tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29617239.post1665256890082564875..comments2023-10-03T17:38:35.232-06:00Comments on The Thrifty/Garden Home: Yard Clean-Up DayMrs. Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06644129213141875138noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29617239.post-23644078013772564622010-03-26T11:40:00.019-06:002010-03-26T11:40:00.019-06:00Sara and I were just talking about building a pizz...Sara and I were just talking about building a pizza/bread oven in her back yard...that's probably all it will be is talk, but how nice it would be!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03458110831930610293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29617239.post-2910638001549617292010-03-25T16:42:14.165-06:002010-03-25T16:42:14.165-06:00I never even considered how using an outdoor oven ...I never even considered how using an outdoor oven may make it much more enjoyable to bake bead all summer.<br /><br />I love homemade bread, but the last thing anyone wants to do when it is 100 degrees outside is fire up their oven and heat up the house.<br /><br />What a great idea!Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01896786778649765433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29617239.post-78751850099928572802010-03-25T07:15:39.124-06:002010-03-25T07:15:39.124-06:00This time of year does bring a sense of urgency to...This time of year does bring a sense of urgency to get the garden ready doesn't it. I am surprised to hear that you have clay soil up there on the hill, we don't...interesting. oerhaps it is because they removed some of the top soil when building.Mr. H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576034751522467377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29617239.post-14544581853025568482010-03-25T06:54:29.057-06:002010-03-25T06:54:29.057-06:00Lynn ... if I dig deep enough, I have nice clay :)...Lynn ... if I dig deep enough, I have nice clay :) that needs some sand mixed with it. Our garden soil is turning out rather nice this year. It (one of my gardens) is the only spot that has the clay in abundance due to grading. Two years ago I double dug the area and buried a lot of wood to decompose so that helped. Thanks for the tips ladies on the soil amendments.Mrs. Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06644129213141875138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29617239.post-79722948623789491292010-03-25T04:51:45.135-06:002010-03-25T04:51:45.135-06:00Mrs. Mac, might I recommend Greensand as a soil am...Mrs. Mac, might I recommend Greensand as a soil amendment for your hard clay? Greensand is an amendment and a gentle fertilizer (0-0-3) with lots of trace minerals (it's mined from ocean floors). <br /><br />Isn't it wonderful to be outside working the garden?! Finally, Spring is here!<br /><br />PS We're looking into an outdoor cob-style oven, too. With so much wood around, it makes no sense to buy charcoal just to cook outside, does it? Will you use regional clay, make your own clay, or use concrete?LynnShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400123476915540411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29617239.post-60468870290761767312010-03-24T21:32:43.243-06:002010-03-24T21:32:43.243-06:00I had cruddy, clay soil in Bakersfield, CA (zone 9...I had cruddy, clay soil in Bakersfield, CA (zone 9). I would like to recommend using Amend or rice hulls to your soil. I use that along with peat moss and sand and have really come up with some healthy soil.<br /><br />Prior to amending my clay soil, I broke so many garden tool handles.<br /><br />Good luck.MAYBELLINEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459481721591224275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29617239.post-88070625504811787502010-03-24T09:20:00.419-06:002010-03-24T09:20:00.419-06:00I just discovered your blog and I love it.
We are...I just discovered your blog and I love it. <br />We are trying to be pare down, but it's hard. We are learning, slowly but surely. <br /><br />http://theadventuresofmrd.blogspot.com/2010/03/sitting-on-bread.htmlUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01617172203066536384noreply@blogger.com