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UTV tour in Moab, Utah
/in GARDENING, Will & Meredith/by Camp BennettOne of the biggest highlights from our Moab trip was the UTV Adventure Tour-an experience that created some truly core memories for our family. The stories are wild-not being able to see past the front of your UTV as it goes straight up. Driving up narrow fins with drops on either side. Climbing over tremendous […]
The best fire starter you’ll find in the woods
/in GARDENING, Will & Meredith/by Camp BennettOur favorite fire starter in the North Idaho woods? It’s the one you can peel right off the tree. If you’re looking for a reliable tinder source for your campfire, burn pile or wood stove – even on a damp day or with damp wood – our favorite is Paper Birch. That thin, papery layer […]
We built this fire pit for free (part 1)
/in GARDENING, Will & Meredith/by Camp BennettNo budget. No problem. Every material you’re looking at was already on-site — leftovers from other projects sitting around waiting to be useful, or salvaged from projects that were no longer useful. The gravel, the log benches, the fire ring. All of it. Total cost: $0. It didn’t happen in a weekend exactly — more […]
We are turning rotting hay into a garden bed
/in GARDENING, Will & Meredith/by Camp BennettSpoiled hay looks like a problem. We’re treating it as a solution. This pile has been sitting long enough to grow its own fungal ecosystem — which, it turns out, is exactly what you want when you’re trying to build a garden bed from scratch. We’re using what’s already on-site to start layering in some […]
Seed snails: 1 month update and lessons learned
/in GARDENING, Will & Meredith/by Camp BennettIs cardboard the best material choice for seed snails? Can lightning make seeds germinate? Just some of the questions in this update. #garden #diy #seeds #snail
Triple your wildflower blossoms for $0!
/in GARDENING, Will & Meredith/by Camp Bennett#diy #wildflowers #garden
Relax to some calming bee-roll 😎
/in GARDENING, Will & Meredith/by Camp BennettThis all started with a 10 pound bag of Crimson Clover seed that I bought on Amazon, $35, to help stabilize the exposed soil around the ADU we were building those seeds have become a huge volume of nitrogen fixing biomass that is beautiful, and attracts and supports thousands of individual pollinators from several different […]
A year of growth is amazing!
/in GARDENING, Will & Meredith/by Camp BennettClover is a nitrogen fixer; great for improving soil condition. I think crimson clover is especially lovely as well. #garden #clover
