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Before: what we were working with. The original garden. |
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A year later: all sketch components actually implemented, including coop and mini-orchard. Miracle! |
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Not realistic for urban gardeners. |
The wasps survived. |
urban homesteading in the pacific northwest
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Before: what we were working with. The original garden. |
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A year later: all sketch components actually implemented, including coop and mini-orchard. Miracle! |
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Not realistic for urban gardeners. |
The wasps survived. |
Hi! I'm Erica, the founder of NWEdible and the author of The Hands-On Home. I garden, keep chickens and ducks, homeschool my two kids and generally run around making messes on my one-third of an acre in suburban Seattle. Thanks for reading!
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One of my favorite ways of getting great ideas is by reading your blog every day! Of course, I cruise through about a dozen websites a day to see what's new, but the ones I read thoroughly are the practical ones that give detailed descriptions of what they do, successes and failures, and don't just post pretty pictures of flowers.
Thanks for your experience. I'm a better urban farmer because of it.
Thanks BePartial! That means a lot! Thought of you because I just made rice and beans and shrimp quesadillas served with a jar of the peach salsa from the Canning For a New Generation book! Hope you and your daughters are enjoying it! 🙂
Oh Erica! All great suggestions, especially number three. Although sometimes you don't know what you like until you've eaten it fresh from your garden.
Are you on GardenWeb? What forums do you frequent? I am, my screen-name is dawiff.
Great post! For so many years, seed catalogs were the ONLY place to find unusual, locally adapted seeds…and the information needed to grow them. Never mind canning equipment and veggie gardening books.
Birgitt
Erika, you've listed some great suggestions. I'm moving to a new garden next year and am in big time planning mode. So, this post is very timely for me 🙂
Great tips, I'm sharing. I definitely agree with letting the pesticides go. We have a bee hive around here somewhere and pollination is off the charts. Really really helps to let nature do her work.
Dream about heirloom produce, and imagine myself in the garden, placing gorgeous harvests in my vege basket. May not help the vegetables grow better, but it's motivating!
seriouser gardeners save seeds. Or hey! check out these lovely seed folks from Whatcom County http://uprisingorganics.com/ They are localer than Oregon.
Anonymous – Touché! Right you are, and thanks for the link. I will definitely check those folks out.