Windy Acres Diary

Started in January, 2010, this blog documents our eco-friendly and sustainable gardening practices. Along with our dogs, cats and wild critters that live on our small farm, we try to leave as small a human footprint as possible.

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Leak Repair

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In my previous post, I mentioned there was a leak in the roof of our hen house. It was not apparent until I cleaned in there and found a we...

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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Time to Clean the Hen House

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We love our chickens. They give us eggs, not to mention the enjoyment we get out of watching their antics. However, there are some drawbac...

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Asparagus Update

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Back in February, I wrote an entry on how we transplanted some asparagus that had grown up in weeds out in the field. We moved it into one ...

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Baby Lambs

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One sure sign of spring is the birth of baby lambs. Our neighbor has a couple of sheep and each spring we look forward to watching the lamb...

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Blackberries

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We have a small patch of wild blackberries on the farm. The last two summers have been very hard on them because we have not been able to w...

Thursday, April 11, 2013

New Hoophouse

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Tom built a new hoophouse earlier this year. It is a lot smaller than the original one as you can see in the following picture. The...

Sunday, April 7, 2013

Transplanting Techniques

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We are almost finished transplanting the peppers and tomatoes from the seed starting trays and into the pots where they will grow until bein...

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