Category: In the Garden
Kune Kune Pigs Creating a Garden!!!
Pigs are a tremendous help on the homestead if you have the room (they don’t take much)!!! They are probably the most industrious animals we…
Organic Control for Canadian Thistle
How I’m winning the battle against Canadian Thistle invasion! Since we moved onto the new place to create our Traditional Catholic Homestead we’ve been engaged in…
Why my garden looks like a mess!
To many people, my garden just looks like chaos. That is when it is in full swing, right now it mostly looks like a bunch…
2017 Huglekulture Greenhouse Update….Year in Review!
It’s been a while since I talked much about our hugelkulture fortified greenhouse experiment. This last season has seen some significant changes in the old…
Monastic Herbalism: Part One — Traditium
The treatment and curing of the ill and infirm is a long standing tradition within the Catholic faith. The ability to propagate and properly administer herbal remedies is a homesteading stalwart. I recently stumbled onto a series of articles documenting the Monastic tradition of herbalism from medieval times that continues to this day. I thought it was interesting so I figured I’d share….hope you find it as informative as I have
Comfrey Propagation Video (by Spirko)
It’s getting to be that time of the year when things are really starting to thaw out up north here and getting out to work…
Forest Gardens
I stumbled on this fine example of what a forest type garden can look like. With a little planning and properly timed disturbance this style…
Fruit Tree Propagation
There’s an old saying that goes something like “The best time to plant a tree is ten years ago, the second best time in today!”…
Homestead Heros Plants of Promise: Elderberry
The common elderberry is oftentimes overlooked in its value on the homestead. While it is native in many areas it has also naturalized in so…
Tree Guilds for increased yields with less work!
If you want more production with less work try out using permaculture tree guilds to lay our your next planting. Learn how to have healthier plants with no weeding or fertilizing all the while harvesting more!
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