tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735887036369814967.post2380046159524123990..comments2021-12-18T09:05:16.580-06:00Comments on SAHMville: We Have Produced Food!!!! Woo Hoo!Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05817708823329696212noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735887036369814967.post-68653954684026199972013-04-10T19:56:02.704-05:002013-04-10T19:56:02.704-05:00Sure miss your posts. How is Sam doing on the GAPS...Sure miss your posts. How is Sam doing on the GAPS diet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735887036369814967.post-92175844334379936432012-09-07T20:42:43.481-05:002012-09-07T20:42:43.481-05:00Louise, our arbors are made out of cattle panels. ...Louise, our arbors are made out of cattle panels. Shawn believes that each panel was 4 feet wide by 16 feet long. If you visit any farm supply store and ask for cattle panels, they ought to be able to fix you up. <br />I guess I should go out and take more pictures of the garden now. However, right now we're in an in-between stage. The summer crops are dying off and the fall crops are still too small to really be noticeable. I can report that we were extraordinarily pleased with the garden's production this year. Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817708823329696212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735887036369814967.post-39709952342209151782012-09-07T15:21:14.153-05:002012-09-07T15:21:14.153-05:00Hi, I came over from Back to Eden, checking out r...Hi, I came over from Back to Eden, checking out results from this new type of gardening. Looks really good. How tall are your arbors? What are they made out of? Mine grew out of control and have to stand on a stool to pick them. My method is too dangerous. Do you have an update on your garden?<br /><br />Cheers<br />LouiseLouisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735887036369814967.post-40177266852801069492012-06-06T11:38:14.532-05:002012-06-06T11:38:14.532-05:00Janice, I just stopped by to read the comments and...Janice, I just stopped by to read the comments and saw your reply to my questions about the corn. Thank you so much for your research. I checked out the website for the Henry Moore corn and discovered many other interesting varieties. Maybe there will be non-GMO corn in my future! Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735887036369814967.post-58271293510752721012012-06-05T08:51:25.554-05:002012-06-05T08:51:25.554-05:00Karen B.,
I'm so glad that you're having ...Karen B.,<br /><br />I'm so glad that you're having a great Back To Eden garden too!<br /><br />Our garden is currently 70 feet by 80 feet. We've actually had three dump-trucks of wood chips delivered! We thought that a garden of that size would be plenty of space to grow food for our family, but this year Shawn has already tilled out an additional spot of yard so we can try planting peanuts! If we hadn't utilized the Back To Eden method there's no way that we could've kept up with a 70x80 foot garden and then add more. For us, adding the wood chips has made gardening so much easier and more enjoyable.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817708823329696212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735887036369814967.post-53063220798939497472012-06-05T08:43:05.062-05:002012-06-05T08:43:05.062-05:00Leah, our garden was already here when we purchase...Leah, our garden was already here when we purchased our property 2-1/2 years ago. Fortunately the previous homeowner already gardened organically. So, this year all we did was have Shawn till it up and then add wood chips to it. As Shawn has mowed the property he has collected the grass clippings and added them on top of the wood chips. The grass clippings are helping with weed control and I've read that they will help with any nitrogen deficiency that might occur when the wood chips are decomposing.<br /><br />We do still have to weed it but the quantity of weeds are NOWHERE near what they've been in previous years. I think that putting down newspaper first would even further help with weed control. If you have the time and the newspapers to spare then I believe that it would be a good idea to go ahead and do that step.<br /><br />I really pleased with the Back To Eden method. We're able to keep up with the weeds and we're watering much less than in previous years. As an added bonus, our garden now has a "neat and tidy" appearance. That means a lot to me. I'm a bit of a clean freak so going out to a jungle-like garden stresses me out!<br /><br />Best wishes to you!Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817708823329696212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735887036369814967.post-73526409609111791422012-06-04T18:44:25.847-05:002012-06-04T18:44:25.847-05:00Janice, hello. My name is Leah and I love your ga...Janice, hello. My name is Leah and I love your garden! My mom and dad live with me and my father keeps a small garden in the back yard. It however keeps him too busy. It is a lot of work and the weeding is not possible for him most of the time. He is 81. <br /><br />The other day we all watched the Back to Eden video and I got soooo excited about starting to garden the way Paul was talking about. I have a friend that can drop off loads of mulch when we need it so I am looking forward to the fall garden to see how we can improve.<br /><br />Did you start your garden the way the folks in Pennsylvania did with the newspaper first? If you have any other tips or tricks to pass along, I would be appreciative! Thanks and happy gardening!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01364761817667326210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735887036369814967.post-46530991563901488522012-06-04T17:39:57.843-05:002012-06-04T17:39:57.843-05:00Just started this year with the Back-to-Eden "...Just started this year with the Back-to-Eden "method" and had 20 yards of woodchips delivered. (Took 4 weeks of evening and weekend hauling up and down hills even--but sooo worth it!) It's all spread out on our 1/3 acre lot and it looks wonderful. We're even using it to kill off the remainng lawns... can hardly wait to be able to plant in those areas. <br />I'm in NorCal (Folsom) and we've already had temps up to 100 already, and I am not having to water nearly as much as last year. Already noticed a drop in snails, too. I'm going to continue bringing in the wood chips about every 2-3 months. <br />Our veggies are just now taking off--and I'm sure the chip/composting has a great deal to do with it. Even the fruit trees are benefitting (and producing better) .Karen Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735887036369814967.post-62487710511913207412012-06-03T21:17:12.040-05:002012-06-03T21:17:12.040-05:00So good to hear from you Brenda!
I wish I could s...So good to hear from you Brenda!<br /><br />I wish I could say that it's non-GMO, but I can't. We purchased this seed a year or so ago from R.H. Shumway's and I bought so much of it that we're still using it. Here's the variety that we're currently using: http://www.rhshumway.com/dp.asp?pID=09914&c=234&p=Reids+Yellow+Dent+Field+Corn<br /><br />I did do a search though and found a company that offers non-GMO corn. The "Henry Moore" variety specifically says that it's good for livestock.<br />http://www.stclareseeds.com/corn-sweet-dent-flint.html<br /><br />That website also lists the variety we're currently using (Reid's Yellow Dent) as non-GMO so I don't really know what we have. The package we have from R.H. Shumway's lists it as Reid's Yellow Dent but it sure doesn't claim to be non-GMO anywhere on the package.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817708823329696212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735887036369814967.post-36678148680142674462012-06-03T14:56:56.331-05:002012-06-03T14:56:56.331-05:00Your gardens look beautiful! For all my talk about...Your gardens look beautiful! For all my talk about the Back To Eden film, I haven't yet tried it. In the fall, I plan to have loads of mulch delivered to our new property to prepare the garden for next spring.<br /><br />I'm assuming your corn is non-GMO. Where did you purchase your seeds and what variety is the corn? I love the idea of growing grains for the chickens. I planted chard and collards for my birds to supplement their summertime feed, but don't have the space yet to grow corn or grains on a large scale.<br /><br />I agree with you, there is something so satisfying in preparing food you have grown yourself!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com