The chicks moved over to be with the big girls about two weeks ago. In order to facilitate that we made a couple of modifications to the coop to accommodate everyone. We created a pass through door from the small coop addition we built a while back. We did this so that for the … [Read more...]
Tomato Pruning: It’s Important
We cheated this year on our tomatoes because all of our seedlings died off. So this year we are growing our determinate beefsteak tomatoes that we bought and transplanted. We will be growing heirlooms again next year. But whether you are growing determinate or indeterminate … [Read more...]
Manna Monday #1
"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding." (Proverbs 3:5, KJV)This verse is especially meaningful to us, because as a family we felt led by the Lord to have me leave my second full time job and ramp up our homesteading. As a Type A, … [Read more...]
Lime Based Coop Whitewash
Wow! This article was absolutely fascinating! I remember reading Tom Sawyer as a kid and the imagery of Tom whitewashing the fence is burned into my imagination. In fact, I would say that image is a big part of what I have always imagined life to be like at the … [Read more...]
Garden Planning
One of the most important aspects of gardening that I have learned from this season is planning. If you truly want to have an amazing garden and maximize your produce, then you have to consider exactly what and where you are placing plants. My plan for next year is to draw out … [Read more...]
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