S Smithsson

I store dehydrated and dry things in glass jars, mason/canning or reused, with an oxygen absorber in each one. you can get a big batch if them and store Them in a mason jar- they last years, sealed, before use.

sandy

too many and yet.. not enough. A fantastic mr. lincoln that us surpassing 6 feet tall, and blooms non stop all summer right through hard freeze.

that is the single pic.

A climbing rose that the birds planted that i have to wrangle every year or it will overtake the patio!

an icecicle rose, others and perfume factory is the latest. it got black spot last fall, so we shall see if it makes it.


sandy

I have an elberta growing in the southern rocky mountains at 7500 feet. We have pretty severe changes in weather, and apricots only produce 1 or 2 years out of 5.  The peach produces every year like crazy!

Sandy

hi! wondering if people would share where they get their soil tested and about what they pay nowadays. I am specifically looking for labs/tests that will include micronutrients and the CEC infirmation.

thanks!

Sandy

no cloth but... our locsl resale shop ( that benefits the animal shelter) has an angel who makes usable bags out of cat/dog food that they give away at the shop!

Sandy

Anne Miller wrote:Observation might be the key factor.  What happens to your swales when it rains?

We make mini swales after planting out fruit trees, not before.

I hope you will find the answer that you are looking for.

how do you build the swales? above/ below the trees? can you send a pic? and what is your climate/rainfall like?

thanks
Sandy

here in the high desert we need beauty and shade as much ( or more than) beans. i grow scarlet runners on arched cattle panels. Let them dry on the vine and hand pick pods/crush into tubs.

on a windy day pour tub ontp tarp, gather tarp and pour back into tub, couple times in the breeze and done.

if i have to buy new seed for whatever reason, those are the ones we eat and we save our landraced beans for seed.

hope this helps!
sandy