Red Bucket Farm

sustainable backyard farming

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Underplanting the Orchard

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In his book The Holistic Orchard , fruit tree expert Michael Phillips offers recommendations for the overall health and productivity of ...
Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Onion Harvest

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In April I planted two different varieties of onion: Copra hybrid for long term storage through the winter, and Candy hybrid for sweet ea...
Monday, July 8, 2013

Canning vs. Freezing

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It rained a record-setting eleven inches in the month of June at Red Bucket Farm, which seems to have pleased our fruit bearing plants, bush...
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Thinning the Peach Crop

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Last year our mature peach tree produced a minimal crop due to unfavorable weather conditions. Summer arrived in March forcing a premature b...
Monday, June 24, 2013

Orchard Ladder

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This spring we invested in an orchard ladder. It was a safety measure---too often I have watched my husband teetering a the top of an eig...
Saturday, June 22, 2013

Chick Update

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The spring chicks at Red Bucket Farm are growing quickly. They hatched April 8 and arrived here on the farm April 10. Their earliest week...
Monday, June 17, 2013

Irregular Eggs

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I went out to gather eggs this noon and look what I found! The green egg is from Crocus the Easter Egger; the tan egg is from Squill th...
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