Saturday Tweets: Wood Chips, Embroidery and Tempura

August 19, 2017

...s, all i do is pile stuff on them. https://t.co/Cx3JmSxZqD — Eric Rochow (@GardenForkTV) August 18, 2017 Call of the wild: Look to nature for garden guidance https://t.co/v6b1Y7y8fF — Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) August 18, 2017 Map of local embroidery techniques in Pakistan https://t.co/IdK1cFRu3S — Root Simple (@rootsimple) August 17, 2017 History of tempura. It was originally fried in #lard, of course. #FoodHistory @CHSoCal https://t.co/eTCJ...

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Figs Happen

Mr. Homegrown

August 16, 2017

Fruit Trees, Gardening

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...t the rats got every grape, that there’s not enough time to weed, that the garden looks like crap. Then bam, figs happen. Lots of figs. So many figs that you start having to think about fig jams, fig compotes and figs with cheese and honey. But you’re also lazy so most of the figs get eaten somewhere between the tree and the front door. You promise figs to friends and neighbors but somehow that never happens. If you’re the score keeping type let i...

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America’s Worst Remodeling Disaster?

Mr. Homegrown

June 21, 2017

Design

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...ung house today–a house designed to extend everywhere into its surrounding gardens; the change from leaded window panes to large, continuous walls of glass; and the change from elaborate, art nouveau decorations to plainer surfaces and simpler patterns. Lest we forget that architects are only as good as their clients, we should not place too much of the blame on Smith and Williams. The Western Builder article notes that the architects convinced th...

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Top Six California Native Plant Performers

Mr. Homegrown

June 5, 2017

Gardening

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...ussy annuals and increase the number of California native plants. While no garden is ever “zero maintenance,” some plants, such as these six California natives can survive with less care. This is, by no means, an exhaustive list but just a few of the plants that have been successful in our garden. Your results may vary. 1. White sage (Salvia apiana) Kelly and I both love this plant. It’s aromatic, useful as a spice and incense and both honeybees a...

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101 Eric Interviews Erik

Mr. Homegrown

May 17, 2017

Appropriate Technology, Podcasts, Rocket Stove, Urban Homestead Trademark Dispute, Water and Power

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...ssing it’s been a difficult few months here at Root Simple. Eric Rochow of Garden Fork noticed that I haven’t put out a podcast episode in a long time and offered to interview me. So, on episode 101, you’ll hear Eric interviewing Erik about Root Simple, our books and my background. Despite the differences in the way we spell our names we have a lot in common! During the podcast we talk about: Root Simple’s five gallon metal bucket rocket stove Gar...

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