Trevor McDonald

unless I missed it, I didn’t see anything about. Are you going to be doing any form of like natural building for your house?  I don’t know if it’s common knowledge but you know for the wood that’s on your property. You could charge the outside of it and then glaze it with. Oh never mind you don’t have pine trees in New York well anyways I’m sure you’ll have fun with tapping the hardwood trees in the winter. You know walnut syrup can fetch a high price and that might be that I know that there’s one that you can is a great syrup for adding to smoked meat.  beech… several others that would be a good video to check out.. ar
Were guinea hens on your poultry list?  I was just reading today how 50% of your ticks host the bacteria associated with Lymes in their gut.

Nancy Reading wrote:I'm pretty sure in a mature system the answer would be 'it doesn't matter much'! I've heard that that soil fungi are extensive in an undisturbed soil, and can transfer nutrients many yards away from where the source is. Anyone else remember this, or am I making it up?

that’s true and I was hearing about that today in terms of biochar extending the reach of fungi, but this topic is about bacteria because we’re talking about nitrogen fixation.  fungi provide a broader reach within the soil community whereas nitrogen fixings bacteria are utilizing gaseous N as a resource

Renee Stauffer wrote:I am trying to get my Spring tree order together and thinking about ordering some Siberian Pea Shrubs to put near a couple of my apple trees. How far away should I plan to put them? I am sure the info is in Gaia's Garden, but I've scanned the book again and can't find it. Would I be better off with a N-fixing groundcover that can be planted directly under the tree? I was hoping for the Siberian Peas to feed to the chickens...

i saw someone planted comfrey right up with the roots of a newly planted plum i will say and that stabilized the tree so he did not need to stake it.  also, if you are using biochar in the hole that helps to expand the networks of the N…..Fixinbacteria and fungi.

bogdan smith wrote:

Riona Abhainn wrote:I'm glad you are a good problem solver and that spring has arrived for you.

Thanks for the kind words. It may sound strange, but all these everyday problems actually help you stay sane. Rockets and drones are flying, and you're sitting there wondering how to insulate a battery or repair a gas boiler. In any case, it's cheaper than antidepressants. Spring has already arrived, and it's time to get ready for winter.

Whoa… you live in Ukraine or in Iran?  Or you are talking about the firework rockets and the camera drones?  stay safe either way, and God Bless

bogdan smith wrote:

Riona Abhainn wrote:I'm glad you are a good problem solver and that spring has arrived for you.

Thanks for the kind words. It may sound strange, but all these everyday problems actually help you stay sane. Rockets and drones are flying, and you're sitting there wondering how to insulate a battery or repair a gas boiler. In any case, it's cheaper than antidepressants. Spring has already arrived, and it's time to get ready for winter.

Whoa… you live in Ukraine or in Iran?  Or you are talking about the firework rockets and the camera drones?  stay safe either way, and God Bless

bogdan smith wrote:spring, I noticed that if you don't cut tree branches but bend them down, the amount of fruit increases and you don't need to cut the branches

you mean the number of fruit increases?  because people prune to increase the size of the individual fruit.  and to prevent fruit drop.  and for shape, structure, and disease prevention.  it’s not just about what happens on one year because a boom year is usually followed with a less year.

if you have a an electric meat smoker that uses real wood chips to add flavor, you should save the prunings of your fruit trees for that purpose

It sounds as though Nochole does mot have actual experience with either greenhouses nor tropical food plants.  Because Cacao and Vanila Planifolia are above 50 degrees plants.  on the other hand the majority of ‘full sun types have (avocados, citrus) they can live through temperature fluctuations