Hello from the exotic locale of central Ohio

Surf, sun, sand! We've got it all here folks!
The most amazing varietals of this toxicodendeon!
A veritable permaculture bonanza awaits right outside the back door, into the 5 acres of paradise that the bank and I have mutually agreed I may inhabit. (I am winning that war)

Seriously, for a bit. I credit the amazing bounty in my garden this year to my neighbor's 9 skidsteer scoops of cow manure that I overwintered and then planted in/on after doing the mycorrhyzaly inconceivable act of tilling. Seems like the 2022 garden year was full of total failures for many. I have never been a prolific gardener, but instead I am a lukewarm enthusiast. A good squash bug outbreak can really "squash" my gardening enthusiasm. This year, however, was a different story.  I realized that to be an amazing gardener, I really had to work on soil nutrition. (Translates as, I'm the shit😉😋) I don't have any medium or large stock, but I have the quail, the chickens and a rabbit with an anger problem, that are used to fertilize everything and everywhere I can. I really got interested in composting and have made some lovely stuff this year.

The permaculture dream solution to my 60 year old pond that is filling up with leaf debris and fish poop is to have it dredged deeper and spread all that gold around the property. This excited me more than words can say, and I have a penchant for sesquipedalian verbosity.  It is the next big goal. It may happen in stages, so I don't lose all my bullfrogs. Summer evening roll call around the pond is always the best.

The deer bit two 7 foot tall apple trees in half and concertina wire is not out of the question. It is offered on Craigslist every day (who buys that stuff, anyway?) They also really enjoyed the tops of the young sunflowers. How convenient to grow them high enough for easy noshing. The rabbits preferred the peas. I saved a few pods to eat, but those were rewards for spending time in the garden.
Can we discuss cherry tomatoes? I didn't plant a single one this year, but it was an early spring seedling genocide to pare down numbers and densities to a less unmanageable level was impressive.  Spring beets flopped, but my fall crop is putting on a good show. Carrots may be my undoing. I will soldier forth. I am getting a few this fall, which is better than ONE spring carrot. Squash and cucumbers were equally epic.
15 meat chickens are in the freezer. Fall butchering is just bliss. No bugs, no heat, no bird stress. Pretty boss.  
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Paul, you are doing exactly what you should be in life, and I thank you for it. I may be trying to rocket mass heat my greenhouse. This could be really interesting.

Welcome Amy,

You have a diverse and interesting place and your persistence is paying off. Every failure is a learning experience.

What size is your pond? I too love the deep soothing call of male Bullfrogs.

It sounds like you already know not to dredge your whole pond in late fall, winter, or early spring as that would be a disaster for your Bullfrogs since they are all burrowed into the muck on the bottom.

I have used composted Bullfrog manure (froguano), composted tadpole manure (tadpoo), and composted fish manure (fishit), as well as old pond muck on my garden for years and the results have been remarkable.

Hi Amy,
If I am reading correctly you and the bank are on a paper trail back and forth. I have some experience with bueracracy, banks,government and such if you need any assistance in giving them the 1,2 i would be happy to assist. Reading law, legislation, regulations and blubbidyblaws actually interests me so ask if you want.
Good on you for the soil shit! I got a donkey to help with that and a few other clearing needs. Hes the machine for poop.