background preloader

Farm and Garden

Facebook Twitter

Holzer, Sepp - Farming with Terraces and Raised Beds. Cold Temperate. Cold Temperate: East, Midwest, and Mountain West This is a large and highly populated region covering much the eastern and central United States, as well as much of the warmer parts of Canada. This region corresponds with USDA Zones 4–7, and Sunset Zones 2–4, 6, 11, and 32–43. Perennial in all of the Cold Temperate zone: Allium fistulosum Welsh onion Allium tricoccum ramps Allium tuberosum garlic chives Apios americana groundnut Aralia cordata udo Asparagus officinalis asparagus Bunias orientalis Turkish rocket Camassia cusickii Cusick’s camass Camassia leichtlinnii Leichtlin’s camass Camassia quamash camass Camassia scillioides wild hyacinth Chenopodium bonus-henricus good king Henry Cicorium intybus chicory Crambe maritima sea kale Dioscorea japonica jinenjo Dioscorea opposita Chinese yam Helianthus tuberosa sunchoke Hemerocallis daylily Laportaea canadensis wood nettle Levisticum officinale lovage Malva moschata musk mallow Matteuccia struthiopteris ostrich fern Nasturtium officinale watercress warmer areas)

How to build My 50 Dollar Greenhouse. First off – you really can build this thing very cheaply, but to do so you have to recycle, freecycle, and scrounge. If you just go out and buy new everything it will probably cost over $200 – still not bad all in all.This Article is featured in Jan 2010 issue of Birds and Blooms Magazine! Want to find out if this thing works before you read all this? Read 6 months in the Greenhouse first.Want to see what happens when a few inches of wet snow accumulates on this? Collapse! Building the Greenhouse Doors is addressed in a separate article – isn’t this enough for one weekend? My $50 Greenhouse Welcome Stumbleupon Gardeners!

Materials list Construction Steps Hind Sight – What I would do differently The planning is over and construction on my hoop house greenhouse has begun. After some research I’ve decided to build the structure of the hoop house out of 20 ft. joints of three quarter inch PVC plumbing pipe. If your Greenhouse is too Flat it will collapse! How to Build the $50 Hoop House Thusly. Greywater Action | For a sustainable water culture. Rainbarrels | Greywater Action. Goals: To collect rainwater for irrigation and reduce fresh water use. To create a workable system with a small site and minimal space for storage. Site description:The yard is small, with narrow areas between adjacent houses. The fruit trees and raspberries are irrigated with greywater from the washing machine. Cost: Drums-$35 each, fittings-$7 per barrel,1" tubing-$10, gutter adaption-$9, strapping- salvaged. System Description: Four barrels create 200 gallons of storage.Four rainbarrels are linked or "daisy chained" together along the side of this garage.

Inflow on screened lid. Inflow pipe turned to side to divert the first rain.The gutter is attached to an 1 1/2" ABS pipe. The overflow pipe is located at the top of the first barrel. Connection for garden hose The first barrel in this system has the hose connection. In this system the hose connection is on the first barrel because the yard slopes downwards away from the barrels. Middle barrel connection. How to from r/homestead. 5 Innovative Chicken Coops by Portland Designers. When you think of innovative architecture, you may think of the Netherlands, Barcelona or even Dubai, but those places can’t hold a candle to Portland, Oregon.

At least not when it comes to innovative chicken coop design. It's no secret that animal husbandry is hot right now, but leave it to Portlanders to take chicken keeping to a new level. A bold group of Portland designers—many architects by trade—has crafted posh digs for our fine feathered friends. We checked out the options and found five coop designs that are sure to give you and your brood something to crow about. Modular Coop Modular Coop. Mitchell Snyder is an architect by trade and is about to add chicken coop designer to his list of services. He created his COOP as a beautiful, modernist home for his own chickens to provide comfort and protection while maintaining a simple straightforward design.

"When you design and build a coop, the needs of the hens come first. Price: custom design upon request. MetroCoop MetroCoop Modern Coop. Permies: goofballs that are nuts about permaculture. Permaculture - Converting Raw Land into Fertile Land. So yesterday we discussed finding a remote piece of land as a get away retreat/BOL or even as a low cost place to live full time. Whether you are working with such a piece of land or even a larger homestead most affordable land isn’t ideal for agricultural pursuits. So today we discuss how to take arid, rocky, steep or any otherwise non agricultural land and convert into a fertile and productive landscape. Join me today as we discuss… Additional Resources for Today’s Show Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon.

Photo Credit Above to planet a.