Tag: homesteading
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Mealworm Madness almost summer update
I haven’t posted anything about the mealworms of late, they’ve been pretty slow with the cold weather. Today’s cleanup showed lots of pupae. The larvae have decided to grow up and have entered into the intermediate stage between childhood and adulthood. Along the same lines, lots of beetles have completed their life cycles and have…
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Grasses everywhere!
We’ve annual grasses coming up everywhere! They’re in the beds, on the footpath, by the fence – they’re all around! But not to worry…there’s no problem. Some may call them weeds and curse the extra workload that they bring but, in fact, I planted all of them. I had a packet of Canary seed given…
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First (proper) Hops harvest!
A bowl of sleepy goodness Our ‘year of firsts’ continues at Ligaya with our first Hops harvest! Last year, our friends at @haphazard-hstead posted on their Hops harvest with some great advice on when to pick them. So I’ve been waiting until the signs were right and decided that today is the day. I’ve been waiting for the flowers (or cones)…
