My hoop house has been a great asset in recent years for getting early season greens. I got started a little late this year, but still have a good crop of spinach going. It always does much better than spinach outside the hoop house because it can get a longer cooler season with the passive solar heating and temperature regulation of the hoop house. I also talk about the starts I’ve gotten going this season.
Turning conduit into low cost low tunnels
I got this gadget for turning conduit into quick hoops that can be used for either quick frost protection, quick pest protection, or longer term low tunnels. I plan to make mobile low tunnels for between my grape rows.
Permaculture Skills: Cloning Your Favorite Autumn Olive
Part of permaculture knowledge is plant propagation. Learn these skills and you might never have to pay for plant material again. It’s also incredibly fun to see the results of your knowledge growing and producing fruit. I love grafting and layering and taking cuttings of plants to produce more or to propagate varieties that I like.
Early Season Permaculture Tour of My Warren 2018
Just doing a preseason tour of my warren so that you all can see what it looks like before and after. I’ll be giving updates through the season.
How did my homegrown popcorn pop?
Settling in for the late winter and waiting for spring, I get out some popcorn I grew last year and have a snack. I also answer viewer comments.
This Season’s Great Crop Experiment: Rice
I’m sure this has happened to you before. You’re looking through the seed catalog in the middle of winter and dreaming of how free of pests and disease your garden is going to be, how perfect the amount of rain is going to be, and how productive all your crops are going to be, and you think you can fit just one more crop in.
Every year I get inspired (or some might say duped) to buy an unusual crop or plant I’ve never tried before. This year was no different. Apparently, and crazily, rice is grown in southern Missouri. I eat so much rice I would at least like to see if it would be possible to grow it here, so I spent the $1.50 on a little packet of upland rice. This is what happened.