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Backyard Beds

Posted in Active Fallow, Backyard Plot on June 1, 2007 | 1 Comment »

It is time for our bi-weekly aisle tilling at the backyard plot.
With the produce starting to grow to a point where some can be harvested the aisles are being trampled on a bit more and the tilling becomes more important.
You can definitely make out the order in which the beds were planted with the first [...]

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Soil Tests

Posted in Active Fallow, Backyard Plot, Nyland Plot, Projects on May 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

I thought it would be interesting to measure the Active Fallow impact on the soil and went ahead with the purchase of a simple soil test kit at Home Depot.
I took 4 different samples across the Nyland plot and 3 different samples across the backyard plot. Following the instructions I got the following soil test [...]

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Backyard – Round 2

Posted in Active Fallow, Backyard Plot on May 1, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Last week I finally got the last of the produce that can be planted now into the ground in the backyard plot. There is still space left open for the tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, etc. that need warmer weather.

The transplanted peas seem to have taken hold and the first mixed greens are showing their first two [...]

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Hail!

Posted in Active Fallow, Backyard Plot, Videos on April 23, 2007 | 3 Comments »

On to the next plot: the backyard garden plot.
After double checking with and getting feedback from the owner it was high time to plant the backyard plot. I’ve already planted peas, beans, spinach, mixed greens, etc. but now it was time for the bulk of the items.
First, I decided to create a walkway around two [...]

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Carrots possible?

Posted in Active Fallow, Backyard Plot on April 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

One question that popped up during my backyard digging was that if the soil was only 6 inches deep, sometimes 10 inches, would I be able to grow carrots?
Mary and Aaron explained that the carrots would be fine. The hardpan that I discovered would not stop them from growing, but it will prevent them from [...]

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Backyard tilling

Posted in Active Fallow, Backyard Plot on April 10, 2007 | 2 Comments »

First order of business: till the two plots to start the oxygen exchange and to loosen up the soil for sowing and planting.
Backyard Plot:
The garden plot used to be a vegetable garden in the past but now has been covered by black tarps for a while. I wasn’t sure what to expect to find when [...]

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