Holey 2x4 Gardens

Holey 2x4 Gardens Family run homestead using permaculture principles to produce nutrient dense food through good design

06/06/2026

New species unlocked. Is this a Star Thistle?

Microgreens! Pick them up at Zulys in Fredericksburg! All organic seed, fresh, and healthy!
06/04/2026

Microgreens! Pick them up at Zulys in Fredericksburg! All organic seed, fresh, and healthy!

06/04/2026

Garden update: Not a drop of municipal water for 2026 to date! With the barely above average rainfall of this year and 275 gallons of rainwater storage, the garden is thriving! Thank you Lord for this rain! It's up to us to use those blessings wisely!

Morning all
06/02/2026

Morning all

05/23/2026

Chicken Tractor Update: Thanks to this very rainy year, these chickens have been successful at planting a garden for me. They have also been weeding and clearing a path for a swale to plant future trees and bushes on.

05/12/2026

Fermented Plant Juice (FPJ) made from Cactus pads. While generally FPJ should be made from fast growing plants, I am hoping that the gel in this ferment will be helpful once the heat hits. Experimentation will be the final determination. Nopal is super nutritious too especially after the pad is around 40 to 50 days old like these were. Let's see if this can up the nutrition on the microgreens as well!

Bed prep! This cover crop has done excellently in this rain and is reaching its end. So it is crimped and then tarped to...
04/24/2026

Bed prep! This cover crop has done excellently in this rain and is reaching its end. So it is crimped and then tarped to terminate it and suppress all the new plant life that wants to spring up. After a few days and some good sun, the new crops will be planted into the mulch. I will probably drop some buckwheat as well to bring pollinators and to continue to feed the soil.

# crimping

04/20/2026

Garden update: Garlic and cloverand potato bed update. Not everything is a success, in fact most aren't but thats the idea to keep trying, learning, failing again, questioning, adapting, and having patience with what one actually can reasonably expect. Press on!

Making FPJ (Fermented Plant Juice). Part 1. Take new growth from a single species the morning after a full moon. Ideally...
04/03/2026

Making FPJ (Fermented Plant Juice). Part 1.

Take new growth from a single species the morning after a full moon. Ideally take it from robust weeds. Just the bits that are growing, not the older leaves. This time it is thistles. Weigh the plant parts and add the same amount of weight of cane sugar. Mix by hand (gloves recommended with thistles) but don't crush the plant material. The volume of the plant material will reduce significantly. Once it has reduced and started to produce a drip of juice, stop the mixing and add it to a jar with a breathable lid. Put it in a dark place and we'll check in 3-5 days to see how the ferment is going.

Swarm trap set on site. It holds 7 Layens frames as well. This year is starting out extremely dry so while the typical T...
03/22/2026

Swarm trap set on site. It holds 7 Layens frames as well. This year is starting out extremely dry so while the typical Texas spring flowers have been slow so far, I'm hoping the cover crops and crops and trees and bushes from the garden can bring them. Keeping a water source is key too. Hoping for the best!

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