Crop rotation is important for organic gardening
Crop rotation and companion planting are a must if you are going to grow an organic vegetable garden
Off Grid Lighting
Off Grid Lighting Ideas
Nature Power 21030 Hanging Solar Powered LED Shed Light with Remote Control, Black Finish
I purchased this light from Amazon and must say it works better than I ever imagined. I thought it would give us a little light, but it is fantastic.
Our Country Bathroom Outhouse – time to start adding decor
If you have read my last post about the old outhouse, your would probably be surprise to see this thing in one piece. Here it is sitting in it’s new place with a new roof. The roof is actually supplies left over from when we re-roofed the small cabin. Every scrap of material gets used … Read more
Learn how to Make Compost Garden
Do you want to know how to compost, what materials to add to your compost pile, and what kind of bin you need?
Starting Vegetable Garden Seeds
Starting Vegetable Garden Seeds Indoors
When do you need think about starting you vegetable garden seeds indoors to be sure they are ready in time for garden planting?
Pictures Outhouses…..Oh My…We were going to move it!
When the snow fell….the plan was to skid the outhouse over to a new location. There was a tree hanging over the outhouse not wanting to fall it on the outhouse and destroy it, we were waiting for the snow, that way it could be skidded across the snow quite easily and onto the new hole that Scott had dug.
Off the Grid Lighting
Off Grid lighting Ideas
Time to look at some off the grid lighting as the cabin is getting closer to becoming a guest room. The generator has been there while we have been working, so it has not been to hard to light the place up, but that is certainly not a permanent fixture.
Growing Garlic
Growing Garlic in Raised Beds
Last year I grew my garlic in raised beds and they were the best garlic I have every grown. Not that could be because the raised beds saved them.
Difference between a Bobcat and Lynx
Difference between Bobcat and Lynx
Coming back from the cabin the other day we encountered a bobcat or was it a lynx?
I had never seen either so was not sure which one it was. My husband had and informed me it was a lynx.
Wild Chaga Mushroom
Where to find and Harvest Chaga Mushroom
If you’ve ever walked through a grove of birch trees, you may have come across a strange, dark, burnt-looking growth on the trunk. That’s Chaga mushroom (Inonotus obliquus), a wild medicinal fungus prized for its health benefits. On our off-grid property, we’re fortunate to have birch trees where we harvest Chaga responsibly.
What Is Chaga Mushroom?
Chaga is a slow-growing fungus that thrives mainly on birch trees in cold climates. It appears as a hard, cracked, black mass on the outside, resembling burnt charcoal, while the inside is a vibrant rusty orange to yellowish-brown.
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Size: Can grow 10–15 inches in diameter.
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Growth rate: Takes 3–10 years to reach harvest size.
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Best growth: On healthy birch trees around 40 years old.