This is a little tour of my vineyard from earlier in the year. I plan to post another video of later in the year and the harvest soon. This was a really good season for growing grapes (though it was pretty bad for a lot of other things). The dry weather made perfect, sweet clusters of delicious grapes that will make some good wine.
There are some simple tricks I’ve found can make my garlic last all the way until the new harvest is in. It’s not hard, but it takes just a little care and effort. Last year I was using up my last garlic cloves at about the time I was harvesting the new crop.
When I got back from being away for the winter I found that my water pump was no longer able to pump water out of my cistern. In my house, I drink and use rainwater caught off my gutters and stored in an 1100 gallon cistern underground. In this video, I try to figure out why I’m not getting any water. Was it the -18°F temps over the winter or something else that caused the problem?
Grafting is a vital permaculture skill to learn, and though it may seem complicated and tricky, once you get the hang of it and know the tricks, it is incredibly easy. It opens up a whole new world of potential for your plantings on your land. In this video I follow the progression of my pear and apple grafts through the season.
