Winterizing my Fig Trees

Trying a new method to see if I can't bring my fig trees through the winter and hopefully get some figs next year.

Look at those tomatoes

My explanation of why tomatoes appear to ripen when sealed in a paper bag with a banana or apple.

Setting up the Hydroponics

The summer growing season is over but I always have to have something growing so I'm starting to set-up my 6 net pot hydroponic unit and my Aerogarden3.

Winter's Coming

Time to make preparations for winter and finish the harvest. Planting my garlic a new variety, Northern Quebec, and the garlic bulbils that I started two years ago. Harvesting Cabbage and Rutabagas and setting-up a winter sunroom for the chickens.

Ian Knocton Saved My Tomatoes & Homemade Fire Starters & Rocket Stove Co...

At last thanks to Ian I have ripe tomatoes and a reasonable harvest. Check out Ian's video on the topic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itKHkz1Z_Ok&feature=c4-overview&list=UUFe6j4jOKK9SL0zUT9uJHLg
And the Tomato Website: http://www.tomatogrowing.co.uk

Chickpea and Spinach Spread - Hummus Recipe by Manjula

Recette de Pâte brisée - Sortcrust pastry recipe - Receta de Masa quebra...

Chicken Whispering LOL

Tomatillo Salsa Verde - Artichoke Seeds - In the hoop house (+playlist)

Garden season drawing to a close we had our first light frost today. A look around at things that are still growing in the hoop house, saving some artichoke seeds harvesting some vegetables that were hidden under the vines. I picked my tomatillos and found a recipe for Salsa Verde which turned out to be quite nice.

Link to the winter squash harvesting video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Px9ekV93aoY


2013 Plant List

1. Onion Red Zeppelin
2. Okra Jambalaya
3. Pepper Hot Hungarian Wax
4. Pepper King Arthur
5. Geranium Bullseye Mix Pelargonium hortorum
6. Pepper Aji Dulce
7. Pepper Shi Shito
8. Tomato Mountain Merit
9. Tomato Roma VF
10. Tomato Yellow Multiflora (Free seed from Praxxus55712)
11. Tomatillo (Free seed from Praxxus55712)
12. Mustard Southern Giant Curled
13. Mustard Dragons Tongue
14. Mustard Red Giant
15. Lettuce New Red Fire
16. Broccoli Gypsy
17. Collards Flash
18. Cabbage Bronco
19. Cauliflower Fremont
20. Kohlrabi Kossak
21. Peas Dwarf Sabre
22. Daikon Radish April Cross
23. Sweet Peas Old Spice
24. Summer Savory
25. Cucumber Rocky
26. Parsley Forest Green
27. Sage
28. White Wonder Cucumber (Free seed from Praxxus55712)
29. Buttercrunch Lettuce (Free seed from Praxxus55712)
30. Heshiko Green Onion (Free seed from Praxxus55712)
31. Beets Merlin
32. Summer Squash -- Elegance
33. Winter Squash -- Sweet Mama
34. Calendula -- Fiesta Gitana Mix
35. Garlic Susan Delafield
36. Potatoes Yukon Gold & Cara
37. Swiss Chard Fordhook Giant
38. Rutabaga -- York
39. Cucumber -- Calypso
40. Pole Beans -- Blue Lake
41. Lima Beans- Fordhook
42. Common Comfrey

Construction, Crushing and Paving

A collection of clips that I've taken over the past month or so documenting the activity in a quarry close to where I live. Rock blasting, crushing and the much needed resurfacing of the local highway which had not be done in almost 30 years. I'm fascinated by all of the large machines and the incredible amount of work that has been done here in the last few weeks.

Hens & Chantecler Chicks 10 Weeks Old

Out reading and watching the hens free range. Now I'm concerned that my 5 Chantecler chicks might be 4 roosters and 1 little hen. I explain why this might be happening.

Pickled Cauliflower, Cara Potato Storage, Harvesting, Compost and Chante...

Two of my Cauliflower were ready to harvest so I made a few jars of   Cauliflower Pickles I think they turned out well and should be nice and spicy as I used Thai Birdseye chillies.I think I have settled on a method for storing some of the Cara potatoes for next years garden. A look at some compost that is ready to use, I plan to put most of it in the raised beds in the hoop house. Of course another look at the Chantecler Chicks which were eight weeks old when this clip was recorded.

Winter Squash, Cauliflower, Cabbage and Chantecler Chicks

Harvesting and cooking the winter squash and another look at the very satisfactory progress of the brassicas in the Hoop House. And of course checking out the Chantecler Chicks which are now 7 weeks old.

North Korean Camps - North Korea

The only escapee of North Koreas most brutal prison camp has lived to tell us a story of unspeakable horror. Starved of food and common humanity, Shin proves that gulags are still a tragic reality.
We were always hungry. Shins most vivid memory of his life in the camp is the constant hunger he felt, food made me escape, even if it was going to cost me my life. The only thing that interested me was the food. Before his escape three years ago, he didnt even know that a world existed beyond the barbed wires. Until then, his life had been one of torture, hard labour and complete isolation. My mother was supposed to inform on me and me on her. He believed she deserved her fate as he witnessed her execution. I blamed her. I had no real feelings as a kid. Shin didnt know love, only violence. Once the guards beat a little girl on the head so hard, she died the next day. He eventually escaped through a gap in a high-voltage fence. His charred legs still bear the scars. As horrible as it is, Shins story is not unique. Wang, himself a former prisoner, is a prominent writer on the subject. He believes that oppression in North Korea will keep increasing: The brutality of the system has grown to the point where Kim Jong Il now fears that he will suffer the same fate as Caucescu of Romania. He simply wants to kill all his enemies.

Father of orphans

Pastor Gennady Mokhnenko adopts dozens of children and takes them into his own home, helping them escape poverty and giving them hope for a normal life.

Sights and Sounds at the Sackville Fall Fair 2013

The title just about says it all, a great day at the fall fair with family.

Hot Pepper Relish and Garlic Bulbils

Making hot pepper relish but my peppers aren't very hot. I pulled my two year old garlic bulbils and will be replanting them later this fall hopefully they will produce normal size garlic heads in the third year.

How To Grow Oyster Mushrooms From Used Coffee Grounds Cheap And Easy - P...

I want to try this. I will post the other videos in the series as they become available.

Published on Sep 20, 2013

http://www.tomorrowsgarden.net/
I've been looking into growing mushrooms for the past 8 months or so. What I have learned is that they have a great deal of medicinal properties and are a good source of protein. Amazingly, they can be grown quickly out of practically nothing. They don't need an artificial light source and can be grown in various types of media such as wood chips, coffee grounds, grains, straw and manure. It's perfect for preppers as it's self sustaining and can provide a constant supply of food in very little time. It's knowledge that everyone should have.

This is video 1 in a series that go on to show various methods of growing mushrooms from start to finish with ease.

Harvest Full Moon at the Cabin

A few little clips of the Harvest Full Moon rising on September 19, 2013. I took these clips while I was camping over night at the cabin for the last time this summer, as autumn begins on the 22nd. Likely the last time without a wood fire for this season too as the nights are getting colder now.   These clips were taken from the little deck outside the cabin door as the full moon was rising up through the trees into the clear night sky. Do not adjust your sets, LOL, this is a silent movie.

First of the fall colour.