We have started taking plants and boxes of household goods to the farm — just what will fit in the vehicles each time and what we have had time to pack. Most of the bee stuff is down there now, which makes getting around in the 40-foot container challenging! Still, the bees are rapidlyContinue reading “Slowly Moving West”
Category Archives: Gardening
Cooking with Gas – April Updates
Today we got a very large propane tank to power our tiny home! This will be the tank that provides propane to the house eventually, but it’s worth it even now — both for the convenience of having a reliable source of heat and hot water and for the cost savings. We ran out ofContinue reading “Cooking with Gas – April Updates”
Smoke on the Water (a.k.a. burning wet wood)
Two years after having our trees thinned, we are down to one pile of waste wood to burn. With last week’s rain and the cold, we spent two frustrating days trying to get a fire started. Even when we got it going yesterday, it never really flamed up much, but the coals were so hotContinue reading “Smoke on the Water (a.k.a. burning wet wood)”
Many Happy Returns
If you read my blog from two weeks ago, you’ll know that at that time we did not have a single bee anywhere in our yard — not even on a feeder bucket. Well, we left the bucket out and on Thursday we found a handful of bees feasting away. There were a few moreContinue reading “Many Happy Returns”
Unexpected Figs
My husband and I were raised by a generation that admonished us to eat everything on our plate and never let food go to waste. We somewhat reluctantly shelled peas, cut beans, picked gooseberries and pulled endless weeds from the time we could help until we left home. It was therefore somewhat of a reliefContinue reading “Unexpected Figs”
Bee Successful
That’s a message I try to communicate to my students all year, but this morning I am congratulating hubby and I on our success with bees this year. The bees we rescued last week are doing quite well, as are a few of their buddies. When we took the comb out of the floorContinue reading “Bee Successful”
Arbor Day aids my procratination
Trees and shrubs – protected from the dog with milk crates! As it was already 97 degrees in the greenhouse by 9:00 a.m. this morning, I decided to move our trees that are awaiting planting to their outside spot under the sprinklers. All too often, I forget to open the greenhouse windows in the morning,Continue reading “Arbor Day aids my procratination”
Lazer Creek Apiary 