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4 Jun 2020 1 minute read 4 comments Solominer
With spring time upon us, plants are leafing out and growing as fast as they can. In Georgia our spring starts early, usually in March. So they already have a great headstart on the season. I took some pictures with my modified camera, it can see bet...
1 Jun 2020 2 minute read 0 comments Solominer
Also known as Pieris, it is an early blooming plant. This is very important to me due to the kind of Bees I help raise. In February or Mach these flowers bloom and give the Bees a great nectar and pollen source. Since the Bees show up early on in th...
28 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Solominer
When I got these starter plants, I was expecting to get a Cherry tree as well. I ordered both together, though the Cherry tree was out of stock. It was a Royal Lee, which would be compatible with my Minnie Royal Cherry tree. Unfortunately it did not...
24 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Solominer
The last few years we have been buying alot of Cherries at the market. And with some free space I thought it would be a good idea to plant some Cherry trees and bushes. It may take a few years to get a tree that produces, so now is a good time to st...
22 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Solominer
Using my GH3 I took some pictures of plants I saw, some had flowers and others just had leaves. This post is a mix of different plants seen with my macro lens. An Autumn fern can be seen in the first picture, I love how it has a copper like colo...
20 May 2020 2 minute read 0 comments Pure Organic Farming Inputs
EpsoMicrotop (Epsom salt) is a companion organic input most cherished by many farmers who wish to grow their food in the most organic way because of it being traced right from nature. It is named after its bitter saline spring at Epsom in Surrey, Eng...
19 May 2020 2 minute read 0 comments Solominer
With summer coming around and spring well under way where I live. I checked out some others gardens and homestead techniques that people on Hive were posting this week. I found alot of great content, and want to share with it with the community. Her...
17 May 2020 1 minute read 1 comment Solominer
I bought four of these bushes about eight or so years ago, I found them at a flea market and since it was the middle of winter I got a good deal on the bushes. They have easily paid for themselves in the amount of berries produced. And since I broug...
15 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Solominer
I have a spot in mind for growing something new, figured a perennial plant that I can eat would be a good idea. I settled on Asparagus and got two kinds, some green Jersey Giant Knight and Purple Passion. I dig trenches for the roots and widen out t...
11 May 2020 2 minute read 0 comments Solominer
Walking through my yard I got to see many plants budding. Not all with flowers, some with just leaves. But spring is here for sure and the plants are ready to grow. The first picture is of my Apple tree, the fresh growth has a fuzzy feeling to it. Li...
