This page catalogs my duck pool project. I built this out of a used 250 gallon IBC tote. I plan to add a border around the edges out of wood. The pool noodles worked until the ducks started ripping them with their toe nails & then nibbling on them.
This page catalogues progression of the duck/chicken coop I built. I used fence posts because I already had them to spare. I basically built the walls like a fence & added to it.
This page catalogues progression of our cuttings.
This page catalogues the progression of our Mulberries. Black Beauty
This page catalogues the progression of our Nanking Cherries. I planted 3 of these in Spring of 23’. They are rated at Zone 7 & below, and they did struggle this year but I believe they all lived to go dormant. I planted them under the Osage Orange trees so they would get afternoon shade.…
This year I am tackling the process of figuring out how greenhouses work. 2 winters ago I simply put plastic sheeting over G1 (Garden 1) in an attempt to frost/freeze protect some of my vegetables. I, still being a near-complete novice and still having a black-ish thumb, thought that this would be totally sufficient. I…
This page catalogues progression of our elderberry trees. I bought 2 elderberry trees Nov 21st 2022. When planting I accidentally broke off 2 rooted branches. I planted those in pots. They started well but then suffered. One died & the other nearly did but I transplanted it into the ground near G1 to see if…
This page catalogues progression of our asparagus. Planted early spring 2023, these really took off and are now very bushy at the end of the year. I hope to get to pick & eat fresh asparagus next season. The rosemary died though. My only guess is it was too young w/too much sun/heat exposure?The lavender…
This page catalogues progression of our Choctaw Paper Pecan tree I had some problems with grasshoppers & caterpillars. I chased off & fed caught bugs to birds & pruned badly eaten leaves along the way.
Its time to clean out the refrigerator, or at least… a bit. 😅😂 OK, where did all of our tupperware go? It’s time to reclaim them! For glory, for honor, for being an adult! But good news everyone! The birds get extra feed & nutrition, and the compost gets bigger. Today I’ve chopped up (using…
