Bart Streb

Gutters to Gardens – Take Gardening from Labor to Love

By Bart Streb As a child I would visit Pop (my grandfather) in his mountain home on Easter. April in the mountains is a time for preparing the garden soil and planting cool season crops. My memories of working that Appalachian clay are not laborious but wondrous. An acre of freshly plowed soil to investigate, seeds to plant, horse manure ...

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Gutters to Gardens – Water Around the Home

A Soggy Scenario By Bart Streb As I sit here on this rain-soaked Saturday my mind wanders back when I owned homes built in 1960, 1978 and 1993. Rain-filled seasons like we have had always remind me of the fear and worry I had dealing with moisture issues in those dated homes. I remember rain soaking into window frames, into ...

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Gutters To Gardens – Raised Beds

Greetings from the Garden! By Bart Streb March is a planning month and a time to get a little dirty. We have days of spring-like weather that greet us early in the year and here are some tips to get you started. Put on your old sneakers and pants and let's get gardening! Find a Great Location Think about an ...

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