we don't have a problem with lack of water we have a problem with mismanagement
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If there is no one around to smell you ,do you really stink!
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Freakin' hippies and Squares, since 1986
Freakin' hippies and Squares, since 1986
Landon Sunrich wrote:I don't see you getting that quick of a turn around on the Barley. Late August when its dry dry dry even into September is more when I think about that.
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Winter Barley
September - ploughing
October - Cultivations and drilling or min till operations
November - Weed and aphid control
March - Fertiliser top-dressing
April - Fertiliser top-dressing
April - Weed and disease control
May - Weed and disease control
June - Harvesting
Spring Barley
November - Autumn ploughing
February - Cultivations and drilling
March - Fertiliser top-dressing
April - Weed and disease control
May - Weed and disease control
August - Spring barley harvesting
R Ranson wrote: The more I read about it, the more I feel my time would be better spent watching the grain grow.
Freakin' hippies and Squares, since 1986
we don't have a problem with lack of water we have a problem with mismanagement
beavers the original permies farmers
If there is no one around to smell you ,do you really stink!
Freakin' hippies and Squares, since 1986
Freakin' hippies and Squares, since 1986
Freakin' hippies and Squares, since 1986
Freakin' hippies and Squares, since 1986
Freakin' hippies and Squares, since 1986
I suggest sowing all different kinds of clover, especially white clovers and strawberry clovers, along with oats and barleys of many different varieties, all mixed together and made into seed balls. Sow these around october or november depending on your climate, but you will test it out and see what works best for you. sow the seed balls and cover everything with rice straw. give it a little chicken manure. it will all come! winter grains grow over the winter, sow them in fall, reap in late spring or early summer. sometimes in some places they sow grains in late february, you may want to try that too, see what works with the other systems you establish. good luck!!! love it.
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