Browse Month: October 2016

Resowing Fall Crops. Thanks, Opossum or Skunk

It is that time of year when the grubs get fatter and juicer. The opossums and skunks know this too. This is the time when you usually find your lawn or garden dug up by these creatures of the night.

On the one hand, they help to aerate the soil and rid of plant harming grubs. On the other, they tend to disturb the plants and seedlings in the process. *sigh*

Permaculture Garden: Planting Fuji Apple Tree

This morning we add another component to our “food forest” — a Fuji apple tree. In permaculture, a food forest is a concept of poly-culture. Trees play a role to both maximize available space resources and provide a hospitable micro-climate for plants underneath its canopy.

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