Spring work delay due to hibernating lizards
I waited for the lizards to come out of hibernation before continuing work on the dirt pile.
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SNOW at last!
Finally some real snow again! After a month of so much rain and clouds, the forecast calls for SUNSHINE.
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Adding LIME to adobe, cob and stucco finish coats for SELF-HEALING?
Building with adobe since 2007, I finally discovered LIME to fortify adobe bricks and cob.
But why can’t I find quicklime anywhere?
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Hydroponic winter greens and so much rain!
Lettuce Michelle in the winter greenhouse inside the walapini — one of my favorites!...
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Zucchini — males, females and pollination
In a permaculture garden are likely plenty of insects to pollinate the female flowers. However, you need both male and female flowers and if you don’t have enough insects, you can hand pollinate.
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Peaches, pomegranates, tomatillos, so much food and more rain
It’s unreal how fantastic the weather has been this summer. I only got about 10 drops...
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Getting ready to plant drought tolerant trees at the new lots
It’s time to plan for fall planting of drought-tolerant bushes and trees. Desert Mimosa, Yellow Bird of Paradise, Desert Willows, Catsclaw, Mesquite, Palo Verde, Arizona Cypress …
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Extremely drought tolerant desert Mimosa
When we had practically no rain for a couple of years, the desert mimosas fared extremely well. I...
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June garden pictures
My garden on June 5, 2022. The best part about permaculture is that once established, many plants turn into weeds and instead of planting seeds, you just pull or cut what you don’t want.
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Artist’s depiction of my place
A neighbor came by for some salad and gave me this lovely drawing.
Read MoreBees and hummingbird moths love the plum and nectarine flowers
After a cold and windy spring, we just had the first couple WARM days. I love watching and listening to the insects pollinating the fruit trees. So many insects pollinated the plum tree:...
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Fruit tree pruning in the high desert
When to prune fruit trees in the high desert? Light pruning in summer is ok.
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