Meet our newest acquisition
Now that all the paperwork has finally been finished, I’d like to introduce you to our new orchard! Our name for it perhaps is a bit dramatic since it’s only around 1000 sq. meters or a quarter of an acre. But it’s only 10 minutes walk from our front...
Erasing the dog residue in the entry way
I wanted to post this almost two weeks ago but things have been a bit hectic around here (what’s new right?) so I’m only getting to this now. Before my dad and his wife Barbara arrived here in Germany on April 28th, we were trying to get a few things done...Stocking up on rain water
Our summers here in Frankfurt have been extremely dry the last couple of years. When it rains, it may drizzle for a couple days but we generally go several weeks with no rain at all. As a matter of fact, it’s raining now but unfortunately we don’t have all...Decorating with your bush & shrub trimmings
Spring has sprung in Germany and the weather this week has simply been GLORIOUS! We’ve had highs in the 60’s and 70’s…and this weekend it’s supposed to be up to 80F. Hard to imagine that spring is truly here after our -18C winter –...How you doin’, garden?
You might recall in my last garden update (20 days ago exactly) that we had finished tilling our raised beds, had the majority of the weeds out of them and were basically just waiting for the last frost to pass by or to get our tunnels built before we put anything in...ABOUT NOH
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