Friends at Larrapin Leigh on 31 Jan 2010
We’ve had a lovely snow seven inches deep at Larrapin Garden that I have thoroughly enjoyed. But when the storm began, there were many anxiety-stricken hours as ice began to coat the trees in a terrible deja vu of this time a year ago when we had a devastating ice storm here. As the ice [...]
Miscellany Leigh on 28 Jan 2010
Northwest Arkansas is preparing for another ice storm nearly to the day of the anniversary of the catastrophic ice storm we had in 2009. It’s predicted to be much less severe though, and that’s an anxiety-ridden comfort. Such is our fate I guess now that the rain/ice/snow boundaries of the country have shifted a [...]
Podcast and The Reference Shelf Leigh on 23 Jan 2010
Welcome to the first podcast at A Larrapin Garden. Wow, this stuff is fun. If you scroll down to the bottom of this post you’ll see an audio player. Click the arrow and you can listen now, or click the download link to download the file and listen whenever you want. (If you are reading [...]
The Reference Shelf Leigh on 22 Jan 2010
In many permaculture books you’ll see mention of observing the “microclimates” on your land. A microclimate can be large or small. Examples on my land include the long narrow shade just north of our neighbor’s pasture, where the row of oaks and cedars makes a band of dense shade and any ice or frost lingers [...]
Out In The Garden Leigh on 16 Jan 2010
A Howling Good Time
The highlight of early January was wassailing the orchard. It was our first experience (and slightly adapted version) of a very, very old custom that hails from the apple growing regions of England. I ran across a reference to the custom years ago while writing an essay on apples and have been [...]
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