Some places need to be wild
Zone 5b/6a, alkaline soil, 12 inches of water per year. For now the goal is a water independent urban homestead with edible landscaping and food forest.
Some places need to be wild
Some places need to be wild
"The rule of no realm is mine. But all worthy things that are in peril as the world now stands, these are my care. And for my part, I shall not wholly fail in my task if anything that passes through this night can still grow fairer or bear fruit and flower again in days to come. For I too am a steward. Did you not know?" Gandolf
Some places need to be wild
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning." —Albert Einstein
Eric Hanson wrote:Brent, I trust you that they break down woodchips even better than wine caps, but honestly I just can’t picture that in my head. Maybe faster, but so much of my existing chips in my wine cap bed have so thoroughly broken down that most are no longer recognizable as wood chips. By now, after I scrape away the top inch of residual wood chips I find a lot of material that looks like a very large volume of coffee grounds.
Some places need to be wild
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning." —Albert Einstein
Weeds are just plants with enough surplus will to live to withstand normal levels of gardening!--Alexandra Petri
"The rule of no realm is mine. But all worthy things that are in peril as the world now stands, these are my care. And for my part, I shall not wholly fail in my task if anything that passes through this night can still grow fairer or bear fruit and flower again in days to come. For I too am a steward. Did you not know?" Gandolf
"Study books and observe nature; if they do not agree, throw away the books." ~ William A. Albrecht
Dennis Mitchell wrote:Harvested my first winecaps for the year, day before yesterday. I had close to a gallon of them. I wanted to try drying them and I knew they would not air dry. I spent three hours drying them in the oven. After all that I had less than a cup of mushrooms. Which my cat decided to eat. Later that night he tossed them up with various mouse parts. Maybe I’ll stick to freezing them!
List of Bryant RedHawk's Epic Soil Series Threads We love visitors, that's why we live in a secluded cabin deep in the woods. "Buzzard's Roost (Asnikiye Heca) Farm." Promoting permaculture to save our planet.
Some places need to be wild
Some places need to be wild
Some places need to be wild
Some places need to be wild
Some places need to be wild
bruce Fine wrote:i like the idea of edible fungi to break down wood chips.
correct me if i'm wrong but when growing garden veggies in straight wood chips dont the wood chips eat up all the nitrogen,thanks for sharing pictues and progress
List of Bryant RedHawk's Epic Soil Series Threads We love visitors, that's why we live in a secluded cabin deep in the woods. "Buzzard's Roost (Asnikiye Heca) Farm." Promoting permaculture to save our planet.
Some places need to be wild
Some places need to be wild