How to remove bermuda grass once and for all from your yard and garden... Are you tired of digging stolons?Frustrated with solarizing? Then perhaps this radical method is for you in removing this invasive plant. By merging two practices in a benefic…
Learn how to make and host bee block habitats for native pollinators. The Mason Orchard bee, and the Leaf Rolling bee are two of the solitary pollinators that are local to Arizona. Building a nesting block or creating space for these and others will…
Laura,
You can check your lot size by going to Maricopa County's Assesor's website, www.maricopa.gov/Assessor. Then, in the upper left hand corner, click on "Advanced Search Options". Using one of the search features, you'll be able to pull up your…
Just in time for Easter!
Learn the basics of raising chickens, from their first days as a small cute chicks to laying their first egg and becoming your best feathered friends. This 90-minute class will cover general care and feeding of the your day…
The Lavender/Hughes house displays the quirkiness and aesthetic of an artist while demonstrating how much the homeowners interact with their property. The house is situated in a modest 24th st and Thomas neighborhood and is the product of a “do it y…
How to remove bermuda grass once and for all from your yard and garden. Are you tired of digging stolon's... Frustrated with solarizing? Then perhaps this radical method is for you in removing this invasive plant. By merging two contradicting practi…
Hello Chris,
Actually there are a couple of interesting points that can be shared regarding Stephen Lower and the catscam site (noted above) that challenges various descriptions used in conjunction with water conditioners. In addition, there is exc…
I have 3 muscovies I got from Rachel. The mama duck quit laying about 6 weeks ago. She laid one a day.
There are 2 'babies'. Zorro and Half Dome [breakfast and lunch, Dinner aka Bandit, was killed at the meat workshop and smoked on Thursday, excelle…
So I cooked the first of the rabbits we processed last week. Fried it like chicken. What went wrong is I have never fried chicken and I cooked it too long resulting in rubber rabbit so I popped it into the crockpot for three hours and it was divine…
I was just reviewing John Jeavon's book How to Grow More Vegetables and in it he mentions planting Mexican marigold (Tagetes minuta) for controlling nematodes.
Hi Brittany,
Now is sure the time to be making Kombucha since it's been gone off the shelves for a few months now. I so miss it! I hope and pray that the issues get resolved and it comes back.
I've had some really good success with making Kombucha…
Hi Chris - I don't have a PH tester. I've always just added bagged composted mulch, steer manuer and Starbucks grounds to my existing AZ soil to ammend. Some years my spring tomatoes are really good and sometimes not so good. Is there anything in ad…
Thanks for the heads up. When should transplants go in? It's so stinking hot out there! I have an area preparred and ready to go but dragging my feet in fear of the heat.
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…