Today we have officially owned our house for 2 years. We’ve come a long way since then and have done a ton of work. Some of you may be familiar with what we acquired when we bought our place. Basically we had a field with lots of very poorly maintained trees. We cut all the…
My seedlings are taking a hit. What’s strange is the seedlings planted closer to the house and activity are suffering the most from pests. The ones planted near the end of our lot seem relatively unscathed. The squirrels have been digging up my carrot seedlings to bury acorns. The birds have been eating my seedlings’…
MotherHen68 from The Chicken Coop asked us: Any suggestions on how to prevent my squash from getting those nasty green worms that demolish the entire plant? I’m guessing these are squash vine borers and the offending egg layer is a brown moth. I’d rather not use poison, but I’m fed up. Thanks! ———————————————————— It sounds…
This week’s post is by Marco from Livetogarden.com which is a fantastic site for learning all things gardening from outdoor living to garden design to organic gardening. Not to mention the website itself is gorgeous! I love all the photos so go check it out! —————————————————————– As we become more and more focused on maintaining…
This year we’ve decided to go the “no-spray” route in regards to pests because of the honeybees. Every day I’m amazed by the biodiversity in our crops. A couple of weeks ago I saw my very first Green Lacewing. The larva of which feeds on soft-bodied insects, such as aphids, spider mites, immature bugs, and…
Have you ever grown Swiss Chard, Spinach or Beets and found their leaves looking like this? When I first saw this happen to my Swiss Chard I had no idea what it was. It completely wiped out my entire crop. I did some research and learned that it was caused by leaf miners. Leaf miners…
Last Fall’s Beans Photo by Tinywater My beans and corn are missing. Well, most of my beans and corn are missing. The beans and some of our corn in our two new beds have almost all come up and are doing great. 2′ over in our older beds only half a dozen or so have…
Artichoke Some of you may have noticed a box on the sidebar that shows what our harvests, expenditures and savings are. I haven’t updated it in awhile but I think I’m going to now update it every Wednesday and then also break it down more, esp. in regards to exactly what was harvested. So to start…
Dog Island Farm is a small urban farm in the San Francisco Bay Area.
