Month: January 2015
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It sometimes seems as if there are as many ways to graft as there are orchardists. In searching out various methods of grafting, and looking at grafting pecans in particular, we came across a very clever pecan grafting method called the “four-flap” or “banana graft.” Check out this fascinating demonstration: Showing how the pecan … Read more
Probably more than you think! Check out this video on apple tree grafting from the Turkeysong Experimental Homestead: So far he’s grafted over 140 varieties of apple onto one apple tree. Do you have a lousy fruit tree growing in your yard? Perhaps a wild fruit tree? A native persimmon that doesn’t fruit or a … Read more
Now this is interesting – Lee Valley makes a grafting bit that lines up to the same angle as a pencil sharpener. That means you can drill a hole in the side of a tree, sharpen a freshly-cut scion from another tree, then stick the two together and seal with grafting wax. I think we must try it. … Read more
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Seed starting with the Larry Hall method of using net cups. April 25, 2015
Thornless Verses Thorned Blackberries April 25, 2015
Back to Eden update 4-25-2015 April 25, 2015
Supersized kiddie pool update. RGGS April 25, 2015
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"Worms" by David The Good/Album: The Brainspider Affair July 19, 2015
Pears Grafted Onto Hawthorn July 9, 2015
A Simple Modular DIY Chicken Coop Made From Pallets July 9, 2015
Growing Cherries In Florida July 1, 2015
Best Nursery to get Plant Starts for Los Angeles Gardening July 22, 2015
Easiest Way to Make Fermented Vegetables without Mold July 19, 2015
How to Grow and Use 19 Varieties of Basil July 16, 2015
What My Dad Thinks about my Vegetable Garden & Food July 12, 2015
High Grade Fertilizer that Most Gardeners Forget: CBD Trace Minerals July 10, 2015
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Harvest Honey Without an Extractor July 16, 2015
Top 5 Ways to Help Bees July 16, 2015
Beekeeping: Ten things to know to get started July 16, 2015
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Farming on a Tenth of an Acre in Town July 23, 2015
Organizing a Neighborhood Permaculture Convergence, Part 1 July 23, 2015
The Biodynamic Farm Body, Part 2 July 22, 2015
The Biodynamic Farm Body, Part 1 July 17, 2015
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Scaling Up Our Pastured Poultry from Backyard to Commercial July 23, 2015
A Texas Rancher Shares Homestead Inspiration July 23, 2015
Valais Blacknose Sheep: So Cute, So Fluffy (Video) July 22, 2015
Renting Poultry Processing Equipment July 21, 2015
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The Coming Pension Crisis(And What You Can Do About It) July 15, 2015
How To Eat A RaspberryWith Muddy Hands July 3, 2015
Pleasant SurprisesIn My Field June 25, 2015
Redeeming The Dirt Conference2015 June 24, 2015
Beauty...And A Beast June 23, 2015
Another Florida Stinging Caterpillar: The Saddleback Caterpillar! July 22, 2015
WOCA Interview 7/21: Pumpkins, Weird Beetles, Composting and More! July 21, 2015
I'll be live on WOCA Tuesday morning at 9AM July 20, 2015
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Raspberry Basil Yogurt Pops July 21, 2015
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How to Preserve Strawberries June 23, 2015
Homemade Raw Milk Ice Cream Bases June 16, 2015
Herbal Healing: How to Make Calendula Oil July 22, 2015
A Day of Homesteading Rhythm (with little kids & a bump) July 15, 2015
The Best Zucchini Recipe Round Up (100+ Recipes!) July 14, 2015
Kohl Rabi Recipes (+ How to Cut Them) July 10, 2015
How to ‘Price Out’ Your Homegrown Produce July 7, 2015
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The Flouch July 21, 2015
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The Ultimate Pet Food For Tiny Homes July 17, 2015
A Day of Solar Cooking July 21, 2015
Aftermath – Forward Through the Tempest July 21, 2015
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Aftermath – All Is Lost July 8, 2015
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326 – Questions From Morgan Bowen; Trees; the PDC at Wheaton Labs; the Ant Village July 13, 2015
325 – Alone in the Wilderness, the Story of Dick Proeneke May 22, 2015
324 – The Ant Village Explained Part 2 May 15, 2015
323 – The Ant Village Explained Part 1 May 13, 2015
322 – Transition to Ant Village Part 2 May 11, 2015
Crazy Dog Lady July 22, 2015
Family Trip July 20, 2015
Birthday (Cow)Boy July 15, 2015
Cousin Campout July 13, 2015
Hay, Kids! July 9, 2015
Homemade Fly Trap July 21, 2015
DIY Mason Jar Cup with Straw July 16, 2015
Organic Pest Control Garden Spray Recipe July 14, 2015
Homemade Fermented Ketchup Recipe July 10, 2015
Why I’m NEVER Canning Traditional Tomato Sauce Again! July 22, 2015
I Told You So. July 17, 2015
Day in the Life of a Homestead July 15, 2015
Pasture Find July 13, 2015
Catching Up {Farm Scenes} July 7, 2015
Iowa Blues - Breed thread and discussion July 23, 2015
Olive Patch July 23, 2015
yongchooklovers chat thread come If you are insane. July 23, 2015
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Violent Resolution – His Back Was To Me July 21, 2015
RETROSPECTIVE: The Carnelian Cube by L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt July 20, 2015
The Pulp Swordsmen: Flane July 19, 2015
Assaulting the High Castle, concluded July 16, 2015
Conceptuals July 15, 2015