Category: Additions
Moving Forward with Blueberry Plants After Our Class
Finally Getting the Ball Rolling I’ve wanted to buy blueberry plants and wanting to get started with berry growing since long before we took the berry class in September. Taking the class just strengthened the goal and gave us a path to take to accomplish it. On Veteran’s Day, we called Bluegrass Berries back up,…
Building A Container Stand and What We Grew
Another aspect of the self-sufficiency book is areas of container gardens. The northeastern part of my yard plan calls for containers at each end of my raised keyhole garden (which doesn’t exist yet but one step at a time.) Seeing a bucket plant stand online seemed like a perfect match! Only 12 buckets don’t feel…
Taking On Sacrificial Fruit Trees: Apples and Peaches
I figured one of my longest plans would be fruit trees. They take a good while to get established and then another while longer to actually bear fruit. The trouble is I have a general idea of what apples I like, but not the specific varieties of other fruits I want to grow. Plus, where…
First Steps: A Tree and a Shed Kick-off Our Growth
One of the first things I did when I bought the house was to buy a tree to match my homeownership. Remember, there are no plants on this land, save for some hostas left in front of the porch. It needs a tree-even an ornamental one. I wanted something pretty to build my imaginary dream…
One Garden Closer to Homestead: The Traditionally Tilled Block
In the beginning I mentioned a book that promised you could be self-sufficient on a quarter acre. I was excited by this notion because the land I bought matched what the book planned out on a larger scale. My house is situated towards the east, the land is a large flat rectangle, and since it’s…