It’s so nice when the rain comes. It started raining yesterday and as of right now, two and half inches of rain has fallen according to the rain gage. The swale is full and the garden is happy. What is also not surprising is how much run-off we are sending away. Typical city design is to send […]
I’m not feeling so confident about the garden right now, hence my absence. I’m planning to share a few things I’ve learned and start a full court press for fall planting. It’s been pretty hot, so progress is slow. Being stuck in doors means I’m planning like crazy and finding new things. Today, I wanted to […]
Do you have curbside recycling in your city? Farmers Branch is one of two cities in the DFW area that do not provide this service. It was available in the 80’s and was deemed an unsuccessful program. The recycling program is to take your recycling items to a dumpster at a nearby park. For the past year, there has […]
“Mr and Mrs. Land Owner: What we are able to do with permaculture is show you how you can provide the highest quality food and care for yourselves and for your children. We can show you how to do this in a way that will never do any harm to your land or your neighbor’s land. In fact, […]
I wanted to give an updated on the grass garden. Bermuda grass has taken over a few garden beds. Hopefully, by now, you’ve caught on that I don’t use pesticides, and I want to avoid tilling the soil as much as possible. I’m tweaking my technique on the bed from the video as there are two more beds […]
I think I’m on to something, but I have no idea what day it is in the forest garden. My war on grass is evolving, though. My first try was a bust and a lot of work. My second try works, but it’s not a long term solution. The tarp is totally effective to yellow and maybe kill […]
I made the official move today to Forest Market Garden. The blog is now http://www.forestmarketgarden.com. If you are following A CITY GIRL then you should now be getting FMG updates. You shouldn’t have to make any changes there. It’s crazy how a blog can develop into the unexpected. The look of the site is not complete, […]
Friends, I’ve purchased a formal domain, and I’m working and learning how to get it up and running quickly. Hopefully, there shouldn’t a problem with the transition with email updates and such. I’ll be sure to let you know. I spend day 199 of the forest garden installing birdhouses. It was an easy […]
Last year I showed you Growing Outside of the Garden Box 2013 edition. The wheat was great, the sunchokes did pretty well and coming back this year, my love for comfrey continues, I have bits of the amaranth that reseeded itself, the stevia didn’t survive the hot summer, the cardoon continues to thrive, and as you know my beloved purple tree collards didn’t […]
This weekend I purchased Permaculture Orchard. I’m always hungry for more permaculture information, and I also like to support the permaculture world. It’s definitely a how-to for an orchard set-up with charming graphics and tunes. I’m not sure it’s a useful video for the permaculture newbie backyard gardener, but more for new or existing commercial applications. […]
Forest Market Garden 