Wild garlic (Allium ursinum AKA bear’s garlic, ramsons or Bärlauch in German) is a wonderful chive cousin that we’re lucky to have growing in our courtyard and a bit in our garden too. At Mackenzie’s christening dinner, we were served a wild garlic soup that was just...
Be sure to check out the first part of this aquaponics how to in case you missed it. So you've got your tools and materials together and you're ready to start building. Here's where I'd recommend getting out the sawhorses if you have any. Working on the ground sucks....
A couple weekends ago, we decided it was time to start putting together our first aquaponics system. It's a 500L fish tank with 200L sump pump and a grow bed which is 120x180cm large (30cm deep). Our intent is to grow either catfish or tilapia in it and crawfish in...
Last weekend I had another one of those wild ideas that suddenly just manifests in your brain when you look at something. A little light goes off and you wonder why that thought never crossed your mind before. We get a lot of those around here. Pure moments of genius....
I went out into the garden two days ago and wanted to take some photos of the garden to show you how sad it looked. As you've probably noticed, I still have not shared those photos because it's even sadder than I thought. Our raspberry trellis fell over in a big storm...
When Sue M, a fellow old German timber-frame homeowner, suggested I pick up a copy of The Backyard Homestead (available at Amazon.com and Amazon.de) (edited by Carleen Madigan and published by Storey Publishing, LLC), I quickly hopped on over to Amazon and placed my...
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Because our neighbors have a huge potato farming operation, we have the opportunity to forage tons of potatoes for free. Ok, maybe not tons, but many, many pounds. More than we can carry at once and more than...
I recently picked up a copy of The Complete Book of Herbs by Lesley Bremness because I'm really interested in developing an herb garden. Actually, it will be sprawling container garden along with some things planted in our garden just because there are so many great...
Earlier this year, we decided to give up the battle against the slugs and snails in our garden for fresh leafy salad. Seedlings stood absolutely no chance against the evil pests and we couldn't stand the thought of throwing tons of chemicals down just to let the...
Note: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases Although we didn’t have a huge harvest of pickling cucumbers (or even regular ones) this year, I did still manage to get a couple of jars' worth of pickles. I have always been a big fan of pickles of all...
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