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Clayton's Bootcamp Experience

 
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BRK Day 76

Spent the morning peeling logs
After lunch I spread some compost tea and helped Josiah out with the wing walls (mostly consisting of peeling another log)
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Peeled logs
Peeled logs
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Happy looking corn!
Happy looking corn!
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Time lapse week 8
Time lapse week 8
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Pretty hot today, and that's in the shade!
Pretty hot today, and that's in the shade!
 
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BRK Day 77

Mulched some trees in the morning then got started on a tiny skiddable tool shed with a few other boots.
Peeled some logs in the afternoon then went to help Fred plant Saffron on his plot.

Went out picking saskatoons after dinner, and got almost 9lb with some help from Orin!
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Staged poles
Staged poles
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Frame of one wall is together
Frame of one wall is together
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Found this dude on a spruce tree, he blended in nearly perfectly with the color of the needles
Found this dude on a spruce tree, he blended in nearly perfectly with the color of the needles
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We got a bunch of really cool hori hori donated by Patrick Freeburger, thanks Patrick!
We got a bunch of really cool hori hori donated by Patrick Freeburger, thanks Patrick!
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Planting some saffron with the hori hori
Planting some saffron with the hori hori
 
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BRK Day 78

Pulled knapweed most of the morning yesterday. LOTS of knapweed. Mulched a bunch of newly discovered apricot seedlings across from Ant Village Circle then I went and planted more saffron on Fred's plot.


Picked some more saskatoons after work and got another 7lbs
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Lots of new knapweed mulch for the berm shed
Lots of new knapweed mulch for the berm shed
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Reason #3478 to come to Wheaton Labs: We have saskatoons out the wazoo!
Reason #3478 to come to Wheaton Labs: We have saskatoons out the wazoo!
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Purple fingers
Purple fingers
 
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BRK Day 79

Spent the morning yesterday peeling more logs.
Naga Fred and I worked on the tiny tool shed for Allerton Abbey again in the afternoon. It's coming along! Slowly
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A now naked log
A now naked log
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Service berry haul so far. 17ish pounds!
Service berry haul so far. 17ish pounds!
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My first (slightly) better than junkpole fence quality joint
My first (slightly) better than junkpole fence quality joint
 
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BRK Day 80

Tried to post this last night but the internet didn't wanna work. Your move, internet

Haven't posted the last few days because I've been on a mini vacation with my family. But I'm back!

Got all the chestnut signs oiled and back in place last night
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Greg's tree. Suffered some grasshopper predation but still looking good
Greg's tree. Suffered some grasshopper predation but still looking good
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Kerry's tree. Also suffering some grasshopper predation but it's fighting back!
Kerry's tree. Also suffering some grasshopper predation but it's fighting back!
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Forest Chestnut - Alderman Family. Short but branchy!
Forest Chestnut - Alderman Family. Short but branchy!
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Raven's tree. A bit behind the others in growth but looking healthy!
Raven's tree. A bit behind the others in growth but looking healthy!
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Mountain goat!
Mountain goat!
 
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BRK Day 81

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Garlic harvest!
Garlic harvest!
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Time Lapse Week 9
Time Lapse Week 9
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Lofthouse squash blooming
Lofthouse squash blooming
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Attempting to irrigate sans fire truck
Attempting to irrigate sans fire truck
 
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BRK Day 82

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Not sure what sort of bug this is but I saw one carrying a wasp the other day. Super cool!
Not sure what sort of bug this is but I saw one carrying a wasp the other day. Super cool!
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Planting daikon seeds
Planting daikon seeds
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Mixing cob for the floors turns the Abbey into a construction site
Mixing cob for the floors turns the Abbey into a construction site
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Pitting cherries
Pitting cherries
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Pits! So many potential baby trees
Pits! So many potential baby trees
 
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the insect in the first pic is a robber fly. pretty awesome predators!
 
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