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In today’s episode I talk about dealing with failure on the homestead. Its a short show and it felt a bit like me just venting and trying to rally myself past the failures so far. I talk about some of the failures I’ve experienced this year: Dead chickens, bad design of elements like the rabbit . . . → Read More: Episode 176 Dealing With Failure on the Homestead As a homesteader and a gardener a good deal of the mental energy expended by myself on the homestead is related to solutions. If I examine the past week I can name probably 5 situations where a solution was needed to optimize a situation. Notice I don’t say problem. Problem has taken on a bad . . . → Read More: Is the Problem the Solution? No! Well you all are probably burned out on hearing about the presentation I gave about Composting. I figured some people would like to listen to the audio version so here it is. I’m not going to redo the show notes. Instead I’ll link to the copy of the presentation. Composting is something everyone . . . → Read More: Episode 126 Composting: What You Need to Know Though slugs would be having a tough time in this dry dry heat wave we are having right now they are still a formidible garden pest when the weather is wet and cooler. Learn… *Why slugs are mollusks. Where are their shells? *What weather and plants they prefer. *Why salt is the slug’s mortal . . . → Read More: Episode 114 Slugs I wanted to do a different type of show today. Simply put I wanted to share some tools that I use both professionally at work and at home (particularly when gardening). These tools are easy; anyone can use them. They are also effective and allow you to make the right decision when done properly. *Thought . . . → Read More: Episode 113 Critical Thinking Tools For Gardeners In the first part of this series I talked about how the first two chapters of Art of War apply to gardeners and how using them can make us better gardeners. In this part I will cover the remaining four chapters. *Chapter 3 - The Sheathed Sword - This chapter deals with the ability to accomplish tasks . . . → Read More: Episode 108 If Sun Tzu Were A Gardener… (Part 2) Today I take another round of questions and feedback. *What are the dangers and benefits of growing plants from grocery store produce seed? *A tip on how to “plant around” squash bugs and vine borers. *Mold/fungus at the base of plants – is it ok? *How high should I let my pole beans grow? *How . . . → Read More: Episode 107 Listener Questions and Feedback |
 
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