Author Archives: Larry Braley

Larry Braley

About Larry Braley

Blessed husband to a wonderful, virtuous woman and father of five, a daughter-in-law and granddaughter. Raised on a midsize farm in the midwest during my childhood and early teen years. Moved away for several years to live the corporate life. Glad to be back in the country raising my family, teaching life skills and developing our mini-farm.

Tillage Radish Cover Crop Update Six

Here’s update number six in my Tillage Radish cover crop experiment.  With the winter cold and occasional warm days doing its work on the radishes, the tubers are decaying and decomposing nicely. The tubers in the larger beds are still … Continue reading

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Starting Onions from Seed

To get the gardening season started and break up the doldrums of winter, I like to get things going by starting onions from seed.  Onions can be grown from seeds, sets or plants.  Sets are generally the most popular way … Continue reading

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What You Can Learn From the Juab County PVC Drip Irrigation System

Even though it’s still winter, it’s time to start preparing for the new garden season.  This year it appears we may experience low rainfall again like last year.  If that is the case, planning for more usage of a PVC … Continue reading

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Top 10 Games – Part 5

Laura’s sister gave us this game, Life on the Farm, for Christmas in 2005. I think she found it at Tractor Supply. Our whole family loves this game. Our kids really enjoy role playing the ups and downs of farm life. … Continue reading

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Top 10 Games – Part 4

We also found Ticket To Ride while looking on the web for the best family games. My girls like this one the best. It’s our No. 3 game. I really like this one too. We have the 2004, Alan R. … Continue reading

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Top 10 Games – Part 3

  We found Zooloretto while looking on the web for the best family games. My boys really love animals and this game is right up their alley. It’s another game that we play regularly and is our No. 2 game. … Continue reading

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