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Clayton's Bootcamp Experience

 
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BRK Day 40

Spent the morning filling junpoles and doing road work yesterday, then did some chop and drop and planted some seeds in the afternoon
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Before
Before
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After. It looks better in person... I swear!
After. It looks better in person... I swear!
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Simon pulled a big ol wheelbarrow of knapweed
Simon pulled a big ol wheelbarrow of knapweed
 
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BRK Day 41

Yesterday I spent the better part of the day working on my plot. I got as 1/4lb of radish seed planted (that's a lot of radish!) along with a bunch of cow peas and some sorghum. I was disappointed by how few of the beans I'd previously planted came up, but I did find a few. Maybe there's more on the way...

My chestnuts are looking good though, and some of them are already leafing out! And the currant is leafing out, which is especially good news because I was worried it was dead.
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Bean sprout!
Bean sprout!
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Chestnut leaves (yay!)
Chestnut leaves (yay!)
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Currant leaves (yay!)
Currant leaves (yay!)
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Time lapse week 4
Time lapse week 4
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A false morel... maybe?
A false morel... maybe?
 
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BRK Day 42

Yesterday I fixed up one of the particularly bad roads on the lab, then went out and bought some tools off craigslist. Made it back just in time to water my plants and go to bed haha.

Huge thank yous to Greg Martin and Kerry Rodgers for adopting trees! Greg, I got your sign up today. Kerry, now that I have your message I'll be sure to get yours up this weekend!
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Bad picture, but it's incredible how much the chestnut has leafed out since yesterday!
Bad picture, but it's incredible how much the chestnut has leafed out since yesterday!
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Got your sign up Greg, thank you so much!
Got your sign up Greg, thank you so much!
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Salsify flower
Salsify flower
 
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I am a proud papa Clayton.  Thank you!
 
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BRK Day 43

No worries Greg, I'll make sure to take good care of your kid for ya.

Yesterday we harvested junk poles in the morning and did some chop in drop in the afternoon. We got a bit of much needed rain around 3pm, but still not nearly as much as I would like


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Rain, rain, stick around today. And another day
Rain, rain, stick around today. And another day
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Planted 3oxz of alfalfa on my plot. Should've bought more!
Planted 3oxz of alfalfa on my plot. Should've bought more!
 
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BRK Day 44

Yesterday morning was road work and slotting junk poles in the morning, and chopping green mulch for the potatoes in the afternoon
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Another day, another junkpole
Another day, another junkpole
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The cut off tops make great stakes for peas and tomatoes!
The cut off tops make great stakes for peas and tomatoes!
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Good Food Store watermelon for taco tuesday... someone was excited!
Good Food Store watermelon for taco tuesday... someone was excited!
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Some peas blooming
Some peas blooming
 
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BRK Day 45

I started off the day yesterday doing roadwork and then spent the rest of the morning filling poles. Afternoon was junkpole harvest time, and we finally got some rain! Like real rain, the gauage says 0.18. So not a ton, but the most we've had in a while. Boy did we need it

I received some seeds yesterday, thank you so much Joshua Myrvaagnes!
I opened the peppers labeled 'Vietnamese Hot Pepper' and Orin said "Wow those are probably really hot" then I pulled out the 'Xtra Hot Vietnamese Pepper' haha. Can't wait to try growing them!
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Almost finished... the section between the Ant Village Gate and Cooper Cabin Gate
Almost finished... the section between the Ant Village Gate and Cooper Cabin Gate
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Thanks Joshua! And such cool stamps...
Thanks Joshua! And such cool stamps...
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Seeds! Whoo
Seeds! Whoo
 
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BRK Day 45

Did a bunch of junk pole harvest in the morning, then a bit of slotting. Started out the afternoon slotting junkpoles and finished it up doing roadwork.
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Barrels of willow candy waiting to be taken to the warehouse
Barrels of willow candy waiting to be taken to the warehouse
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Fred stopped me from backing the trailor over this tree like two dozen times. Thanks Fred!
Fred stopped me from backing the trailor over this tree like two dozen times. Thanks Fred!
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Willie Smits caught a chipmunk. I think someones jealous...
Willie Smits caught a chipmunk. I think someones jealous...
 
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