Entries from Geeky Gardening tagged with 'swales'
Poultry places
Josh Dolan came by today, with some plans for possible homes (and expansions to homes) for our chickens and eventually rabbits and ducks. This year, it looks like the main things we might do this year are add a second...
Duck pondering
Back when we put in swales, we wondered how much water the back-most one would hold. Water comes down from the hill above us, sometimes in huge quantities but often at least a trickle. It seems to stay pretty full...
More on ducks
I'm contemplating how to fit ducks into our garden. The swale at the top of our hill is pretty full of water, and often is except around August. I'm contemplating waterproofing part of the swale so it stays more pond-like,...
Blueberry, lingonberry, wintergreen
Yesterday, I was out of the house from 8:15am to 10:30pm. I did manage to read some of Gaia's Garden, but that was pretty much the craziest non-travel day I've had in a while. Hopefully I won't have a lot...
Actually out in the garden
I got to spend some real time out in the garden today, thanks to mid-60s weather. Mostly, I used a scuffle hoe to clear weeds that had taken up residence in the mulch paths in my swales. I have a...
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