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The challenges and life experiences of homesteading in rural high desert with gardening tips for the high desert garden

Posts by Month: June, 2009

Check the Soil pH and Build From There

Checking the soils pH and building the soil is a “must”, in order to have a good producing garden.&n...

Weighing Small Livestock

Here at the desert ranch, not only do I have a garden, but we also have small livestock.  It is...

Words from the Mountain Gardner

      I started my main garden about 9 years ago.  We tilled and amended t...

Live Below Your Means

We have heard for years the statement, “Live within your means.”  It is true that if we do not ...

Mountain and Desert Gardens are Similar

My daughter and I share a lot of our gardening experiences, and I ask her to share some with everyon...

Fun In The Corn Maze

Corn patches have always been fun for kids, a place to play hide and seek and other games.  The...

My Garden, My Communication With Nature

Here in northern Nevada, we are fast approaching the second to the wettest June that has been record...

Gardening for the Soul

To me gardening is not just a love for the soil; it is like cultivating my soul at the same time.&...

Cool, moist June for the high desert

It seems like this year we are actually having spring weather on the high desert.  It has bee...

It's Time To Garden

It’s June already, my how time gets away.  May was a month full of traveling, so I was not able...