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Category Archives: Sustainability
Garden Soil Assessment
Every year I do the bare minimum to maintain soil fertility in my garden. I always make a big effort the first year I garden new land, resulting in amazing productivity, then find declining yields thereafter. This is because I … Continue reading
Posted in geek, soil test, Sustainability, vegetable garden
Tagged fertilizer, sandy loam, soil texture, soil type, wood ash
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Put a cork in it
This spring our Meyer lemon tree needed replanting. I have been saving corks for several years now; my big plan is to insulate Scott’s office wall – if I ever accumulate enough. However, when I saw this idea in an … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, fruit, Sustainability
Tagged Meyer lemon, potted plants, reusing corks, wine corks
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Installing Cisterns
Acquiring Cisterns I did a lot of calculations before deciding on the what and how-many of our cisterns. I also sought expert advice. I met Nikola Davidson, the one-woman show that is Earth Systems Northwest, through a mutual friend. In … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, rain, spring, Sustainability, vegetable garden
Tagged brick path, crushed gravel pad, rainwater collection, runoff water
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Starting with Cisterns
I have been dreaming of a sustainable water collection system since long before we moved onto our little urban farmlet. I dreamed and schemed, but could not get far – the project was too big for my brain. An all-or-nothing … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, olla irrigation, rain, Sustainability, vegetable garden
Tagged runoff water, water collection system
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