"I have not been on for a while but thank you for the great information. I will really spend the next week hand watering. I didn't realize the grass could be reestablished by runners."
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Fence Cover-ups
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Wildflowers
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Permaculture
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Heather Gill replied to Heather Gill's discussion Native Plants as a concept of Permaculture in the group Permaculture
chuck goecke replied to Heather Gill's discussion Native Plants as a concept of Permaculture in the group Permaculture"Buffalo doesn't need much water, but for getting it to germinate, the more water, the better. If you are going to the trouble to drag a hose out to them, it would be better to hand water 5 or 10 times a day for 5 minutes for 4 or 5 days,…"
Heather Gill posted a status"So we have had rain, sleet, hail, tornadoes and blizzard. My worms are alive and my Kale...some will make it. Need a clear cover for rows."
Heather Gill posted a status"Check out our permaculture group! We have an expert- teaching us how to spread native flowers, grasses and working with your system."
Heather Gill replied to Heather Gill's discussion Native Plants as a concept of Permaculture in the group Permaculture"Patience is a virtue I am trying to grow! :) I'm excited that I did grow the little bluestem and big blue stem on the hills. I am adding switchgrass and Indian grass this year.
I wondered about the amounts of seed. I bought…"
Heather Gill's photo was featured
Vertical Potatoes
One potato needs to dry out. Hoping that taking the top tire off will bring this one back to life. The rest are growing well. Next year I will add more nail holds into the sides of the tires.
chuck goecke replied to Heather Gill's discussion Native Plants as a concept of Permaculture in the group Permaculture"I forgot to add, sorry if this is a reflection of my ginormous grasp of the obvious, but if you are using charcoal briquettes, just get the cheapest and non-match-lite, pre soaked with lighter fluid. Hydrocarbons like lighter fluid would…"
chuck goecke replied to Heather Gill's discussion Native Plants as a concept of Permaculture in the group Permaculture"This is just one of the standard methods of dividing perennials that grow from an expanding dense crown. Two general techniques. One is if the plant is so huge, or your strength/energy is such that you can't dig the whole plant up,…"
chuck goecke replied to Heather Gill's discussion Native Plants as a concept of Permaculture in the group Permaculture"I grew butterfly weed from seed back on my prairie lawn. I used the seed from Burpee which was a collection of darker orange and red varieties, ie very much not the local ecotype. They were very slow the first year or two, I planted them…"
chuck goecke replied to Heather Gill's discussion Native Plants as a concept of Permaculture in the group Permaculture"Heather, you have to be patient getting prairie grasses to re-establish. A sandy slope is the best habitat for little bluestem. It is the the one of the big 4(indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans), big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii), little…"
Heather Gill posted a status"Pruned grasses today! I am amazed at the life sustained under them over the winter!"
Heather Gill commented on Heather Gill's group All About Poo"You know you are weird when you come home from work and go check the worm bin and notice that someone has been messing in your compost corner and putting in underground cables and you are Mad!"
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- Recreational Gardener, Garden Blogger
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- http://heartskry.blogspot.com, footstepgarden.blogspot.com
- What kind of gardening do you like to do?
- Native, wild flowers, vegy
- How much time do you spend a week on average in your garden when weather permits?
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Out With the Old
Posted on July 10, 2012 at 8:21pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
I've been spending the week taking out the old and exhausted and planting the new. Instead of pulling old plants, I cut them off and lay them in a row and fold the soil back over them. After pulling soil that has collected from the sides and corners on top of the material...I plant!
It works. This piling method keeps my soil from compacting and gives more room.
My plants are filling in finally making it easy to keep moist...even in this unprecedented…
Continue Cover Crop
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 7:12am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Our odd weather patterns this year has driven me to re-think some things. Some questions I'm asking: How do I better protect my soil? Are there ways to better utilize the space I have to reduce water needs? What hardscaping do I need to do for next year? Checking out pots and items soon to be on clearance; what would be helpful?…
Continue BackYard Farmer and Master Gardener
Posted on April 24, 2012 at 8:31pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
The University of Nebraska has a Backyard Farmer program through our extension system. It is a wealth of great information. I download mine on ITunes on ITunes U or can also watch on You Tube.
Our growing season has been 6 weeks early which is offering many new challenges and opportunities.…
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- At 6:51pm on October 17, 2012, Jan Page gave Heather Gill a gift…
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Willis L. Johnson from GA Z8A commented on Clare Oliva's photo
The Peonies Are Ready to Pop
"You gals quit talking about my girl that way! She has her dress properly altered!!"
Willis L. Johnson from GA Z8A commented on Clare Oliva's photo
Ferns Getting Big Around Angel Statue
"My ashes would go there if that was my garden area. (and of course if I was dead)"
Willis L. Johnson from GA Z8A commented on Freda Austin Nichols's photo
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"Oh my! Is this a painting, a real picture, a real person, real flowers? What a captivating picture/scene/painting!!!
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Willis L. Johnson from GA Z8A commented on Community Manager's group Australia"What is a 'dwaft'? Combo of dwarf and graft? A dwarf grafted fruit tree??"
Willis L. Johnson from GA Z8A commented on Willis L. Johnson from GA Z8A's photo
3 waterfalls in total
"Thanks Jerrie. By the way the Lotus leaves are huge and have filled the upper pond...and about 4' off the surface of the water now. Had a 5 foot rat snake prowling the property though and it was an intimidating snake. Get more then a fair…"
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