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Garden Progress

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Planter Beds Done!

Today was the day!  All the planter beds in the organic garden are finished.  But, some beds still need wire and compost, and walkways need wood chips.  We are almost done with the structural “framework.”  It has taken a year, … Continue reading

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Welcome April Blooms

March showers brought us beautiful April flowers!

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Last Locust Planter Bed

It’s been almost a year since farmhand Will and I started to redo the garden.  I wanted to get the hardscaping done by Spring so we can focus on planting.  We are on schedule and now just need to finish … Continue reading

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Garden Gates

Two new garden gates were built today on the redwood branch and wine barrel fence.  The little gates I had built unfortunately allowed too many gaps for the chickens to slip through into the garden and up the hill.  With … Continue reading

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Grafting Heirloom Apple Trees – 2018

We are learning and sharing practical advice for the care of trees as Love Creek Farm takes on the task of maintaining and propagating heritage apple trees that are at risk, and as a result, we hope San Lorenzo Valley’s … Continue reading

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Lily & Shasta

Today was fun, we were able to have a picnic with the Finney family.  The girls are very engaged with the animals.  While Alley was petting Wookie, Lily decided to join our Sunday training with Shasta.  Maddie taught her how … Continue reading

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Bee Haven – Buzzz!

Our home for the bees was pretty much finished today.  Just some minor landscaping and weed pulling to make it complete.  We have not worked on it since 2012.  Today was the day plastic corrugated roofing was added to protect … Continue reading

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Big, Bad, Planter Bed

We worked really hard on Saturday to add another Black Locust limb planting bed. This one was 13 feet long and 7.5 feet wide, the biggest in the garden. It took 3 of us to carry the logs. First, we … Continue reading

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Digging Day in the Garden

About 100 clay pipes are in the way of a planter bed that I want to build from black locust as well as finishing the last section of the garden. The place I want to use the pipes is on … Continue reading

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