jam43 Hatfield

The following website has an extensive write up on horsetail.  Mostly related to its medicinal properties.  It's worth a try.
http://herbalgram.org/ ; It's the american botanical council

Close to One.

This is my second attempt at blue corn for drying.  Last year I waited until the husk was dry to harvest.  What I found was a lot of earwigs and a few kernals.  Today I went to check on the corn and harvested the ears that appeared done yet not dry.  I saw plenty of earwigs and do not want to host the 2005 earwig blue corn buffet so I brought the corn inside.

What is the best method for drying this corn for cornmeal purposes, and how do I know when to harvest the corn before the earwigs do?

I spent the day at the river with the barbeque. I used the standard charcoal bought at the market and lighter fluid. I reminded me that it is possible to make charcoal. Does anyone know the method to gather charcoal or related information.

I agree more flowers. I'm taking a gradual approach at the transformation of lawn to native perennials, grasses, herbs, foods, and medicinals. Instead of Round Up I sheet mulch. I simply save cardboard, newspapers, and paper bags. I use these to cover the lawn. I place compost ontop. The paper keeps the lawn from growing. I then dig through the mulch to plant or seed on top. The lawn actually works to your advantage as it decomposes it acts as an organic fertilizer. The roots of the dead lawn leave behind a beneficial network of interconnected pores in the soil. I have had excellent results.

OK, I'll reply to my own post. Today I harvested and cleaned TeePee Poles of BLM property. Lomakatsi Restoration Project goal is to thin this forest to improve forest health and selectively cut to restore balance in the forest.

A problem that occurs with pole peeling is that they move around and it is difficult to hold them in place while using the draw knife. Amazingly a couple tripods tied together as you would a teepee holds the poles in place as the bark is removed.

I'm curious if other people have ideas to align our home, garden, and life with the beauty of nature.

The cappilaries that carry our life blood look like the the rivers that carry mother earth's life blood.

Anyone seen a solarcell shaped like a the sun or the color of a leaf? :