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Garlic - 6 weeks later
jojobickle wrote 1 week ago: About 6 weeks ago we planted garlic. Since then, it has grown quite a bit. Only one hard frost and u … more →
Bertha - on the road
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jojobickle wrote 3 weeks ago: In an attempt to capitalize on our new tractor and help other urban growers get started, we did anot … more →
Vote No on Ohio Issue 2
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Spink Bickle wrote 1 month ago: In the upcoming 2009 November election here in Ohio, we will be voting on an issue relating to the c … more →
Planting garlic
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jojobickle wrote 1 month ago: It’s fall and that means time to plant garlic! This year we’ve increased our garlic prod … more →
alfalfa
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jojobickle wrote 1 month ago: So, what’s alfalfa look like? Well, here’s a close-up of the plot where we’ve plan … more →
Sweet......potatoes!
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jojobickle wrote 1 month ago: Have you ever planted something and then just kind of left it, thinking maybe that will grow, maybe … more →
tearing up the front lawn!
jojobickle wrote 2 months ago: Over the weekend, we finally got the BCS out with the rotary plow attachment and decided to put it t … more →
potato tower - results
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jojobickle wrote 2 months ago: well, the potato tower did not produce that much. in fact, it was quite disappointing, but i think w … more →
how to build a straw bale compost
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jojobickle wrote 2 months ago: following the instructions from Eliot Coleman’s The New Organic Grower, we have built a compos … more →
let them run wild
jojobickle wrote 2 months ago: the strawberries are out of control. despite ordering 50 plants, only about 5 survived and we lament … more →
watermelons!
jojobickle wrote 2 months ago: we grew watermelons this year! looks like we might get 3 or so. the first one we picked a bit too ea … more →
alfalfa growing
jojobickle wrote 2 months ago: 2 1/2 weeks after planting, the alfalfa is growing. so excited that it has survived. though our soil … more →
Planting alfalfa
jojobickle wrote 3 months ago: Tonight we planted alfalfa. This is a cover crop that has the following benefits: nitrogen fixer put … more →
how to prepare urban lot for farming
jojobickle wrote 3 months ago: This post is dedicated to what we have done to date to prepare the land we hope to farm next spring … more →
Videos of Grillo Tractor w/ Berta Rotary Plow
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jojobickle wrote 4 months ago: above is a video of the tool we are using to dig up all the rocks! the first video is the initial ru … more →
first tomatoes!
jojobickle wrote 4 months ago: it all started as a tiny seed in our basement on january 25th….and finally the waiting is ove … more →
spink's garlic
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jojobickle wrote 4 months ago: look what my awesome husband grew for us! over a pound of garlic! it's so tasty! next year we pl … more →
Grillo Tractor - Berta Rotary Plow
jojobickle wrote 4 months ago: Yesterday, we awoke at 4 am to drive to Earth Tools in Kentucky and pick up a Grillo Tractor (simila … more →
how to make rain barrels
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jojobickle wrote 5 months ago: this post outlines how we set up rain barrels for collecting rain water off the roof of a garage. wa … more →
