Life In The Slow Lane
Posted in Gardening on May 20th, 2010
Earlier this year I decided to expand my kitchen garden area using the lasagna technique. No, I’m not talking about using noodles, sauce, and cheese, but rather a quick no-till way to build beds using layers of organic materials. So far the results are pretty impressive to me.
I made one bed that was 4 x [...]
Posted in Gardening on Apr 15th, 2010
It seems I have had little time for blogging this month, which is not surprising to me. April is usually a busy month here at Happy Acres.
For one thing, the greenhouse and plant racks are bursting at the seams with seedlings, divisions and transplants. I counted 39 flats today, and with an average of 50 [...]
Posted in Gardening on Mar 28th, 2010
It has been a busy couple of weeks here at Happy Acres. One thing I have been doing is adding on to the kitchen garden space near the greenhouse. I have two goals here – first to increase the amount of growing space and second to reduce the amount of lawn to be mowed.
To save [...]
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