Cultivating Curmudgeon's Homestead
Welcome to the Cultivating Curmudgeon, where grumpy gardening meets gourmet goodness! Join this retired professor-turned-gardener as he navigates the chaotic world of growing his own food. He battles pests, tames unruly zucchini, and transforms his bounty into jams and chutneys. But that's not all! This curmudgeon also tackles cheesemaking (with mixed results and cheesy puns) and mushroom cultivation in a climate hotter than a jalapeño. He embraces sustainability, proving aging disgracefully doesn't mean giving up on the planet (or your sense of humor). So grab your gardening gloves and join the Curmudgeon on his hilarious journey of horticultural hilarity and culinary curiosity! Subscribe now and embrace the grumpy side of gardening!
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Cultivating Curmudgeon's Homestead
Merry Christmas/Season Greetings to all! The Curmudgeon Clan is taking a few days off to catch up with family, eat WAY too much and examine our pressies (I just got 26 bags of sh1t! both cow and sheep :-) )
Have a great time and see you soon.
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Well its been a busy time and not a great amount of filming. However the greenhouse is slowly going up, lots of mushrooms in before the hot weather hits and the vertical garden is growing nicely! Hang about and I'll get updates posted - including a full tour of the garden soon.....
1 month ago | [YT] | 4
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Back from York and much editing to do! Coming up -
A poop review - Cow, sheep, mixed, chicken which should we use. Plus a new supplier.
A couple of chats, one from York and another at the Vic Park Community Garden
More Mushrooms - King oyster tutorial, shitake and some brand new varieties from @rootlabau
Compost Tumbler unboxing and assembly (from @mazeproductsau - part of my greenhouse order)
And much more.......
2 months ago | [YT] | 1
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Busy weekend coming up! First of to York (100km away) to give a talk at their Spring into York festival, then Sunday at the Vic Park Community Garden - drop by and say hi if you are in the area :-)
www.york.wa.gov.au/events/spring-into-york-save-th…
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Time for the next major project! My cheap greenhous is being dismantled and heading off for a high school project to be reincarnated as a shade house. I committed (to the asylum) to a new greenhouse from @mazeproductsau which will arrive late this month/early November. Its the 8x16 Glory greenhouse. Dismantling and construction videos to follow.
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Have limited space or just want to make the most of the areas you have? Coming soon, a series in growing vertically both on a budget and some “purty” versions that are both decorative and space saving!
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My favorite grain spawn supplier has released a new variety! Its grown differently to our other types we have tried and will be an interesting experiment. Hit that notify bellish icon imagey thingywhatsit to be notified when we show you what they are. Any guesses? Let me know in the comments :-)
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Coming soon, our good friends at @risenflour6932 gave us a large bag of Atta flour and we will be experimenting on making Chipata, Roti and Paratha see if we can reproduce the treats from Lady Curmudgeon and Cameraperson's childhoods.
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Well we have a new type of mushie to try. Chestnut - taste test vid coming soon :-)
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Those who know Bruce "the Grow House" may have seen how successful he is. Time to expand and build a bigger and better Bruce (should we call him Robert the Bruce?). This will take time and will be a specialised mushroom room to make room for more mushrooms :-) and help reduce contamination from the soil in seed raising trays. Greenhouse up (Thanks @yifeiren), humidifiers, reflective screening, lighting and air exchanges ordered - from guess where....
Stay tuned for the video on building Robert!
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