Sandy soil is composed of 80-100% sand and less than 10% each of silt and clay. Sandy soil is highly permeable and a poor water retainer. While it can absorb upwards or 2″ of water an hour, it tends to drain through quickly which can leave plants thirsty.
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Finding out what kind of soil you have naturally in your garden will allow you to improve your soil with composts, insects etc. to reach the ideal growing conditions.
There are a number of soil types. The most common are: Read the rest of this entry »
This wasn’t a tough question for me. Our soil is very clay and our land was overgrown with trees, shrubs and bushes. Plus, I had my mind made up at the start of my interest in gardening that I would have a raised garden bed because of how much easier it is on the body which was important to me because I have back problems. Read the rest of this entry »
Starting a garden for the first time is a lot of guess work. Take a chance and keep my fingers crossed..at least its been that way for me. Read the rest of this entry »
The gardening section in my library is still small. I find a lot of information online as its so easily accessible but I like to have hard copies of useful information as well. Read the rest of this entry »
The Dream- Five years from now having a garden that runs like a well oiled machine with the variety of fruits and vegetables that your local market has. With this picture comes the knowledge to troubleshoot problems and keep the plants thriving. I see this as a luxury in day to day life and another area to help me become self-sustainable. Read the rest of this entry »
The stripping down of the house has started! Checkout these pictures as we remove the wood paneling, the roof, some trees and over growth and more!
Demolition day number and also some new additions. With multiple people helpingout it was quick to see old things removed and demolished and new things like doors installed. Demolition is not all fun and can be dangerous if you don’t wear respirators when dealing with mold and nasty drywall dust… so becareful!
This is a collection of pictures of what the landscape and area around our house looked like prior to us cleaning it up.
I want to make sure the before pictures are as well documented as the during and after pictures for work done on our house. So that is why there will be a decent number of posts outlining and showcasing what the house had and looked like prior to the work completed.
Prior to the purchase of our house “work had to be done” to make the lender give sell us a loan. Basically for this house we had to do some spring cleaning and repair a few minor items… nothing a days work couldn’t cure.
So, after nearly two months of being in escrow we finally closed on our house a week and day or two ago. The house we closed on was the ‘fixer with lots of land‘.
This house is further than we wanted to be from work / city and needs a little TLC… ok a LOT of TLC but it has more than any other house we’ve looked at in terms of land, features, size and options. I have a feeling this one will go through for us and we can finally settle down as I really like the ‘potential’ which is what we want.
Well we found two homes relatively close to check out and decided to make a day out of it. They were not to far from work or where we are now compared to others we’d checked out, and they both looked unique in the pictures online.
So, we heard back from the selling agent about the house with a view and it doesn’t sound good. Since it’s a short sale the bank has the final say and the last offer they received the bank took 2 months to get back on and their counter was for almost 50,000 more than their asking price 
CRAZY! In this market you’d think they would want to sell it ASAP and jump on the offers and deal right then and not wait 2 months.
The sellers agent did say that she thought our offer was fair based on the current market and the condition of the home, and that she would try to talk to the bank about the situation, etc.