Over a year worth of junk mail, shredded and ready to setup a worm bin. Going to dampen and mix with a little food, ground egg shells, and garden soil. Then wait about a week and order worms. This guy's playlist is shows how I am going to set it up.
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ0knmLiN6swiMISQuH75uF0nzRx-uloj
The lemon balm started to get out of hand so I made it into a dressing with Greek yogurt, garlic, and olive oil.
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I found coyote scat on the mulch of a row of fodder trees. At first I was mad about it. But it might be beneficial. Maybe the scent will keep the deer away. Deer are more of a threat to the trees than coyotes.
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Deer, or maybe rabbits have been eating my comfrey. The only thing I can really do is plant enough for them and me. Leave some for nature I guess.
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These poor comfreys may not make it. The cow is clearly not under feed. But I don't like that look in her eye.
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I use this as a propagation bed. The comfrey was pulled, divided and planted around my fruit trees. I left the crowns to regrow. Hopefully I can divide them again early fall. The tree is a hybrid willow. I want the branches to thicken up a little bit more before I take cuttings.
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The last ramp is barely hanging on. There were more two weeks ago. I bought them two years ago at a flea market and planted them by the creek. I really didn't think they would survive because of the altitude, but they are still alive. I haven't harvested many in hopes that they will multiply. Maybe next year.
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Azolla update. I started with four pools. Two each in different amounts of sun. The pools that got more sun started to turn brown/red. I combined the 4 pools into 2 and moved it all under the porch. You can see a big difference in the colors.
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Proof of work. 2 4*4s set in concrete. 9 gauge wire attached to each post. Muscadine trellis. Will drive a stake tomorrow so the vine can be trained up to the wire. I need to order some comfrey to plant on either side of the vine.
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