"the qualities of these bacteria, like the heat of the sun, electricity, or the qualities of metals, are part of the storehouse of knowledge of all men. They are manifestations of the laws of nature, free to all men and reserved exclusively to none." SCOTUS, Funk Bros. Seed Co. v. Kale Inoculant Co.
Brenda
Bloom where you are planted.
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"the qualities of these bacteria, like the heat of the sun, electricity, or the qualities of metals, are part of the storehouse of knowledge of all men. They are manifestations of the laws of nature, free to all men and reserved exclusively to none." SCOTUS, Funk Bros. Seed Co. v. Kale Inoculant Co.
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Brenda
Bloom where you are planted.
http://restfultrailsfoodforestgarden.blogspot.com/
"the qualities of these bacteria, like the heat of the sun, electricity, or the qualities of metals, are part of the storehouse of knowledge of all men. They are manifestations of the laws of nature, free to all men and reserved exclusively to none." SCOTUS, Funk Bros. Seed Co. v. Kale Inoculant Co.
Brenda
Bloom where you are planted.
http://restfultrailsfoodforestgarden.blogspot.com/
Joel Hollingsworth wrote:
Sorghum is on my mind because it produces a lot of biomass without much water, and AFAIK mulch grown on-site will be the easiest way to suppress weeds and extend production after precipitation stops. Sudan grass would theoretically be an excellent summer cover crop, except I've read it can't survive temperatures below 57 F and needs to reach 89 F before photosynthesis really kicks in. The two hottest months of the year here (Aug. & Sept.) have average highs of 78 F and lows of 58F, with record cold monthly averages as low as 48 F. Based on all that, I expect few years will give sorghum long enough to develop, but hearing about Washington encourages me to try.
Joel Hollingsworth wrote:
I'm thinking minor earthworks will be OK. A trellis with a gateway to it would almost certainly be OK, the main thing is that I could remove everything on short notice if there is a sudden recovery of the commercial real estate market, and not make extra work for the crew that preps for (now highly speculative) construction.
find religion! church
kiva! hyvä! iloinen! pikkumaatila
get stung! beehives
be hospitable! host-a-hive
be antisocial! facespace
Brenda Groth wrote:
i agree with perennializing your greens and salad crops..i've been trying to do that here in a few of our garden areas..esp the new food forest garden area i have south of our woods.
i have allowed a lot of plants to go to seed this year on purpose to see what comes up next year..
i also left some stumps of plants in the ground in the fall of 2009 and they grew new crops this spring and i still have some of them producing..
the best ones were cabbages (the savoy ones worked best) and swiss chard..and a lot of herbs that were supposed to be annual came back again and grew.
the cabbages were a real treat..as they grew new full size heads..and i even moved them to a new spot in the spring..
the swiss chard grew well most of the summer but i allowed a few plants to go to seed to see what i'll get from them next year..
tel jetson wrote:Sudan grass could provide an awful lot of fodder for critters. there are prussic acid issues to be aware of, but it's fairly simple to avoid them. intensive urban grazing? maybe not practical, but maybe...
"the qualities of these bacteria, like the heat of the sun, electricity, or the qualities of metals, are part of the storehouse of knowledge of all men. They are manifestations of the laws of nature, free to all men and reserved exclusively to none." SCOTUS, Funk Bros. Seed Co. v. Kale Inoculant Co.
Brenda
Bloom where you are planted.
http://restfultrailsfoodforestgarden.blogspot.com/
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