• Compost Bucket for Composting in Situ

    Türkçe A simple basket I made using prunnings of english ivy and virginia creeper Another basket type for composting.I just stuck some grapevine prunnings in the ground and wove around it I tried…

  • How to make Boza

    Türkçe Boza is a fermented drink made of millet. It’s widely made in Turkey, Bulgaria, Egypt and many other countries. In some places it’s made with other grains such as rice,bulgur and maize.…

  • Buffalo Bird Woman’s Garden

    I’m reading a great book : Buffalo Bird Woman’s Garden. It’s a wonderful book about Native American Hidatsa tribe’s gardening practices.  There are detailed descriptions of how the tribe used to grow, harvest…

  • Neo Peasant Style

    English Türkçe The clothing styles of peasants come out of necessity, practicality,frugality, the availability of materials and some beauty. As I’ve been working in the garden year after year, I realized that my…

  • Wasp spider

    Argiope bruennichi – Wasp spider   This is one of the spiders I see a lot around this time.   It looks a little bit scary, but their focus is insects rather than…

  • Making Fermented Fruit Soda

    Fruit soda or fruit kvass is very easy to make and is a healthy refreshment!    Simply fill a 1 liter jar with fruit, add 2 tablespoons of honey and top it up…

  • Lemon Tree Guild

    June 2023. Curry plant(Helichrysum italicum) is in flower and all the other elements are growing happily! August 2023. All the herbs grew substantially. I expanded the guild by planting Autumn Olive (on the…

  • Garden in January

    English Türkçe This winter is going quite warm.We had just one night of frost so far. The frequent southwest winds, called Lodos in Turkish, are warming up the weather. On the other hand…

  • Volunteer Garlic Sprouts

    Türkçe In the first week of December, I noticed some garlic sprouts around our peach tree where I’ve planted some last year. I must have forgotten about them, so they went to sleep…