WiggleCulture

Clearing the weeds out of our gravel parking lot for the Homestead Stand. Using a propane torch is an easy and more natural choice to kill weeds. No pesticides required. No weed eating required. Burning broom sedge is a good way to add bio-char (charcoal) to low humus soil. It seems nature has been designed to heal itself. Broom sedge has no grazing value so it grows in large dry stands on the thin soils of ridges and overused land in Virginia. It sits there just waiting for a ignition source. This is a rugged pioneer plant than is early on the ladder of natural succession back to forest. Any…

In this daily update video, we secure the border of our Homestead Stand and the surrounding gates and fences to keep our chickens from wandering out into the road. Alongside that maintenance, we’re planning to move dirt from our aged manure pile to build up beds in order to plant potatoes and comfrey. Subscribe to keep updated on our journey and learn some new things along with us.

In today’s video we demonstrate how we’re planting our corn this year and what we do to get it in so early, just a few days past the spring equinox. In this example, we’re planting Yukon Chief Sweet Corn which is known for its early maturing at 55 days and its dwarf stalks, coming in at three to four feet in height. Going against tradition of a much later planting time, we’re planning to have these stalks grow in our large greenhouse. Stay tuned for the journey in future videos!