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How Does Your Garden Grow? | October, 2014

October 16, 2014 by Brett Youmans 6 Comments

Kraemer House Garden | Apples on the Tree | October, 2014 The garden is slowly creeping towards its winter slumber.  While I love every single moment I get to to spend here, spring and fall are my favorite seasons.  I love the frenetic energy that happens in the garden early in the year and the more relaxed pace as the cooler weather creeps in.

This past weekend we finally took some time to do some garden cleanup.  We’re still getting peppers, zucchini, beets, and carrots so it’s easy to put off the cleanup.  But with a blink of an eye, October will be gone and I’ll be kicking myself that I didn’t get more accomplished before the ground freezes.

The garden beds are now getting prepped to plant garlic and shallots and a new bed of lettuces and winter greens have already been planted.  As the leaves fall they get shredded to use as blanket for the beds.  Then in the spring, they get tilled into the soil providing excellent organic matter.

Kraemer House Garden | October, 2014

The garden cottage and maison de poulet is starting to take shape and will be ready to welcome some feathered friends this coming spring!

Kraemer House Garden | Potting Shed & Chicken Coop | October, 2014

Kraemer House Garden | Potting Shed & Chicken Coop | October, 2014

Kraemer House Garden | Potting Shed & Chicken Coop | October, 2014

I just received this catalog from McMurray Hatchery and I’m soaking up every morsel of info about each breed.

Kraemer House Garden | Chicken Catalog, McMurry Hatchery| October, 2014

And finally, we got to enjoy our first apple a few days ago.  They aren’t picture perfect but they taste pretty darn good!

Kraemer House Garden | Apples on the Tree | October, 2014

Thanks for spending a little time in the garden with me!  How does your garden grow?

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  1. Denise LaRoche says

    October 16, 2014 at 1:52 pm

    Love this Brett! Are the trees on the trelis apple trees? I like them.

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    • Brett Youmans says

      October 16, 2014 at 6:45 pm

      Thanks, Denise! Yes on the apple trees. We started them in the espalier style a few years back because we wanted to create natural dividers in the garden and minimize the amount of space the trees would take up. It’s super easy to do but it takes a lot of patience! 😉

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  2. Karen Harris says

    October 16, 2014 at 2:44 pm

    I loved this post so much I hated for it to end! I think with our move we will finally be in an area that is more conducive to having a small garden than the rocky, desert conditions where we live now. Chickens will probably never happen for me, but I can’t wait to see yours. Please get one of those cute little guys on the magazine cover!

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    • Brett Youmans says

      October 16, 2014 at 6:52 pm

      Aw, thanks so much Karen! When you move and start your garden, consider installing raised beds. The area where the garden sits was an overgrown and sloped mess of poor quality ground–the raised beds allowed us to control the soil and keep it organized. Those chickens are called “silkies” and I might just have to get one!

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  3. Lynn Bryan says

    October 16, 2014 at 5:12 pm

    maison de poulet… HA!!!!!

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    • Brett Youmans says

      October 16, 2014 at 6:27 pm

      Also thinking Chicken Scratch Shack? 😉

      Reply

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