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Oh, Girl!

What a couple of incommunicado months. Sheesh. Is this still a blog? Yeah, but it’s a blog about a dedicated spring gardener who became an extremely negligent fall gardener. View This Pollsurvey… more →

The Root

Himalayan Highlands - A new plot and some history to boot… — 4 comments

shibaguyz wrote 7 months ago: Another new plot in the making for our Urban Farming Project. This time we are atop one of the ridg … more →

Tags: In the Garden, No Farms No Food, local food, localvores, Organic Gardening, Self sufficient living, small-space gardening, spring, The Urban Farming Project

First Harvest! — 8 comments

shibaguyz wrote 7 months ago: This past weekend, we brought in our first official harvest for the season! WOOHOO!! It’s no … more →

Tags: Cookin' With The Shibaguyz, recipe, Self sufficient living, Urban Farming, 100-Mile Diet, biointensive gardening, Eat Local Challenge, Food Safety, Food Security

The Grow Rack - New Project — 8 comments

shibaguyz wrote 7 months ago: Here we go… a step-by-step of how we turned our back patio room into an indoor hot room… our grow r … more →

Tags: frugal living, In the Garden, 100 Foot Challenge, localvores, No Farms No Food, Organic Gardening, Seed starting, spring, urban farming

First Day In The Jungle 2009! — 7 comments

shibaguyz wrote 8 months ago: Originally written February 25, 2009… yeah yeah… we’re just now getting around to … more →

Tags: 100 Foot Challenge, In the Garden, Self sufficient living, urban gardening, Victory Garden Challenge, biointensive gardening, Eat Local Challenge, localvores, Organic Gardening

The First Signs Of The Jungle!! — 10 comments

shibaguyz wrote 9 months ago: They’re here!! They’re here!! WOOHOO!! *happy dance around the room* WOOHOO!! *pant* … more →

Tags: Victory Garden Challenge, 100 Foot Challenge, In the Garden, biointensive gardening, Organic Gardening, Seeds, spring

Lycopersicum Heaven!! — 6 comments

shibaguyz wrote 10 months ago: Whether named as Solanum lycopersicum, Lycopersicon lycopersicum or Lycopersicon esculentum the herb … more →

Tags: 100 Foot Challenge, frugal living, Tomatoes, Eat Local Challenge, biointensive gardening, urban gardening, Victory Garden Challenge

The Growing Challenge Update — 3 comments

Rebecca wrote 11 months ago: I read lots of other bogs – I subscribe through Bloglines so I know when my favourites have po … more →

Tags: gardening, sustainability, vegetable gardening in North East Victoria

Oh, Girl! — 5 comments

Kate wrote 1 year ago: What a couple of incommunicado months. Sheesh. Is this still a blog? Yeah, but it’s a blog abo … more →

Tags: Fall, harvest, Meta, Organic Gardening, winter, back from the dead, Enthusiasm, Hiatus, incommunicado

Winter Gardening — 1 comment

peacefulacres wrote 1 year ago: Honey built these wonderful garden tunnels/greenhouses for me before we went to NC on vacation in Oc … more →

Tags: gardening, Farm Girl at Heart, Homesteading, 100 Yd diet, Barnyard, Beets, carbon footprint, eliot coleman, Four Season Harvest

The Growing Challenge — 1 comment

Rebecca wrote 1 year ago: Wow – back to posting “properly” for Melinda’s Growing Challenge – I s … more →

Tags: gardening, vegetable gardening in North East Victoria, Sustainability/gardening, peanuts

Garden Tunnels — 1 comment

peacefulacres wrote 1 year ago: Look what I finally got!!! Wahoo! I’m so excited about growing greens this winter. Honey and I … more →

Tags: gardening, hoop house, garden tunnels, PVC pipe ideas, Winter Gardening

Planted Garlic — 3 comments

peacefulacres wrote 1 year ago: I ordered several garlic varieties from Johnny’s Selected Seed Co. We should get our first fro … more →

Tags: gardening, Garlic, planting garlic, elephant garlic, russian red garlic, german garlic, new york white garlic, johnny's selected seed co.

Fall Gardening — 4 comments

peacefulacres wrote 1 year ago: St Francis of Assisi It is said that St Francis of Assisi preached to the birds of the air saying; … more →

Tags: gardening, sweet potatoes, Sweet Italian Peppers, Kale, spinach, Creator God, Leeks, Beets, Carrots

Open season — 3 comments

Jenny wrote 1 year ago: There was no stepsister-in-law availability this weekend. I did dig up the All-Blues, for a disappoi … more →

Tags: harvest, Seeds, Seed Exchange

Green Thumb Sunday: Goliath-sized troubles — 3 comments

Jenny wrote 1 year ago: I have (okay, Eric has) finally coaxed the computer to believe that I have a camera plugged in. Hall … more →

Tags: Green Thumb Sunday

Late starters — 3 comments

Jenny wrote 1 year ago: “What are these new things?” Eric said as he came in and his eyes fell on the little gat … more →

Tags: harvest, how the garden grows

The glut cometh — 4 comments

Jenny wrote 1 year ago: Now this is more like it! Salsa is on the menu for tomorrow. It would have been tonight, but I alrea … more →

Tags: Vegetables, harvest, food preservation

20 Tips for Companion Planting

peacefulacres wrote 1 year ago: Louise Riotte is the author of Carrots Love Tomatoes Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Ga … more →

Tags: gardening, Herbwyfery, Herbs, marigolds, Companion planting, carrots love tomatoes, Trees, veggies, louise riotte

Gardening in August~Zone 7 — 3 comments

peacefulacres wrote 1 year ago: I was reading in the magazine Organic Gardening that when the hot summer temps are over 85 it’ … more →

Tags: gardening, Growing Challenge, eggplant, Leeks, melons, harvest, butterflies, bumble bees, butter bean

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