New: permacultureAll contentburnbotkrblurtzzanactifitburnpostgamesr2cornellinstablurtcurationbeblurtblurtgermanphotographyfrankbaconblurtlatamblurtafricablurthispanoblurtblockjapanblurtindiaHotTrendingNewDAppsleifasaur in blurtafrica • 2 years agoThe Harvest of a Cassava Root photo seriesIn my last post I posted a few pictures of a cassava I harvested. In other parts of the world it may be known as manioc. It is a tuber root that is used for a number of things. It can be…leifasaur in blurtafrica • 2 years agoLatest in life and the farmWow it has been a almost 2 week since I have posted and probably the longest lapse since I have been on blurt. Why is that? Well work has definitely taken its tole. I had to make a major change…leifasaur in blurtafrica • 2 years agoSeptember Life and Garden UpdateOnce again I am way over due on a post in general but also on life an the farm. Life has been speeding ways and time is flying. Of course as everyone in the rate race it feels like I have not got…leifasaur in blurtafrica • 2 years agoAnother Garden Update, no rain for over 2 weeksIt has been about 2 weeks since my last post. It has been very dry the whole time and has not rained little more than a drizzle. I still spend most evenings in the garden from around 5 until dark…leifasaur in blurtafrica • 2 years agoIt is the middle of July already, time to look at the garden againAnother month has flown past me just like that. There has not been major changes in the garden since the last post. Just more production, more weeding and some more harvest. I am currently…samstonehill in apricots • 2 years agoThe wild ones are the strongest (apricots) 🍑I mentioned in my last post how the snow on April 1st killed all the apricots in our local fields and how we would not therefore be making apricot jam this year. Well, yesterday before sunrise I…leifasaur in gardendairy • 2 years agoLate June Garden UpdateWow it has been a month already since my late may update. June has been going well. There has been less pressure from pests and a lot more growth with weekly rain storms. I have been spraying…northern-tracey in gardendiary • 2 years agoBack To The Hard Graft In The Forest Of DoomMy best friend and ex tenant named it the 'Forest of Doom'. No idea why.leifasaur in gardendiary • 2 years agoGarden Challenge #4: The war with pestsSo this is the first real Garden Challenge or Graden Diary that I have done. I have received some great curation from @gardendairy on some of my past gardening and farming posts but I have not…leifasaur in blurtafrica • 2 years agoEnd of May farm and life updateWell it looks like may 10 was the last time I did one of these and now it is has been 2 weeks. The rain has been falling at least weekly and my plants have been happy and growing. My wife has been…leifasaur in hive-196037 • 3 years agoMaking Biochar in GhanaThis is the first time I really delved into making biochar after a lot of research and some coaching from my father. Let me take you along on the journey. Music by Nat Keefer and Hot Buttered Rum…leifasaur in blurtafrica • 3 years agoLet there be water: Water tank installation at the farmRain has hardly fallen since sometime in November with a little rain storm on Christmas day and one about a week ago. The rainy season will start int he next month or 2 though. I want to be able…ajerkoff in foodisfree • 3 years agoShackled minds - let us get a grow onThis bit above is small, possibly 5 feet by 5 feet, ish. This will be my all year round Permaculture plot. You plant seeds tightly and make sure it is plants that like to live along side other…samstonehill in cloning • 3 years agoCloning every fruit & nut tree in this region for my future food forest 🌴It is true that I do not yet have land upon which I will plant my future food forest but this isn't important when compared to the dream itself, achieved not just through visualisation techniques…senorcoconut in gardenjournal • 3 years agoOur BEST GARDEN came from NEGLECT and ABUNDANCE of rain!!!My gardening journal... or more like snapshot of last years failed gardenssamstonehill in earthship • 3 years agoA week with no internet to illuminate my Earthship dreamsIt is my belief that some time during this decade of change ahead (The Great Reset) the internet will be switched off for a prolonged period of time, perhaps weeks or even months. We can expect the…leifasaur in blurtafrica • 3 years agoBuilding and Implementing A compost system for a HotelA few weeks ago in a post I briefly mentioned putting together a compost area for the hotel I manage. Today I would like to show you it in action and also the signage I used. Here is the…leifasaur in blurtafrica • 3 years agoThis weeks farm update and the big storm(A stick bug I found on one of the potted plants this morning. Wednesday night I finally got the rain the land needs and I had been hoping for. It was a nice thunderstorm and a few hours of…leifasaur in blurtafrica • 3 years agoHow to build a Banana Circle, Tropical Permaculture BasicsIf you live in the tropics and you have some yard space it is almost a given that you already have some bananas around. One of the principles of permaculture is to retain water on your land where…nainaztengra in blurtlife • 4 years agoMy food gardening tips!Gardening was not something that I was always into, but in the last couple of years I have developed a lot of liking towards gardening, specially growing some of my own food. As of now I have bitter…
