Rough construction heart redwood. Marco and I built these Wednesday. We attached welded wire mesh (1/2″ by 1″ openings) to bottom edges of boards, nailed down with 1 by 2’s for gophers. Filled up with compost and top soil. Makes me happy just to look at them. They’ve been in planning stages for a few months.
Victoria Longwood Hybrid — Maybe 3 feet diameter here.
I shot about 150 photos in this wonderful city yesterday. This is at the Edinburgh Botanical Gardens, where we spent about 2 hours with our friend/guide Diana Sykes, marveling at the botanical wonders of the natural world, tended by master gardeners with skill and love.
And the people! It’s like stepping into an alternate universe. People are so friendly and jolly, helpful and sincere. Good vibes everywhere.
Today we took the train from Glasgow, and are now in the fishing village of Mallaig. I just had the best fish and chips in my life, along with a dark beer from Skye Island. Tomorrow we take the ferry to the small island of Eigg, where we’ll spend a week in a small cabin.
I’ll try to post more when I can.
This is a gardener’s paradise: great garden tools, plants, trees, knowledgable staff.
Harmony Farm Supply & Nursery
3244 Gravenstein Hwy North
Sebastopol, CA 95472
SYNOPSIS:
Fairly dry and warm condition are forecast through midweek, except for a slight chance of rain in the north bay on Tuesday. Chances of rain increase by Thursday and then greatly increase into this weekend.
DISCUSSION:
The week will start out dry with patchy morning fog in various locations throughout the county. A light system far north of the county is expected to develop on Tuesday, but is not expected to produce very much rain. Rain, if any, from this system will be only along the northern county border. Fairly dry conditions are expected throughout most of county on Wednesday with a very weak system moving into the area late Wednesday night to early Thursday morning where very light rain is expected. Then, a much stronger storm is expected to move into the area by late Friday and will produce rain throughout the remainder of the weekend. Precipitation amounts may range from 1.35-inches along the eastern side and southern portions of the county, and up to 2.54-inches of rain along the coast, higher elevations and along the northern county boarder. This system is expected to produce heavy rain at times with strong winds throughout the weekend and into next week.
On Mark and Meg’s NorCal homestead
Looks pretty good.
Cape Cod Coop & Run4′ x 6′ x 6′ (Coop)
Reclaimed Redwood Siding
3 – 8 Chickens
Painted Metal Roof
3) Nesting Boxes
1) Roost
2) Windows
1) Clean out Entry Door
1) Chicken Entry Door with Retractable Ladder
Coop & Run Color painted
Total foot print 6’W x 14’L x 6’H (Run & Coop)
4′ feet of it underneath the sides of the coop.
1/2″ Hardware Cloth. Roof and sides.
15 years after resurrecting and refining Mother Earth News, Cheryl Long is retiring, and they are looking for a new editor-in-chief, as follows:
“Topeka, Kansas-based Ogden Publications is looking for an experienced professional with passion for, and knowledge of, all things sustainable to lead its flagship media brand, Mother Earth News into the future. Ideally this person will have first-hand experience as a sustainable lifestyle community member as well as an impeccable record of innovation and leadership in the publishing business – or other closely related media area. But don’t let us define you too narrowly. If you have related experiences and the drive to lead a highly collaborative team devoted to creating and delivering the best, most relevant sustainable lifestyle content possible, we’d like to hear from you.
This just turned up on Rick’s Facebook feed.
https://www.ecosnippets.com/gardening/40-years-of-self-reliance
Photo is of our hoop greenhouse from Farmtek. Lightweight, minimal framing, easy to erect.
https://www.farmtek.com/farm/supplies/prod1%3Bft1_coldframes_hightunnels%3Bpg103083.html