tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31085568.post611399968637931278..comments2008-05-29T01:28:53.077-07:00Homegrown Evolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903804104014983893noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31085568.post-38677067395358465652008-05-29T01:28:00.000-07:002008-05-29T01:28:00.000-07:00[29 May 2008, in the USA (annoying of this site to omit dates)]<BR/><BR/>mrs/ms homegrown looks all right to me. (and there were some goths how did their hair in a kind of pseudo-30's style.)<BR/><BR/>houses on hills are stable when on rocky outcrops (which are rare on flat land). at least you weren't carrying new materials <I>up</I>hill/stairs. (you may have been able to slide or chute the bust n stuff down, btw)<BR/><BR/>i hope there's no lead paint on that grape column. outdoors, wood is a short term material, btw.<BR/><BR/>wouldn't a little irrigation thru fall (or just starter irrig.) pay off with months of cool season growth?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31085568.post-15145696096849870752008-04-30T17:50:00.000-07:002008-04-30T17:50:00.000-07:00This is a GREAT blog! I love the Bicycle ride through those crazy freeways! I'm a local too (91745) so I know how jam-packed those things get. I JUST started on my journey to become more self-sufficient. Nice to have a "neighbor"!AJKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13805794458934272031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31085568.post-87176208517688007912008-04-21T15:11:00.000-07:002008-04-21T15:11:00.000-07:00Taproots,<BR/><BR/>I got a Sunset book out of the library - it wasn't about raised beds specifically, but it worked. Do you have a good nursery nearby? If so, someone there should be able to help you put together the right components. It's not that complicated, especially for a raised bed. <BR/><BR/>We'll post on the subject soon as Mrs. Homegrown has some objections to the way I've put our system together.<BR/><BR/>Good Luck!<BR/>ErikHomegrown Evolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903804104014983893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31085568.post-29534078415746406802008-04-21T14:15:00.000-07:002008-04-21T14:15:00.000-07:00Hello! I was wondering if you knew of a good site or book on how one could put together a slow drip irrigation system for raised beds. Thanks!<BR/>MMtaprootshttp://taproots.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31085568.post-35244484366514722182008-04-15T22:21:00.000-07:002008-04-15T22:21:00.000-07:00Mrs. Homegrown here, with a few comments.<BR/><BR/>1)I am appalled that Mr. Homegrown has sent a tour of our yard out through the worldwide internet tubes without letting me straighten up first. The chicken coop isn't always covered with dangling bits of blue tarp, and the crap in front of the coop has to do with an isolated chicken. Long story.<BR/><BR/>2) Yes, the truth is out: we don't live in the spectacular modernist palace depicted on the book cover. In addition, I also lack the goth je ne sais qua of my sultry doppleganger.<BR/><BR/>3) We *never* buy eggs or herbs. I don't know what he's talking about with "rarely" -- we're up to our ears in eggs. Please come by and get some.<BR/><BR/>4) While you're at it, take some nopalitos, too.<BR/><BR/>5) He skipped showing you the parkway garden beds, which contribute greatly to our table.<BR/><BR/>6) Those of you living in normal climates might be wondering at his statement that our garden looked bad in December. After all, in temperate climates, every garden looks bad in December--if you can see them at all beneath the snow.<BR/><BR/>Here in sunny LA, though, it hovers around 70 in December, so it seems as though there's no excuse for a dead garden. That's what he means. But our garden is exhausted from the long summer without a lot of supplemental irrigation. Our summer ends in late October, and the perennials and self-seeding annuals that dominate our landscape don't spring to life until March, after the rains. <BR/><BR/>Winter is a great time to grow salad stuff in LA, though. Just fyi for any So Cal people who might be reading. <BR/><BR/>7) Did I already offer nopalitos to all comers?Mrs. Homegrownwww.homegrownevolution.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31085568.post-38409221464875725562008-04-15T21:10:00.000-07:002008-04-15T21:10:00.000-07:00Beautiful! It's not Zen or Dutch or even tidy English, but then, who really cares about that, anyway? I would gladly be your neighbor. And steal your fruit.Hairy Picfairhttp://www.schoenholz.com/blogger.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31085568.post-23131915444702776062008-04-14T20:28:00.000-07:002008-04-14T20:28:00.000-07:00Wow. As modest you are about it, I am jealous!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com