Beltane New Moon (Hungry Ghost) The potatoes have mounds around the growing plants and the hilled up earth from their trenches has leveled out. The bush beans I planted there last week have begun to germinate and I plan to … Continue reading
Beltane Waning Planting Moon Plants up, time for photos:
Lughnasa Full Harvest Moon A butterfly in the orchard A Guatemalan blue squash and an open blossom A vegetable man Grandma made for Ruthie Our entry in the 4-H veggie naughty bits competition Who says we don’t pamper our dogs?
Summer Waning Summer Moon A few pictures from the near past: Ruth at the Zoo The Playhouse in the Woods The Orchard: July, 2009 Our Fruit: July, 2009 Suntrap with Tomatoes: July, 2009 Leftover Lilies: July, 2009
Beltane Waxing Dyan Moon Poppa (the big gray wolfhound, Guiness) and his children. Our new pups are in this picture, but I can’t pick them out. —————————————————————————————————————————————————- The orchard early in its first growing season. Currants in the foreground to … Continue reading
65 bar steep drop 29.80 2mph W dew-point 45 sunrise 7:12 set 6:51 Autumn Waxing Crescent of the Blood Moon rise 11:04 AM CDT set 8:00 PM CDT Before Ecological Gardens “What is permaculture? Permaculture (Permanent Culture) is the … Continue reading
65 bar rises 30.02 omph NW dew-point 64 sunrise 7:03 set 7:07 Last Quarter Harvest Moon rise 12:10 set 4:24 Pouring rain. Thunder and lightning. Good for the crops, but if it lasts into tomorrow, not so good for site … Continue reading
66 bar steady 30.00 0mph WNW dew-point 65 sunrise 7:02 set 7:07 Autumn Last Quarter of the Harvest Moon rise 12:10 set 4:34 Orchard schematic from same orientation as photograph below. The large circles are trees, the smaller crenallated … Continue reading
73 bar steady 30.18 1mph N dew-point 47 sunrise 6:54 set 7:19 Lughnasa Waning Gibbous Harvest Moon rise 8:02 set 9:41 Got this one down without hitting the house, the fence or the glass table on the deck. My merit … Continue reading