Jason Fay

I do have  a bunch of seeds that I save that I can share with you but none of them are on the list of what you are looking for.


I would love to see your list. Sorry It's taken me thus long to get back to you.

The list above, are of plants that are high in one particular nutrient.

Cucumber.        Fruit  is 8 % N
beets.                   root is 4.5 % P
Endive.                  leaf is 9.6% K
cauliflower.           leaf is 1.1% Sul
Tomatoes.           Leaf is 6% Cal.
Pignut Hickory  shoot is 2.4 % Mag
Stinging nettle.     leaf is 6.5% Sil

They, of course,  contain other nutrients  but I'm just making a compost that contains only these plant material. Just a project  I'm excited about. This is how I learn is by doing things

Kate Muller wrote:Where are you located?   I love to use local/regional seed suppliers that grow their own seed or have other local farmers grow their seed.  New Hampshire is a challenging place to garden and using seeds grown in the colder parts of the northeast makes all the difference in getting a successful crop.

In New England/ New York I order from these suppliers.  

Thank you Kate

I’m from the south east of NH. I’ll check these out

Hi all

I’m in the market of buying seeds, from an organic conscious person or business. A seed saver would be ideal. I think I’ve found the right place😊. My list, below, Is a little wonky but  they are for a cool project that I’m putting together. I only need about 20 or 30 seeds from each plant.  Finding these seeds from an organic conscious person is really important. Any advice or suggestions are welcome. Thank you

Cucumis sativus L. -- Cucumber (larger the fruit the better)
Beta vulgaris subsp. subsp. vulgaris -- Beet, Beetroot, Garden Beet, Sugar Beet (larger the fruit the better)
Cichorium endivia L. -- Endive, Escarole
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. var. botrytis L. -- Cauliflower
Lycopersicon esculentum MILLER -- Tomato
Carya glabra (MILLER) SWEET -- Pignut Hickory, black Walnut, butternut
Urtica dioica L. -- European Nettle, Stinging Nettle

Hey all

This was the most obvious place for me to start pulling my research together.  I’m just  starting to look into solar panels. My focus here is just the setup part not the panels .  I’m not an electrician so a good question for me to ask is, how can I get the most out of a set of panels. Where would I be losing energy, in a setup or in a  product?  What would you consider an  efficient setup?

There is this integrative medicine program at University of Arizona College of Medicine. You  reminded me of it. Sorry I don’t know why you don’t like being a nurse practitioners. Your obviously not intrested in that direction. Well at least it will make it easier to make a transition. Lots of work here at Dartmouth Hitchcock.

Check out wwoof.net. it’s a great program for people wanting to work on farms. Ive not tried it but have wanted to. It might be something you will find interesting. A good stepping stone might help you figure out what you like and dislike about homesteading.

Right now I’m in the dreaming stage. I look forward to livinging on a homestead. While I dream, Im expanding my knowledge and Library. I work as a gardener. Hoping this will expanded my knowledge of plants and soil. So far it’s working. I just look forward to the simple life even if it’s hard work.

Hi Lotoya Lewin,

I want to hear about your future homestead😊

Jason

Hi there

I’m looking into natural pesticides. Wanting to mimic nature, I ask myself, what native plants ,do I have, that “Pest” like Aphids, Mites and Thrips, don’t like. I understand that everything in nature has its place and pests can tell use there’s an imbalance. So I’m intrested in making a natural organic pesticide that will buy me some time. I feel that a native ingredient that word off pests will work well. Is there a plant guru that you can recommend to me, that has a focused in pest and plant relationships (maybe there therapist🤪)? Maybe you read an interesting article, on this subject, that you would like to share? Any advice is welcome

Thank you

Jason

I got ginseng seeds once that had this blue stuff on them. I called the company up, to ask about it. They said it was to prevent fungus from growing on them. It was water soluble so it just washed off.  Not very environmentally safe. Like you said it's going to kill you microbes. Specifically the fungus.  I suppose chlorine dos the same thing to the Microbes but city people use it everyday to drink and bath in.

Just curious. Trying to find out where people are having or dont having problems with ticks. I listed a few think below and you can add to it. Where I live are moose populations is declining. I’ll put my info below. Ticks seem to be getting worse in my area.  What’s it like by you.

Info like:

where your from,  VT, USA

what zone,  4 or 5

Mary Sanderson wrote:Hi, My brother and I have started an off grid homestead in Burke, NY. I'm currently looking for volunteers to help us. We have tons of knowledge. Would you be interested in volunteering for first hand experience?

Hi Mary

Apparently I turned off my notifications, for this fourm. Thank you for the offer. I might take you up on that some day. It’s a little bit of a hike from where I am. I can take a weeks vacation this summer. Maybe we can make plans then. Of course if the offer still stands.