →
The Garden
June 12, 2013 It’s been a long, yet very satisfying several months putting this garden together. In mid-April, having bought some starts at the local nursery, it looked like this: By mid-May, I’d begun transplanting my own starts: Now, a … Continue reading →
The Garden Project
March 27, 2013 I’ve just finished building my raised-bed garden utilizing recycled lumber and filling the beds with a mixture of organic compost, topsoil, and mushroom compost. With the irrigation now in, the next step will be planting. The site … Continue reading →