My city farm

Joylynn Hardesty wrote:Bogdon, thanks for sharing your story with us. Do you know the latin name of your reed?

Arundo Donax Variegata

the wooden path had become unusable and was replaced with crushed stone with a geomembrane base

John C Daley wrote:Why did you stop the double hole method?
\Where did that name come from, I cannot find it anywhere?
From https://evolution-outreach.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1007/s12052-012-0418-x#:~:text=Evolutionary%20developmental%20biology%20(evo%E2%80%93devo,changes%20that%20occur%20between%20generations.

I found this;  "Devevo planting" likely refers to plant evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo), a field that studies how changes in development during
if I understand correctly, why I refused to plant trees in a hole. We used this method for planting exotic trees (for example, figs), so that their roots were warm, and the low crown would allow them to be covered in winter. It works and the apple tree feels great. Why I refused this method is that it is very difficult to ensure that the area between the root and the trunk is on the surface. Currently, I do the opposite, I try to keep the roots of the trees very close to the surface. Therefore, I plant the plants on a hill and try to expose the distance between the root and the trunk. It often happens that the upper part of the roots is not covered with soil either. Devevo is most likely a translation error. I use Google Translate and can be wrong)
individual generations relate to the evolutionary changes that occur between generations.
In simpler terms, it explores how developmental processes lead to the evolution of plant traits and diversity. "

I have seen the term :evo-devo which is just as difficult to understand.
Is your original word, devevo correct? I cannot find it mentioned anywhere?

I think my Rocket science studies are easier!

if I understand correctly, why I refused to plant trees in a hole. We used this method for planting exotic trees (for example, figs), so that their roots were warm, and the low crown would allow them to be covered in winter. It works and the apple tree feels great. Why I refused this method is that it is very difficult to ensure that the area between the root and the trunk is on the surface. Currently, I do the opposite, I try to keep the roots of the trees very close to the surface. Therefore, I plant the plants on a hill and try to expose the distance between the root and the trunk. It often happens that the upper part of the roots is not covered with soil either. Devevo is most likely a translation error. I use Google Translate and can be wrong)

the strap on the tool bag broke, I found an old strap, put eyelets on the bag and attached the bag to the strap with carabiners, now it will last a long time)

apricot feels great, a lot of fruits have set, cherry blossoms well now the most important thing is for fruits to set, treated with honey solution to attract bees. Peaches also overwintered well. I usually do spring pruning after peach blossoms. Winter pruning stimulates early flowering of peach and therefore you can lose the harvest during spring frosts. last year I did pruning in August and I liked the result, no need to do spring pruning, maybe I will regulate the number of fruits or leave it as is

repaired an old chair, eyelets, a piece of tarpaulin and rope

my bioseptic tank is starting to get green

tomato seedlings are doing great, I like this method the most

osmia have settled in a reed house, my reed has another use. You can make houses for insects. When they bring me oak cuttings for firewood, I will make several houses.

I form the crown of a small apple tree, I direct all vertical branches to the horizon, this will allow me to avoid pruning in the future and will enhance the formation of fruits. Why I try to avoid pruning, I imagine that a tree is a living organism that is a complex hydraulic system. If we cut off part of the system, the system tries to compensate for this, and additional costs are incurred to compensate for the growth of new branches. If we stop interfering and interfering, the system stops resisting. By gently changing the direction of the branches, you can form a crown. I assume that the tree system has a pattern: if the branches bend under the weight of the fruit, active growth stops.

just recently I was saving apricots from frost and it's already +27, the trees have blossomed, the chickens are hiding in the shade under the apple tree

Tomatoes in a barrel, they survived frosts of -2 wonderfully, and now they are actively developing in the heat. The temperature in the barrel painted black is very high. Polyethylene covers the top of the barrel and provides humidity, through the hole with which I took the photo a water mist is supplied. Tomatoes will grow and I will add soil so that a powerful root system is formed, when they grow I will make a support in the form of a pyramid and it will turn out to be a tomato tree)

The Marans didn't appreciate the slats near the coop, but the new chicks really like these branches.

unusual symbiosis, garlic has grown through the lawn, chickens mow the lawn but do not touch the garlic,

It was a hard night, but life goes on. Last year, a hole was dug in this place and chicken manure with straw from the brooder was poured out. The ground was leveled, geotextile was laid, chalk and a 25 cm block were used to mark it out, and 100 bushes of the Rumba variety of strawberry were planted.

I don't know if it's necessary to fill the space with straw now, and there is a threat of slugs

The 21st day of incubation has begun and we have a new first inhabitant, Maran. This time I will not open and help early, the humidity is automatically maintained in the incubator, the chick feels good and urges its friends on with its squeak. While I was writing, the second one appeared. Everything will be fine) a new life means new tasks

new chicks

Your baby chicks hatched!  How many?

Riona Abhainn wrote:Your baby chicks hatched!  How many?

32 chickens, black maran chickens, yellow dominant chickens that lay blue and blue eggs

the dog got injured, the bandage doesn't hold so my wife sewed her a bandage. everything will be ok

bamboo, again helps me out in this difficult time. I dig up and send the seedlings. The roots are very strong, I broke the shovel, but it's for the best, with the money from the bamboo I'll finally buy a normal shovel and make a tool to make it convenient to dig up, of course the best is a saber saw, but that's a little later

The chicks are moved to a large box, small tall jars for feed and water are very convenient, standard drinkers quickly become dirty and in small tall jars the water is always clean. The chicks feel good on a bed of straw. The bottle with water is heated by an infrared lamp

tomato seedlings are gaining strength

I'm glad your chicks and tomatoes and bamboo are coming along and that you're safe, even with the recent bombings near you.

