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Kyle Putnam
Nov 22, 20244 min read
An adult conversation about weeds:it is OK to evict them from your vegetable garden.
I have never been able to obtain ongoing meaningful yields in a weedy garden.
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Kyle Putnam
Nov 18, 20243 min read
Homemade soil amendment: charging biochar in hot bed compost
Back in February, inspired by Jack First , we built two hot beds. The value of hot beds deserves an extended-edition post but the gist is...
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Kyle Putnam
Nov 15, 20242 min read
Using feed store oats as a cover crop - it works!
The oats are preventing erosion and nutrient leaching, building biomass above and below grown, feeding soil microbes...
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Kyle Putnam
Nov 4, 20242 min read
Results! Sowing calendula late to avoid aphids
This year, I did not sow my calendula until mid-summer. The end result was a beautiful aphid-free multi-month fall harvest.
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Kyle Putnam
Nov 3, 20243 min read
Rutabagas - a great survival crop for the PNW
They are delicious mashed with butter, salt, and pepper. They can be roasted on their own or as part of mash. They are excellent steamed.
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Kyle Putnam
Nov 1, 20242 min read
Chicken tractors: bringing fertility to the yard. Results!
The lack of available nutrients became even more obvious when I rotated chickens through it in a tractor.
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Kyle Putnam
Oct 8, 20243 min read
Bestill my hollow heart and knobby potatoes
My russets suffered from “hollow heart” while my yukons were tremendously knobby and misshapen.
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Kyle Putnam
Sep 14, 20242 min read
Compost, by Charles Dowding, a quick review
If I were a new gardener and could have this simple framework in my head from the start, it would have provided me with great clarity.
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Kyle Putnam
Sep 9, 20243 min read
Growing dahlias from seed: bringing all the bees to the yard
I grew dahlias from seed for the sole purpose of bringing me joy every time I look at the front of my garden.
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Kyle Putnam
Aug 10, 20243 min read
Bush peas and beans: just add water
Sometimes, the goal is just to put seeds in the ground and get good food back in a few weeks. Bush beans and peas will happily do that.
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Kyle Putnam
Aug 8, 20244 min read
Your soil might be drier than you think
My soil stores a lot less water than I thought.
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Kyle Putnam
Aug 4, 20248 min read
Wet feet hügelkultur: Everything I know thus far
Why hügelkultur? Like much of Cascadia, I live in an area with heavy seasonal winter rainfall that results in a high water table or...
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