{"id":24,"date":"2016-02-12T08:13:06","date_gmt":"2016-02-12T08:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demos.famethemes.com\/onepress\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2023-10-12T16:07:48","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T16:07:48","slug":"garden","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/preppershomestead.com\/index.php\/garden\/","title":{"rendered":"The Garden and Yard"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The Lawn:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n16TH Street inside <span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>lawn is about 30\u2019 x 30\u2019<\/strong><\/span> surrounded by a smoothish (river stones) pathway, benches, gooseberry bushes, redcurrant bushes, flowers, herbs, raspberries, etc., and two types of <strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Vine grapes<\/span><\/strong>. <strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Concord<\/span><\/strong> and <span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Coronation<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Horticultural Garden:<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong> <strong>Pathways<\/strong> to easily reach the <strong>many raised beds<\/strong> with <strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Concord<\/span><\/strong>, <strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Coronation<\/span><\/strong>, <strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Beta<\/span><\/strong>, and <strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Fosch vineyard grapes<\/span> <span style=\"color: #339966;\">around the edges<\/span><\/strong>. Hoses are kept during winter in a series of cupboards between the garden and the \u2018Jar Corridor\u2019 \u2013 another <strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">insulation benefit<\/span><\/strong> for the Homestead. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Overhead watering system<\/strong><\/span> for agricultural parts of the garden.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Garden Produces:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nRaspberries, Strawberries, thornless Blackberries, and whatever Vegetables you plant. This year produced abundant Yams, Cantaloupe, Kale, Cabbage, Lettuce, Broccoli, Tomatoes, Cucumber, Garlic, turnip, Orac, Corn etc. etc.<br \/>\nSour Cherries, Peas, and Beans were slow this year, but are not normally so.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Trees:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nPears from an <strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Anjou Pear tree<\/span><\/strong> next to the Lawn plus <strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">1 Italian plum and 1 pear<\/span><\/strong> next to the greenhouse.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The Orchard:<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong>Bartlet pear, apple, and 2 prune plums plus an apricot tree (IS ON OUR PROPERTY but the trunk is outside of the orchard area). This has a bench for meditating.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Vineyard grapes &amp; wines:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nYou&#8217;ll also get Apricots, mostly from the old Apricot tree but also from a couple of newer apricot trees that are beginning to produce next to the lawn pathway. The Sour Cherry tree has been slow for the last two years and probably needs some dunging round about. Two Large compost heaps at the end of the garden area need to be spread throughout the garden before Spring to ensure another good crop of whatever you plant. Lots of work!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Garden Shed and Garden Tools:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nLawnmower, spades, rakes, picks, mulcher, whippersnippers, anti-mosquito lamp, etc. Moving on past the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>#1 Rain Water Barrel<\/strong><\/span> we turn left past the Peas and Tomato Tower area on the right and past the <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">#2 Rain Water Barrel<\/span><\/strong> on the left towards the <strong><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Chicken Coops area<\/span><\/strong>. The Rhubarb plants are looking a bit tired from all this sunny weather, but they are still \u2018leafy\u2019. They hardly got used this year. Straight ahead is the <strong><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Granary<\/span><\/strong> with all the stored <strong><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Chicken food scratch<\/span><\/strong>, <strong><span style=\"color: #808000;\">grain<\/span><\/strong>, <strong><span style=\"color: #808000;\">pellets<\/span><\/strong>, and such. On the left is the <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>storage shack<\/strong><\/span> for wood pellets and <strong><span style=\"color: #808000;\">chicken straw<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Chicken Coop:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Auto early daylight in the winter gives Lots of eggs all year round<\/span><\/strong>. The whole coop area is completely covered with netting to keep predators out. such as raccoons, skunks, etc. There is an adjoining area where the chickens may roam and scratch for bugs, worms, and so on, freely during the daylight hours. The summer washing lines are in a separate area nearby.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Back to the 16th entrance area:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe outer fence is about 8 feet high and the <strong>gate is secured at night<\/strong>. Walking the concrete path under the Grape Vine pathway towards the door and past the Roses, we see <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>#3 Rain Water Barrel<\/strong><\/span> on our left and an <span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong>sF9<\/strong><\/span> <strong>out-outbuilding<\/strong> on our right. they have an extra insulation Jar corridor storage for canning provisions, winter boots, etc. If we had turned left, past the <strong>summer kitchen<\/strong> and juice processing area (needs special insulation during winter) Outside <strong>propane cooker<\/strong> + double sink + spirit <strong>Still<\/strong>, Shelving. We pass the large, insulated, <strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">heatable<\/span> <span style=\"color: #339966;\">Greenhouse<\/span><\/strong> and the Nettle patch cold frame on our left. Dehydrating equipment in the greenhouse. Multiple shelving for early seeding.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Our Main Woodpile:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Boxes of chopped logs<\/strong> stacked behind both the <strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Greenhouse<\/span><\/strong> and the <strong>bottle storage shack \/+<\/strong> garden coverings\/nettings, veggie coverings, frost blankets, frost guards, traps (mouse, rat, skunk, and raccoon) triple charger for batteries for winter charging, etc. <strong>A couple of Solar panels are on the bottle shack roof<\/strong>. Lots of <strong>extra pots\/flowerpots<\/strong>, etc. for &#8216;tower growing&#8217; in drier weather. Two-and-a-half-foot <strong>concrete fire cooker<\/strong> for use if\/when the power goes out.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Outer Freezer #12:<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong> Here is <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>#4 Rain-Water Barrel<\/strong><\/span>, next to one of the small pear trees. Just past the <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">large emergency insulated water storage tank<\/span><\/strong> on the right, fitted with a <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">non-freeze mechanism<\/span><\/strong> for winter use. Next is our <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"># 5 Rain-Water Barrel<\/span><\/strong>, <strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Wireless flagpole<\/span><\/strong>, and <strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">secured Generator room<\/span><\/strong> in which you will see the built-in <strong>large generator<\/strong> and <strong>log splitter<\/strong> plus storage for our emergency stock of imitation wood fuel. This is all inside a <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">lockable metal grill<\/span><\/strong>. <strong>Measured Plywood Window panels<\/strong> are also stored here in preparation for possible hurricane-type emergencies. <strong>Large 8&#8242; secured outside gate<\/strong> leads to unsecured 4\u2019 outer fence, <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Redcurrant<\/span><\/strong> and <strong>Blackcurrant <span style=\"color: #339966;\">berry bushes<\/span><\/strong> area on 68th Avenue + <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">#6 Rain Water Barrel<\/span><\/strong>. The 16th and 68th rows of bulbs give wonderful spring flower colors around the outer rim of Homestead on 68th.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>From the 16th front door:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nJust a short walk on a concrete pathway to <strong>the two garages<\/strong>, mostly under <strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">the Bower of #2 Apricot tree branches<\/span><\/strong>, and past the <strong>bike shed<\/strong> leads to the <strong>outer walkway corridor<\/strong> to gate#2 past the garage. Flat <strong>carrier Dolly<\/strong> and upright dolly, <strong>Metal car ramps<\/strong>. Numerous barrels. bike racks. Workman&#8217;s <strong>entrance secured gate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Around the Perimeter of the Property:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nNumerous trees, fir, cedar, spruce, and the like. Horse radish, summer floral displays on outside areas of the property. Quiet street. Lots of room to street park on 68th Avenue or 16th Street. Low traffic area. <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Water hydrant<\/span><\/strong> <strong>right on Corner of 16th &amp; 68th<\/strong>. <strong>Walking distance<\/strong> to large grocery stores and even downtown stores.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morbi in sem quis dui placerat ornare. 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