soilhealth Tag Posts Index

Caring for My Orchard, Feeding the Trees with Organic Manure, Building Healthier Soil

Hello friends, Yesterday I spent part of my day applying organic manure around my citrus trees. This is one of the most important activities in my orchard because

Lucky Me Garden No.3

I started a new job last week, another wonderful gardening job. It's on a beautiful piece of land with the most gorgeous natural pool I have seen. There was a very

Making Garden Amendment - April 18, 2025 @goldenoakfarm

On Friday morning I was up at 6:15AM, fed the cat, pulled up the shades and worked on post photos for a while. I had to stop and get the milk order done and then

Sun and Shade: Balancing Act for Soil and Plants(ENG/ESP)

Hello, hivers. Thanks again to @kvinna for asking another important question to create this write-up so that everyone can learn about this very interesting topic.

Sunlight, Shade, and Soil Fertility: Unraveling the Connection( ENG/ESP)

Good day, Hivers! This writing is a response to a question asked by my friend @kvinna, and it's meant to help all of us learn and engage in a discussion about the

Soil Heath, Nitrogen Fixing, and Growing Food - All in One Go

Soil health plays a crucial role in plant production. After every Nitrogen heavy crop, it is important to increase the nitrogen levels of the soil again. This year

The more you count your blessings, the more you have! Part 1

Good day/night Hivers, hope all is going well for you and those around you. The title of this post comes from a song called Karma by the artist Renae: I particularly

Broccoli Harvest - July 17, 2022 @goldenoakfarm

I am delighted to announce that I have made another milestone and appear to have won a skirmish in the garden. I’ve mentioned a few times about improving the soil

Return of the Carbonaceous Bandit (PLUS A PRIZE!)

"Take whatever you want." An actual quote from one of my actual neighbors this morning when I asked if the leaves on the curb were his. Believe you me,

Weeds

Weeds are a constant in a garden. And yes, many weeds are wonderful and good and edible. But some are straight out annoying. They might produce seedpods that stick

Post-storm Swale Inspection

Roo says "Good morning!" It stormed last night while I was at work. I always miss it! I would have stayed up all night to see a good storm at my home.

Permaculture Playing Cards: Microorganisms

I'm giving up on numbering the episodes. Think I'm on number 5, but I've lost track, and there's gonna be 52 of these things, so... Yeah. No more numbers. Also,

Daily chicken December 10

Fluffer! I know I keep saying it, but look at that soil they've made. I think everyone can benefit from chickens. Off to bed now, my sleeping pill is hitting hard.

Compost! Progress report December 6

Yesterday we got out and worked on compost. Our big pile measures out 7 feet wide and 3 feet high now. That's like 2.3m by 1m. I think that's as big as she'll get

A couple frosty homestead pictures

The other day I snapped a couple pictures that I wanted to share. I've had some bigger posts that I needed to run, so it got pushed back. More homestead observations.

Small, but constant progress

We got a couple little bits of progress made this afternoon. Not a lot, but it was a little easy work that the kids helped a lot with. My post this morning about

Daily chicken November 18

Hey, I'm doing good keeping up with the daily chicken this weekend! This morning is chilly. 36° when I first got out. That's 2.22° for you weirdos like @riverflows.

History of the south project

Happy Sunday! I'm up early, and got the south project on my brain, so here's a bit about it. Hang on, it's gonna be a long one. The south project has changed a lot

Daily chicken November 17

Praise the Lord, and happy Saturday, y'all! I'm about recovered here, not needing pain meds anymore. My mind is clear, and I feel rejuvenated after a couple days

Daily uppening November 8

Well, I was gonna take a picture of Big Roo and his super pretty feathers for today's #dailychicken, but he chickened out and ran back to bed. My bad y'all, no daily