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Mesquite and Carob Milling 2010, Saturday at Maya's Farm at South Mountain
October 9, 2010 from 8am to 4:30pm
Mesquite and Carob Milling Requested Donation: --Milling - $5 for each 5 gal bucket of beans milled Join the Phoenix Permaculture Guild as they host a mesquite bean (and carob bean) milling at Maya's Farm. Please arrive no later than 4:30 PM. Note…
August 25
Dana might attend Christy Grace's event
September 11, 2010 from 10am to 11:30am
For families who are interested in raising eco-conscious children and living more in balance with nature... Bring your kids to this fun, interactive and informative class on learning more about sustainable living and permaculture. What does it mean…
August 25
Thinking of names for our future hens. It's finally coming......pics soon.
August 15
The heat is getting to me this summer, I've been here for years, but too many of crops couldn't make it :(
July 28

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Still a beginning gardener and beg.-int. cook in this new lifestyle that is learning to shed her brown/black thumb. I'm a natural healing, organic, fermentation (Nourishing Traditions), bread-making and earth-friendly nut. I'm the wife of a wonderful, hard-working man that is the backbone of our life, yard and garden and the home schooling mother of two beautiful boys, 8 and 10, that love to garden and work with our worm farm (when we have them...er, when they are put into the compost heap when we travel). We live in the NW (Happy Valley/I-17 area) part of Phoenix.
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Summer Update

Apples, figs, squash and melons. Yum. Lost several new trees planted in the Fall/Winter. They just couldn't make it through heat or maybe I over watered trying to keep them going. I guess I still have the brown touch.

Posted on July 27, 2010 at 9:21am — 4 Comments

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Desert Tortoise Returned!!!!!

Amazing news! Sunday is often a big day away from home. While we were gone to our Sunday meeting and later Costco, someone brought our Pepito back.. We came home to find him in our grass all nice and clean and appeared in good health. When he saw me he walked right to his hibernation area. His bed was not returned, but Pepito went right back to the door of his home and waited for me to open it. He crawled in and is happily back to bed for a few weeks more.

We went around the neighborhoo… Continue

Posted on April 27, 2010 at 8:30pm — 12 Comments

Dana

Missing Desert Tortoise

So you may recall that while we were growing giant pumpkins, we went away for a short vacation. When we returned, all but one of our pumpkins were gone - the vine all torn up. Someone appeared to have messed with our pool equipment - spa ws drained and the watefall appeared to be on but drained. The drinks out of our minifrdige were drunk with cans on the floor.

Well, this time when we went away, our desert tortoise turned up missing. At first we thought maybe he found a way to get past the two… Continue

Posted on April 23, 2010 at 11:49am — 6 Comments

Dana

Tree planting

We lost one large tree in last wind storm and nearly a second. However, yesterday, we planted three new trees. This time we chose edibles - Desert Gold peach, Anna apple and a Bonanza Miniature peach. We even tore up some of our grass to plant one of the trees. I'd love to tear the rest out and put in a net-patterned orchard.

We are anxious for them to grow large and fill in some of the empty spaces left by our larger, mature tree. We still have the whole ugly south wall to add to. I'm thinking… Continue

Posted on January 10, 2010 at 12:48pm —

Dana

Asparagus and Rhubarb

Okay, I found some very nice looking crowns over at Baker Nursery and I'm going to give it a shot. I've prepared a nice 18"x 28"L x 12"W trench and built up some mounds for a few of the asparagus crowns. I plan to put a couple more in another area and we'll see which area does best. Now I need to work out where to plant the rhubarb. We are thinking a round raised planter between our fig and orange trees for afternoon shade. Gotta dig out some roots and lay down fabric then fill in the soil and t… Continue

Posted on December 18, 2009 at 8:01pm — 7 Comments

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At 10:36am on December 8, 2009, Ericka Cero Wood said…
Sorry you lost a tree...the Norgards lost a big tree as well :(
At 5:47pm on April 21, 2009, Stuart Shim said…
I just thought of something that you might want to consider: grow your pumpkin vine in a raised bed, inside of a upside-down 60 gallon trash can in order to get some depth. I know of a grower in San Diego that grew a 300 pound pumpkin in a 60-gallon trash can, so it should work for you. A 45 gallon trash might be ideal. The reason for some depth is because the main tap root on giant pumpkin vine can easily go down 6 feet. So, if you can build a pretty big mound inside your raised bed, you'll be fine.
At 5:41pm on April 21, 2009, Stuart Shim said…

At 6:38am on April 21, 2009, Stuart Shim said…
Hi there! Something you might want to try for your clay/rock-like soil? Apparently alfalfa, planted as a cover crop, will help because the roots will go down as much as 15-20 feet through almost anything. It might take a couple of seasons, but you'll add nitrogen and break up your soil too. I'd ask the local agricultural agent what he or she thinks about it... Just an idea! I used clover, and it worked great. Take care and watch your mail. You should have a pleasant surprise in a few days.
At 9:31pm on March 10, 2009, Carrie said…
Hi, thanks for you comments. This are pictures that I have taken over the last couple of weeks from various gardens in our lovely valley. The flowers with the bees were taken at the naturalpathic college in Tempe.
At 11:38pm on February 27, 2009, Peter Schleifer said…
I will be out of town from tomorrow morning through tuesday-but would be happy to arrange for you to get one after that. I was hoping to have mine planted before my trip, but decided to wait as to avoid any transplant related problems. I will have a plant or two for you.
At 1:58pm on February 26, 2009, Peter Schleifer said…
Thanks for the comment. I have a few extra purple cherries. This variety is amazing! The tomatoes are some of the tastiest I have ever eaten and it produces ALOT of tomatoes in the spring and fall(if you keep it shaded during the summer). If you are interested, I can give you a plant or two. They are ready to be planted. I live in Tempe
At 4:49pm on February 24, 2009, Michelle said…
Thanks for the sympathy Dana!

No, no footprints, or animal tracks that I can see. The stalks look as though they have been chewed through though.

All my plans for pickled cabbage are on hold for a while now! :)

Thanks for the response and sorry about your pumpkins too.
At 8:02am on January 11, 2009, Sholbk said…
Mexico was fun, but mostly work. I am putting on a 1/2 marathon, 10K and 5K event in San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico February 15th. my website is www.sancarloshalfmarathon.com

I am going to try to make it to the class next weekend too. I am a very novice gardener and really need all the help I can get:)
At 12:37pm on January 10, 2009, Sholbk said…
Dana,

Sorry I didn't make it to the compost session. I just got back from Mexico and didn't have much sleep. I slept through the alarm:(
 
 
 

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