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USDA hardiness zone:
7b
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Location:
Boone, NC
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Sunset climate zone:
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Garden type:
back yard
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Sunlight:
6 or more hours
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Moisture:
Medium to wet
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Soil type:
Loam
Tags:
Fruit, Vegetable Garden, grapes, solar, Garden shanty, orchard, homesteading, passive solar, bear country

Our garden started in the spring of 2004. The same time the house was started. The first order of business was to start the asparagus bed, which now heavily produces in early spring.
The grounds consist of several old growth apple trees, several producing cherry trees, along with pears, blueberries, grapes, peaches, walnuts, chestnuts, and black berries.
We worked on the house primarily on the weekends and only 8 months out of the year, because of the severe winters. It was a journey which lasted 7 years and three days from permit to permanent power.
It incorporates both active and passive solar power and never...
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