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green still lingering even after 28 days in the pre-compost pile.https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dscn0643.jpgDSCN0643Re-piled to a height of about six feet with a base of about 8 feet. A little taller and wider than Jean Pain's recommendations, but I doubt that will be a problem.https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dscn0605.jpgDSCN0605Careful attention must be paid to length and thickness of limbs being manually composted so as not to impede turning the pile.https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dscn0606.jpgDSCN0606The beginning of soil building happening at the bottom of the pile.https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dscn0609.jpgDSCN0609This leaf skeleton is all that remains of the once green oak leaf.https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dscn0594.jpgDSCN0594#1 prepares to start the turning process.https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dscn0590.jpgDSCN0590The initial pile awaits turning and re-stacking.2015-07-18T14:15:23+00:00monthlyhttps://carolinapermaculture.com/2015/07/16/installing-your-own-small-off-grid-low-voltage-solar-system/2015-07-17T02:35:21+00:00monthlyhttps://carolinapermaculture.com/2015/07/09/living-with-the-land-part-1-forest-gardening/2015-07-10T02:01:10+00:00monthlyhttps://carolinapermaculture.com/2015/07/06/cultivating-drought-resistant-heirloom-varieties-for-your-permaculture-garden/2015-07-06T03:08:12+00:00monthlyhttps://carolinapermaculture.com/2015/06/30/tomatoes-testing-a-public-idea-conclusion/https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn0583.jpgDSCN0583Producing so well in spite of the difficulties.https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn0550.jpgDSCN0550Leaf footed bug, my guineas would love to eat them but cannot reach them. My chickens would love to eat them too but I am unable to gather them.https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn0545.jpgDSCN0545Ahh, delicious tomatoes, if only they were easier to get to.https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn0584.jpgDSCN0584Loaded with fruit. I have been impressed with the resiliency of the plants and their production. 2015-06-30T04:09:04+00:00monthlyhttps://carolinapermaculture.com/2015/06/26/the-utility-of-marking-edge-in-permaculture/2015-06-26T03:54:36+00:00monthlyhttps://carolinapermaculture.com/2015/06/22/top-bar-beekeeping/2015-06-22T14:30:13+00:00monthlyhttps://carolinapermaculture.com/2015/06/20/bee-keeping-a-boon-to-the-permaculture-homestead/2015-06-21T00:57:30+00:00monthlyhttps://carolinapermaculture.com/2015/06/19/permaculture-news/2015-06-20T01:17:09+00:00monthlyhttps://carolinapermaculture.com/2015/06/19/an-update-to-recent-goings-on/https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn0540.jpgDSCN0540Australian winter squash and cantaloupe growing well. I look forward to the melons during the summer and the squash when summer has long past. https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn0542.jpgDSCN0542Potatoes nearly ready to harvest.https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn0533.jpgDSCN0533Our large raised bed that provides various items for our kitchen. Currently you can see the luffa gourd vine spilling off.https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn0538.jpgDSCN0538Still small yet, but we have big hopes for our Jean Pain tomato plantation.https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn0535.jpgDSCN0535Bearing heavy in spite of pests, but many fruit ave been damaged by worms and blossom end rot.https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn0532.jpgDSCN0532Thankful for such bounty.2015-06-20T00:09:49+00:00monthlyhttps://carolinapermaculture.com/2015/06/18/permacultural-organic-market-gardening-and-economic-performance-report/2015-06-20T00:06:22+00:00monthlyhttps://carolinapermaculture.com/2015/06/16/crazy-days-around-the-homestead/https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn0509.jpgDSCN0509This is our chick raising pen. It does a wonderful job for us and provides a safe space for the young birds to grow some in preparation of joining the flock.https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn0508.jpgDSCN0508https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn0531.jpgDSCN0531Why is it that no matter the size of the space that you give them the birds will always end up sitting in their food?https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn0530.jpgDSCN0530https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn0529.jpgDSCN0529Why is it that no matter the size of the box you put them in birds always decide to sleep in their food?https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn0528.jpgDSCN0528https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn0527.jpgDSCN0527https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn0524.jpgDSCN0524https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn0523.jpgDSCN0523Bee balm. A great flowering ground cover that the bees and butterflies love.https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/11407021_10205933097960977_6541862479391892806_n1.jpg11407021_10205933097960977_6541862479391892806_nOur newest baby bull calf, we call him beefy for obvious reasons.2015-06-16T03:29:46+00:00monthlyhttps://carolinapermaculture.com/2015/06/12/a-jean-pain-tomato-plantation/https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn0521.jpgDSCN0521https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn0520.jpgDSCN0520The completed plantation covered with three inches of compost and four inches of hay mulch.https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn0519.jpgDSCN0519https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn0518.jpgDSCN0518https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn0517.jpgDSCN0517https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn0516.jpgDSCN0516https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn0515.jpgDSCN0515The plantation prior to the application of compost and mulch.https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn0514.jpgDSCN0514Compacted subsoil required the use of a post-hole digger to fashion the holes as well as loosen the subsoil beneath the plants.https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn0513.jpgDSCN0513https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn0512.jpgDSCN0512Four indeterminate tomatoes ready for pre-planting soak. 2015-06-12T13:32:53+00:00monthlyhttps://carolinapermaculture.com/2015/06/09/tomatoes-testing-a-public-idea/https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn05041.jpgDSCN0504I should have taken a picture as soon as the damage was done, but I didn't for that reason it is a little more difficult to pick out the damage.https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/11221785_10205719108571376_5615501990642541772_n.jpg11221785_10205719108571376_5615501990642541772_nAn overhead view immediately after planting.https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/11210523_10205719110651428_6157769208776915057_n.jpg11210523_10205719110651428_6157769208776915057_nBeginning to shade the ground. Looking good.https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/11111058_10205752760892663_3051125496057891383_n.jpg11111058_10205752760892663_3051125496057891383_nNotice the openings are larger, but still not quite enough. I will need to enlarge them once more I think.https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/11052411_10205752762132694_8093878636682729579_n.jpg11052411_10205752762132694_8093878636682729579_nThe initial planting of the tomato experiment.https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/11037558_10205752760492653_5188955811908871979_n.jpg11037558_10205752760492653_5188955811908871979_nhttps://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/10659253_10205752761652682_6065523660021558961_n.jpg10659253_10205752761652682_6065523660021558961_n2x4 fencing is impossible to reach through.https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/10641284_10205719110131415_2937115257107358032_n.jpg10641284_10205719110131415_2937115257107358032_nhttps://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/988535_10205719109051388_7573115037842495964_n.jpg988535_10205719109051388_7573115037842495964_n2x4 fencing is impossible to reach through.https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn0506.jpgDSCN0506Huge! They are over four feet. They will soon be trees!2015-06-09T02:46:28+00:00monthlyhttps://carolinapermaculture.com/2015/06/07/our-first-brushwood-compost-experiment/https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn0497.jpgDSCN0497It took a little head scratching and some googling to visualize the proper vaolume dimensions.https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn0495.jpgDSCN0495https://carolinapermaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dscn0494.jpgDSCN0494Our small woodlot to begin brushwood composting.2015-06-07T15:30:37+00:00monthlyhttps://carolinapermaculture.comdaily1.02023-05-23T16:49:09+00:00