The Backyard Homestead Seasonal Planner: What to Do & When to Do It in the Garden, Orchard, Barn, Pasture & Equipment Shed
by Ann Larkin Hansen
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This hardworking addition to the bestselling "Backyard Homestead" series offers expert advice on what tasks to do around your farm and when to do them-no matter where on the planet you call home. Author Ann Larkin Hansen sets the priorities for each area of the farm, including the barn, garden, orchard, field, pasture, and woodlot. For every critical turn of the year (12 in all), Hansen provides an at-a-glance to-do list along with tips and a more in-depth discussion of key topics for the show more season. Easy-reference charts, checklists, and record-keeping sections help you keep track of it all. This practical workbook offers a detailed calendar of what to do when on a small farm or homestead-from pruning apple trees to brooding chicks-and shows how to organize each season's tasks efficiently and effectively. Preface Introduction: Defining the Seasons Chapter 1: Midwinter Seasonal Chores Topic of the Season: Soil Health and Fertility Chapter 2: Late Winter Seasonal Chores Topic of the Season: Meeting Plant Needs Chapter 3: Early Spring Seasonal Chores Topic of the Season: The Lives of Poultry and Livestock Chapter 4: Mid-Spring Seasonal Chores Topic of the Season: Rotational Grazing Chapter 5: Late Spring Seasonal Chores Topics of the Season: Cover Crops and Honeybee Partners Chapter 6: Early Summer Seasonal Chores Topic of the Season: Making Hay Chapter 7: Midsummer Seasonal Chores Topic of the Season: Caring for an Orchard Chapter 8: Late Summer Seasonal Chores Topic of the Season: Tools and Equipment Chapter 9: Early Fall Seasonal Chores Topic of the Season: Weed, Pest, and Disease Control Chapter 10: Mid-Fall Seasonal Chores Topic of the Season: Managing Your Woods Chapter 11: Late Fall Seasonal Chores Topic of the Season: Restoring Biodiversity Chapter 12: Early Winter Seasonal Chores Topic of the Season: Quality of Life Tracking Your Year Seasonal Priorities: Throughout the Year Resources Acknowledgments Index. show lessTags
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I really appreciated that this book was not only divided into 12 seasons, but it was full of information to help you determine when each season begins and ends in your climate in any given year. It does include chores for far more areas of homesteading than I can imagine myself tackling, but that is preferable to having less information than I need (and gives a little encouragement to try new things). This one goes on my maybe-purchase list for gardening books.
Interesting addition to this series BACKYARD HOMESTEAD -- more of a year planner than a book. Gives suggestions about what to do and when as well as providing space to take notes.
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Ann Larkin Hansen is the author of The Organic Forming Manual, Finding Good Farmland, and Making Hay and coauthor of A Landowner's Guide to Managing Your Woods and Maintaining Small-Farm Equipment. She has served as a contributing writer for many publications and runs a family farm in Wisconsin.
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