Riona Abhainn wrote:I'm glad your chicks and tomatoes and bamboo are coming along and that you're safe, even with the recent bombings near you.

thank you, a person gets used to everything, sometimes you get the impression that you are in some movie, an epidemic, war, blackouts. You wake up in the morning and understand that this is not a dream, there is no future, there is only what you can do today.

I'm planting a new bamboo plant,

the fruits on the apricot tree are starting to form, 2 large apple trees have not blossomed even this year. Only the columnar and summer varieties are blossoming. I planted tomatoes, I make a long gap with a shovel and plant them close, the tomatoes are tall, then I will tie them up.

I like your tomatoes in a barrel idea - a simple way of giving them protection! Do you find they get enough light, or do they have a tendency to get 'leggy'? How deep is the barrel? I'm assuming they will grow out the top of it in the summer?

Nancy Reading wrote:I like your tomatoes in a barrel idea - a simple way of giving them protection! Do you find they get enough light, or do they have a tendency to get 'leggy'? How deep is the barrel? I'm assuming they will grow out the top of it in the summer?

the experiment is going well, when I planted the barrel was filled a little more than half. I was also afraid that the tomatoes would stretch out and there would be problems with lighting, I even thought about how to make an option for additional lighting. But the tomatoes feel great in dark green light and survived all the frosts. When I planted them at night it was - 2. You correctly noted that they will hang down and to prevent this, I plan to make a pyramid over the barrel. As the tomatoes grow, I will add soil and when they reach the top of the barrel, the barrel will be almost filled with soil and humus. After that, I will release them to the top of the pyramid and then they will go down.It's very convenient to take care of tomatoes now, there was a big rain with thunderstorms last night and I just opened the top so that they could soak up the rainwater

oak pot for strawberries, flowers will be planted on top

That all makes a lot of sense.  One can get used to things that others who haven't been through would consider unthinkable.  You are resiliant.  I wonder why only certain varieties of appletrees are blossoming and fruiting this year?

I bought a new shovel and oak trimmings for firewood with the money from selling bamboo and reeds. I upgraded the old shovel, made additional stiffening ribs, now it is convenient to dig up seedlings. Yesterday I unloaded oak trimmings and got the idea to process them into some products, maybe decorative elements, furniture or something in a rough country or rustic style. Maybe someone can tell me) I will be very grateful. So far my ideas: frames for mirrors, houses for animals) I can’t think of anything yet

Those slabs are dead sexy!
I think there would be demand for benches, bird houses and planters made with the oak slabs.
I make planters with pallet wood boards screwed to bike wheel rims, if I had access to oak slabs I would use them instead.

William Bronson wrote: Those slabs are dead sexy!
I think there would be demand for benches, bird houses and planters made with the oak slabs.
I make planters with pallet wood boards screwed to bike wheel rims, if I had access to oak slabs I would use them instead.

Please show me how it looks, I recently saw it on bicycle wheels almost for free, the Birdhouse is really cool and you can make frames for insect houses, they are very popular this year and you can use reeds.

I ferment cherry leaves, I collect young leaves from the shoots and from the trees, I tightly pack them into a large jar and put them in a dark place, during the fermentation process I will turn the jar over, then I will cut and dry the fermented leaves

bogdan smith wrote:

William Bronson wrote: Those slabs are dead sexy!
I think there would be demand for benches, bird houses and planters made with the oak slabs.
I make planters with pallet wood boards screwed to bike wheel rims, if I had access to oak slabs I would use them instead.

Please show me how it looks, I recently saw it on bicycle wheels almost for free, the Birdhouse is really cool and you can make frames for insect houses, they are very popular this year and you can use reeds.

I only have one on hand, it's over at my second property, the Yarden.
I went and took some photos:

I use deck screws for these, but I'm not really satisfied with that.
Even very short screws are usually too long for the 1/2"  pallet wood so I had to cut the points of with an angle grinder.
They would  better in a thicker wood like what you have there.
Edit: going forward I will probably use the pole barn screws that come with a washer.
They are designed for wood to metal connections and their heads drive just as well as torx headed deck screws.
I've also considered copper or stainless steel wire, with or without a groove or holes on either end of the wood.
I've even considered tile for the sides, since I can get 2' long pieces for  cheap or free.
Whatever the material the sides are made of, the  less cutting or drilling required, the better.

Using grape vine to secure your oak slabs the bike wheel would go hard as hell, really leaning into the rustic side.
On the other hand,my bike coop always has scavenged brake cables on hand, very strong and very corrosion resistant.

Rivets are what I would want to use if the the goal is a super permanent and strong .
They would add cost and moves away from the scavenger esthetic/ethos.

If I had slabs like yours I would try good old nails as the fasteners to affix them to the wheels
I would also try building with them full length.
This would be a half cylinder,  with as many hoops as needed, minimum two, laid down on the ground.
Keep the spokes and hub for the two wheels on either end of the bed.
Chock the bed with stones so it doesn't roll like a barrel, fill it with unfinished compost and plant it with sunchokes.
Over winter tarp it with a clear tarp, supported by the tops of the bike wheels.
When it's time harvest, lay a tarp next to the bed, remove the stones chocking it in place , and roll the entire bed upside down onto the tarp.
If you don't harvest, use the covered space for wintersown plant starts.

What about putting in shiitake spawn in some of that oak? We have found that to be a good use for oak. You have a nice huge haul of it, congrats!