Narrating and Demonstrating the Work We Do
I wanted to have another round of propagating off of this “Mother of all Blackcurrants” this year. After experimenting with this, direct to pot technique in 2012, I know its an easy and effective way to make new plants. I outlined my process in a flickr album (see below) but essentially, I’m growing a branch through a … Continue reading Currant status ツ
Last week, I instagrammed a picture of moss that I walk past each day. I like this image and others did as well, so I thought I would share the original capture. One thing that strikes me with images of this kind is a permaculture expression I learned last summer, “Everything wants to become forest“. As humans … Continue reading Moss vs. Brick.
Sunflower seed project – Harvest time from jason toal on Vimeo. It’s September! And for may Sunflower growers its time to start preparing to harvest your seeds. For those of you that took part in the seed sharing project this spring, I hope you have been successful growing this year, and will consider harvesting your … Continue reading Sunflower seed sharing —> Harvest
A quick animated gif of my research which the use of pennies as a slug deterrent actually works! The older the penny, the greater the copper content it seems which seems to be the secret to chasing away those little bastards. I made rings of pennies as my counter measures last year, but of course … Continue reading Slug bait