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Author Archives: jkmcintyre
‘Bin Composting?
Finally! I took on the compost corner, strewn about by scratching chickens, and turned it into a tidy system. I’d been struggling with what to do about composting since we moved in. This would be my first opportunity to make compost, not just have food ever-decomposing in a large neglected pile Continue reading
Posted in baby chickens, bottle fence, compost bins
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The Garden Gargantuan
OK, no stories cause there’s too much going on. Instead, photo overview of happenings ’round the homestead. Click on each photo to see it enlarged.
Cherries!!! Another few weeks and they’ll be ripe – but I’m snacking on them already.
Posted in bottle fence, chickens, cucumber, eggs, vegetable garden
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The Bottle Wall Project
Although equipped with a huge and elaborated front yard, the back yard of our house is tiny. One hop, one skip, and one jump from the back door and you’re in the alley. Not a lot of opportunity for quiet reflection in the rare and precious sun of a fall or winter afternoon – especially with the fleet yard of O’Neil plumbing just off portside Continue reading
Posted in bottle fence, DIY
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Attack of the Black Spot
When I first started planting this spring, I thought the 1-mm-ish black spots appearing on my plants were alive. I.e. fungus or other biological agent of destruction for my young seedlings. However, although they continue to appear on plants young and old, they do not grow Continue reading
Posted in bugs, chickens, pest control, update
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