Borouz Woodworking

I have dreamed of having a yard filled with edible delights for years.  My vision was to have vegetables, fruit trees, berry bushes, grapes, and flowers all living together in a happy yard filled with the sound of birds and humming bees dappled in golden sunshine, sigh.  I think I might be a hobbit.

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It started upstairs.      In our bedroom.  Last year it moved to the basement.  As weather allowed the lettuce and spinach moved outside.

I think we are done with that.  The biggest reason?

We are much more likely to harvest and eat the lettuce if it’s inside.  The box we typically grow in sits in view of the kitchen window just across the driveway.  We have a cover over it and move plants outside by April.  The problem is we just don’t go out and harvest frequently.  Why?  I have no clue.  It might have something to do with the fact that Bill isn’t a big salad guy.  It might have something to do with the fact that when we bring it in we are pretty meticulous about cleaning it and that takes time.  Whatever the reason, inside works best for us.  Here is what we have learned:

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More than 40 years ago I lived on land out in the country.  In the front yard were two very old apple trees.  One needed to be cut down, which made me sad, but the other flowered and fruited every year.  Come fall I had a brother-in-law who got very excited because he knew I was about to start baking apple pies and he was on the list of people to gift them to.  I have wanted fruit trees ever since then and this may be the year.

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Some things that have made gardening easier this year.  They cost money and you don’t need to spend a lot to get into gardening.  We have tried just about everything up here on the hill and at this point in our lives we have a pretty good idea of what has worked for us and what has not.  We fight the woods, meaning not having a lot of sunlight, leaves, trees/branches falling, and all the critters.  We fight bad dirt, it’s mostly rocks up here with some clay and landfill quality dirt.  We fight access to water, not as bad as what some have but enough to make keeping the garden well watered a chore. Continue reading →

You don’t have to be the perfect gardener.  You don’t have to do everything right. You just have to try.

Nobody is as good a gardener as God.  He can make anything grow anywhere he wants.  Just look at these petunias.

Petunias in Asphalt

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