January King Cabbage It’s that time of year again! I know, it seems really early, but I’ve found that fall and winter crops do so much better if you start them early so that they are in the ground by August and no later than mid-September. Of course if you live in colder zones than…
Soil testing is incredibly important when you’re planning to produce food from your yard. It tells you what you’ve got and what you need. Plants won’t give you their best if they don’t have the proper nutrients or proper pH levels. The three most common nutrients, referred to as macronutrients, that plants need are Nitrogen,…
Once a month I’ll be answering your questions! Ask them in an email (if you want to be anonymous just say so) or just leave a comment – I’ll find them and answer them the best I can. So here is one I found in our comments that I haven’t had a chance to answer…until…
Alfalfa and Orchard Grass When you live in an urban environment it can be pretty much impossible to grow everything you need. I wish I had enough space to grow all the grains we need and all the animal feed as well. But we can’t – there just isn’t enough room. But just because you…
I used to be a proponent of rototilling. It was comparatively easy to hand digging new beds. Especially if you have clay soil. When we moved into our house there were no beds. We wanted to make three 75′ long x 4′ wide beds. Seemed to be a rather daunting task to do by hand,…
This weeks guest post is by Catherine George from Farmscape. She’s an aspiring lunatic farmer but for now she’s working on her large city lot and creating a permaculture, native, and drought tolerant garden. I’m on the verge of becoming a fruit geek myself and the only thing that’s stopped me…who am I kidding? I’m already a fruit…
There are lots of garden items that we need throughout the year. Whether they are trellises for climbing plants or tomato cages, compost bins or even just name tags for your transplants, it all adds up and can get quite expensive. So here are some cheap, or even free ways to create items you need…
Today’s guest post is from Brad of Highly Uncivilized. We’ve featured a post from him before and next week we’ll have a follow up to that one. But for today he’s going to discuss two fantastic organic methods for controlling pests and weeds. We use Diatomaceous Earth here as natural flea, mite, and lice control…
People are picky. They are used to buying perfect produce at the supermarket. Even the certified organic produce is pretty without very many flaws. Honestly, I used to be one of those picky people. That was until I started growing my own food. Holes happen. Since growing my own food I have to wonder how…
We raise plants and animals already. We’ve decided to add onto our farm by adding fungi – a new mushroom garden. For those that were at our potluck you probably noticed this small area fenced off between the house and the tower. It’s a nice small area that we don’t use that spends…
Dog Island Farm is a small urban farm in the San Francisco Bay Area.
