Tag: permaculture

Episode-238- Harden Off Plants For Best Growing Success

Tony Teolis April 15, 2014 0 Comments
In past years I have always tried to harden off some of the plants I grow but not all of them. As a result most of my plants did well but not all of them. This season I aim for better results and will improve my chances of achieving them with better prepping of the plants before they in the gardens. I start with the Parsley and green onions but eventually all of my plants will have anywhere from...

6 Easy Flowers To Grow At Home

Tony Teolis March 30, 2014 0 Comments
Columbine - A perennial to grow for more frequency Lupine - A tall perennial that many pollinators favor Asters - A great annual flower for honey bees Marigold - A wonderful plant that is colorful, keeps squirrels and pest away and has a nice odor. Johnny Jump Ups - An annual/short lived perennial that is s tricolor viola 4 O'Clocks - Because the bloom at 4PM.

March

Tony Teolis March 10, 2014 0 Comments
The county I live in has eleven hundred thousand people. When I compare that to the less than hundred thousand county I came from with roughly the same size in area I think of vulnerability and what it means to live in such a populated area. It's nothing like living in Japan but it is more distant from what I prefer. Personal space becomes the sacrifice required when living in a more accessible...

February

Tony Teolis February 15, 2014 0 Comments
There seems to be no end to cold weather and to top it off we got a foot of snow today. It's not that it is so bad but it has been a long winter and the motivation to plan for spring is tested by weather that keeps me indoors. Yet parsley is being sprouted and the plans for new plants are being transferred from my mind to paper. The honey bees are tucked away in the top bar hive and a second...

Episode-233- Get Started With Indoor Seed Starts – Parsley

Tony Teolis February 8, 2014 0 Comments
       Today's video depicts the start of the growing season for 2014. Although it is still icy and cold outside and spring seems like a long forgotten friend warm weather is coming. Thus it is time to start with the first plant to sow indoors and that is Parsley. I love this plant for reasons beyond its taste and health benefits such as vitamins A, K and C, folate and iron. It keeps...

Episode-232- How To Pick The Best Blueberries Part 2

Tony Teolis February 3, 2014 0 Comments
Here is part 2 of my blueberry harvest video from summer 2013. You can easily note how much I enjoy picking fresh blueberries from the garden. Get in on the fun and start making your own produce at home. NourseFarms.com in Massachusetts is ready for your order of blueberry plants, starwberries, elderberries, blackberries, raspberries and more. Don't forget to get some asparagus too. Resources...

Episode-230- Add More Mason Bees To The BackYard

Tony Teolis January 29, 2014 0 Comments
I thought I knew about Mason Bees and how to cultivate and contribute to their growth in my front and back yards. But after three seasons with nominal success and little or no successive mason bee growth in future years it became time to ask why. Being winter these kinds of thoughts are helpful as it is also the time right before the sowing of seeds for indoor starts. The Farmers' Almanac...