Gardening in heavy, sticky clay soil is a complete drag. I shouldn’t totally bag on clay soil, it’s rich with potassium, calcium and magnesium – essential nutrients for plant growth. Plants grown in clay soil tend to have shallow root systems, because of the lack of oxygen, making them less drought tolerant during hot and [...]

I’m finally getting backyard chickens! You know what that means, it’s time for another DIY project. No, I’m not using chickens as another excuse to build something new. Backyard chickens provide fresh eggs you can’t buy in a supermarket, valuable chicken manure for the garden (more on chicken poop in future posts), kitchen waste recycling, and companionship. [...]