KaleDog

KaleDog A 3rd Generation desert homestead, Kaledog specializes in gardening, indoor hydroponics, graphic design, photography and arts & crafts.

KaleDog Homestead offers seeds, plants, gardening supplies, decor and more via booths at local merchant malls. KaleDog Press is a side project, as a semi-retired graphic designer, I have been working with cut vinyl and custom apparel for over 25 years. As the full time caregiver for a disabled veteran, I have learned to appreciate humor and sarcasm in dealing with our stressful world and have star

ted up this project as a creative outlet that just might spread a little joy in the world. The items that will be offered utilize a blend of commercially sourced designs as well as fully original artwork and for transparency, occasional AI elements. All of the finished products are crafted in house, locally. DTFs available for purchase for home use may be either custom designs and/or commercial overstock. Currently I am not taking custom orders or clients but I do welcome suggestions. A dedicated storefront will not be opening at this time, but I will be partnering with local businesses and events where possible.

Wicking pots in the seed co-op booth this week. Sweet potato, pale puma and zebrina inch plants in self watering pots, j...
09/03/2026

Wicking pots in the seed co-op booth this week. Sweet potato, pale puma and zebrina inch plants in self watering pots, just fill the clear reservoir with water and they will water themselves for days. Grab yours today along with some fall seeds at Alice's Market Place located behind the bowling alley in Kingman on Stockton Hill Rd. Wed-Sat 10am-5pm and 💳 Accepted.

Setting up hydroponics tanks today. The process for kratky is pretty simple. Some warm water in a water bottle then add ...
09/01/2026

Setting up hydroponics tanks today. The process for kratky is pretty simple. Some warm water in a water bottle then add in half a teaspoon of masterblend, and a quarter teaspoon of epsom salt, cap it and shake for 20 seconds or so to dissolve. Then add a half teaspoon of calcium nitrate and shake again. This creates enough concentrate for 1 gallon of water at full strength. I tend to dilute my indoor greens to half strength so this bottle will go into 2 gallons of water that has been filtered through Brita.

Took some time today to put new mylar in my oldest hydroponics bookcase, it is nice and shiny again and reflecting the L...
08/30/2026

Took some time today to put new mylar in my oldest hydroponics bookcase, it is nice and shiny again and reflecting the LEDs like a champ.
Trying something different this round... Usually I start my seeds in substrate then clean off the roots and suspend them by the stem with a bit of pool noodle, it's messy and a pain. This time I packed Jumbo cotton balls into the holes in my kratky tanks and just added seeds, pulled a little cotton over them and misted with a spray bottle. I am not confident that the cotton can hold the weight of the plants as the grow, so I think I will stab some tooth picks through the top cotton to hold it in place tomorrow. Fingers crossed.

Also filled up the microgreen shelf with a tray of mixed lettuces, using wick and coconut coir with a sprinkle of fertilizer, and a plastic pie tin lid of alfalfa for sprouts that should start producing lunch by late next week.

What does everybody got in their plan for this week? I see a lot of w**d cutting, rototilling and other yard work in my ...
08/30/2026

What does everybody got in their plan for this week? I see a lot of w**d cutting, rototilling and other yard work in my future....

Free Basil CuttingsWhat do you do when you plant way too many Italian large leaf basils in way too small space? And your...
08/28/2026

Free Basil Cuttings

What do you do when you plant way too many Italian large leaf basils in way too small space? And your dehydrator is already full and the freezers already full and you don't eat pesto.. you take cuttings and put them up for free at the seed Co-op.

BYOB bring your own water bottle or cup or small container with a bit of water in it and grab your cuttings. All I ask is that you not take more than half of what's there so that the next person gets some too!

Get yours Friday and Saturday Aug 28/29 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at our location in Alice's Market Place which is right behind the bowling alley on Stockton Hill Road near Airway.

Just a reminder that seeds are tougher than you might think. I was going through storage last month and found several pa...
08/24/2026

Just a reminder that seeds are tougher than you might think. I was going through storage last month and found several packets of old seeds from 2016 that have been in a plastic tote stored in an unheated uncooled room for a decade. Figured I might as well give them a try and planted okra and several types of specialty peas to see what they would do and honestly they came up just fine, surprisingly so. The bush beans that were also 10 years old struggled a little bit more but even about 40% of those have come up so far. So when you find an old packet of seeds you might as well give them a try the worst that'll happen is they won't germinate but they just might surprise you. Now that said, it's always a good idea to actually store them properly ;)

This weekend's project, a keyhole garden bed dug into solid clay and caliche. The center of the keyhole is a buried verm...
08/17/2026

This weekend's project, a keyhole garden bed dug into solid clay and caliche. The center of the keyhole is a buried vermicomposter that will allow for vegie scrap composting using red wiggler worms that will hopefully spread out into the surrounding clay and help break it up. The planting area was amended with 4 cubic feet of bagged "garden soil" to help break it it up. This winter daikon radish and clover cover crops will help break it down further. The worm bin itself is made from a doubled layer of quarter inch hardware cloth started with damp scrap paper and recycled coconut coir from old seedling pots that failed ànd 3 packs of red wigglers from the bait cooler at Walmart. The lid is insulated with a piece of old foam ice chest. This one will be planted with fall sugar snap peas and Bush beans to further fix some nitrogen.

Got snails? Attempt #1 at seed snails today. I wanted a place to start my fall peas but the new garden bed isn't ready ...
08/11/2026

Got snails? Attempt #1 at seed snails today. I wanted a place to start my fall peas but the new garden bed isn't ready yet so here we are...

Just a Reminder:For Kingman we are now approximately 90 - 100 days until the first hard frost (mid November). So what do...
08/10/2026

Just a Reminder:

For Kingman we are now approximately 90 - 100 days until the first hard frost (mid November). So what does that mean for your garden?

Can you still grow warm season crops from seeds? Only extremely fast growing varieties like some summer squashes that hit harvest in under 60 days. While we don't freeze until late, the temperature difference from day to night can really effect ripening for plants like cucumbers and tomatoes that like a night temperature above 60 degrees. By mid October our night temperatures can easily drop into the 40s.

What about cool season crops? Snap Peas and similar cool season crops can handle night temperatures down to 45 degrees but dislike day temperatures over 85. If you plant on an East exposure with good afternoon protection it is possible to get in a fall crop.

What about greens? A lot of tender lettuces and greens actually get stressed out at temperatures below 50 degrees and may bolt on you but it is worth starting them now in a sheltered location for fast growing harvests. Hardy plants like radish, turnip, beets, winter cabbage, certain collard greens and kales can take a light frost and grow straight through the winter, providing extremely early greens and spring root harvests, especially if they are well mulched or if you use row covers for the occasional hard freeze nights. these hardier greens can be started in late August through September for best results, allowing them to get well established before the temperatures really drop. Watch early plantings very carefully for aphid infestations that may take advantage of residual heat stress to attack your greens.

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Kingman, AZ
86401

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Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
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