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kidwarp kidwarp@nostrplebs.com 2 weeks ago

So I have large sugar maple in my font yards it ok to plant vegetables in such near it? It’s probably as old as the house so… from 1960’s… I know I can’t really use my tiller around it… way too many large roots… #askafarmer #askagardener #asknostr

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Winn Winn@primal.net 2 weeks ago

What would you plant? Can’t be a ton of sun under that canopy.

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kidwarp kidwarp@nostrplebs.com 2 weeks ago

Not sure? What can I?

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Winn Winn@primal.net 2 weeks ago

@SeedVaultMarket any help here? What can you plant under a sugar maple? I have one as well and have just tried to plant around the edges of the yard that get more sun.

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kidwarp kidwarp@nostrplebs.com 2 weeks ago

That’s kinda what I’m gonna do… There’s 2 or 3 spots that get pretty much full sun light…

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Rosetta 2 weeks ago

Sure, it's not allelopathic like black walnuts

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kidwarp kidwarp@nostrplebs.com 2 weeks ago

Well shit it is… I’ve never even heard that word before…

+Ragamuffin! 2 weeks ago

I used to shade garden in the front yard at our place in the burbs. But shade in my latitude is almost necessary while shade further north is going to limit you substantially. Start looking at shade tolerant.. actually hold on let me see if i can find the website i just remembered. Brb

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+Ragamuffin! 2 weeks ago

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Here, go plug in your zone and all the specifics on your garden site look for something that will work. Protip: don't try to grow too much experimental stuff, it hurts the heart when it doesn't pan out.

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+Ragamuffin! 2 weeks ago

Off the cuff, i would say some type of allium will probably do ok. Smaller stuff like chives or wild onions/garlic..

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SeedVaultMarket SeedVaultMarket@nostr.land 2 weeks ago

If the aesthetic of the tree doesn’t matter. I’d say cut branches down to let more light through. But if it provides a dense shade, it can be tough. Though I personally don’t have experience with them, I’ve read elderberries handle shade well.

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kidwarp kidwarp@nostrplebs.com 2 weeks ago

Awesome thank you! I was looking into wild onions!

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kidwarp kidwarp@nostrplebs.com 2 weeks ago

Thank you!

kidwarp kidwarp@nostrplebs.com 2 weeks ago

Id have to guess the tree won’t last though this decade as we just had to have one removed last year… as are most in the neighborhood are gone now too…

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kidwarp kidwarp@nostrplebs.com 2 weeks ago

Thank you!

+Ragamuffin! 2 weeks ago

I've got two varieties of local wild alliums I can dig up here over the next month or so. They're likely to do well in your area considering how well they tolerate our abusive climate. If you'd like I can send some to you for some of that sweet vanilla stuff you got. 😜

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kidwarp kidwarp@nostrplebs.com 2 weeks ago

Are these garlic chives?

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+Ragamuffin! 2 weeks ago

I think one of the varieties might be an escaped garlic chive cultivar that has become fairly feral. The other is definitely a wild onion type that sets bulbuls at the end of the flower stalks in early/mid summer iirc

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kidwarp kidwarp@nostrplebs.com 2 weeks ago

I’d have to see what they look like but I think those are both of similar types to what I have established here for 3 decades now… and were taken from a 50+ year old garden of my great grandparents…

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+Ragamuffin! 2 weeks ago

I can take pictures, but if you have an analog in your area, definitely use those! You dont need mine

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kidwarp kidwarp@nostrplebs.com 2 weeks ago

Id like to see pics, of course no rush and whenever is fine!

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+Ragamuffin! 1 week ago

Happened across these while I was out fishing. This is the second variety I was talking about. Probably my favorite.