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Episode-249- Food Forest And Permaculture Showcase Part 2/4

Tony Teolis July 11, 2014 0 Comments

Here is part 2 of the food forest videos. This video shows how the swales that I built in the backyard have matured to the point where they now support hundreds of plants. That is no exageration and the goal is to have them eventually fill out with the fruti producing bsushes such as Juneberry, Goji and Goumi. I'll ad to those over time too. The video was taken before the battle with Japanese...

Episode-248- Food Forest And Permaculture Showcase Part 1/4

Tony Teolis July 10, 2014 0 Comments

I finally get a chance to share with you a view of the food forest I have envisioned growing. The backyard is a web of interconnected systems. It is not a forest yet as full production will take several more years. There are apple and peach tress that have to come online yet and the goji, goumi, juneberry, and other berries have some time before they will become productive. In the meantime...

Episode-247- Easy Way To Provide Water For Honeybees

Tony Teolis July 6, 2014 0 Comments

It is taking me time to catch up on all the things I have been recording around the home from the beginning of spring but I get to things eventually. Today's video was taken in April before the spring was in full swing. I'm at the point now where my management cycle has been tested enough that I know when to bring certain systems online. I built this site to help me keep...

Episode-246- Plant Comfrey And Parsley Part 2

Tony Teolis July 4, 2014 0 Comments

This is part 2 of the parsley and comfrey planting this year. The last video showed what the comfrey looked like out of the fridge where it was stored for a month. The gardens look bare and that's because they are. Soon though things will be growing in all the mounds and swales. They will be hosting apple and peach trees, elderberry and blueberry and much much more. There will be juneberry,...

Episode-245- Plant Comfrey And Parsley In The Backyard

Tony Teolis June 22, 2014 0 Comments

This how the gardens get started this year. I begin with comfrey from Nantahala Farm & Garden in North Carolina and the parsley were the first plants started from seed in February. The seeds came from SouthernExposre In Mineral, VA. I have had a great experience buying from them over the years. Today's video shows how they have grown in the past two months and I briefly show where they...

Episode-244- How To Inspect The Top Bar Hives

Tony Teolis June 19, 2014 0 Comments

The video in today's episode is a month old already but I get to things eventually. I am taking a less invasive approach to beekeeping this year. There has been too much to prepare in the gardens that I have not had to the time or energy to over manage the hoeny bees which I think is a good thing. Over managing in the past has led to more problems than successes so I am not repeating past...

June

Tony Teolis June 14, 2014 0 Comments

The dog and I were just outside this evening in the dark and its not just the ole sloping backyard instead it's a sponge full of life. It has rained 6 of the first 12 days in June 2014 and for that we are grateful. Almost a full two inches in a time when it's usually scarce. The dearth might be coming but for tonight it's alright and it will last. The swales and hugel mounds all over the place...

Episode-243- 7 Steps For Growing Tasty Tomatoes

Tony Teolis June 8, 2014 0 Comments

Solanum lycopersicum The tomatoes have been in the ground long enough now that I had to set up a trellis for the five biggest ones that are growing in the new hugel keyhole garden. They will eventually cover the trellis and more and then there are squash, pepper and cucumber plants growing near them as well. What you see in the video was taken back in April. They have grown well since and I...