by John Johnson | Jun 19, 2022 | Compost, Mulch, organic gardening, Soil Amendments
The chop and drop technique in a food forest is a proven permaculture strategy for building a rich soil microbiome. Chop and drop is simply the concept of trimming plants and placing the cuttings on the ground to rot and compost in place. The most important element...
by John Johnson | Jun 18, 2022 | Ducks, Videos
Ducks Eating Slugs for a Snack The rain has been incredibly persistent this year in the pacific northwest. Therefore, our duck’s favorite bug to eat for a snack, the slug is prevalent in our gardens and flower beds. Our ducks eat slugs for snacks whenever they...
by John Johnson | Jun 5, 2022 | Backyard Poultry, Compost, Gardening, Mulch, organic gardening, Sustainability
Top 5 Reasons to Use Wood Chips in a Garden These are the top 5 reasons we use wood chips in a garden. There are many more wonderful ways to use a load of wood chips. While you can buy wood chips, free wood chips are available from arborists if you can find one in...
by John Johnson | Jun 4, 2022 | Building Garden Beds, conventional gardening, Gardening, organic gardening
Garden Designs for Backyard Gardening A few garden design basics to think about for the urban homesteader to think about it is what type of garden you want. Do you want a food forest with plants intermingled and guilds of dozens of plants together? Or do you want to...
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