david olivier

David Hartley wrote:Regarding dandelion, I actually psuedo cultivate true dandelion However; false dandelion are cut at the base when they start to bloom, with the root left in the ground, and the greens left to compost nearby.

There are a few species that look quite similar: http://www.namethatplant.net/article_dandelion.shtml

It's true dandelion. After little search I could find pro and con about it.
I think I'll keep some and try to get rid of some. Harvesting the young leaves should hold the dandelion down.

David Hartley wrote:Rock on! . Buckwheat smells and looks wonderful when in full bloom and is a wonderful feeder for bees

I can't wait to see them going up.

I hope it will work out nice for the other species. I didn't start anything inside. Except the tobacco. Seeds are so small, like super tiny, and shouldn't be covered so I didn't feel it could work to just sow them outside. But I'll try some just to see. It's good to experiment.

The mulch is doing a good job on the weeds. Keep them down nicely. There's still a few but not too bad. Dandelion is bad. Though I don't mind the plant itself, root is a coffee substitute, flower makes Dandelion honey, and young green are good in salads. So I don't mind having them, I hope to control them with the growth of other plants, and I get some out. But I should do research on their needs and impact on other plants.

David Hartley wrote:Regarding a salty wind break; you might also want to consider Rosa rugosa (atop a hugulkultur bed perhaps) as a very viable option

Thanks, I'll try that. I haven't built the High raised bed yet. So I'll take that option. vitamine C from hips is good.

A little update by the way.
On topic, the buckwheat can handle some mulch, Some part were pretty thick and it went thru. Little sun and moslty rain for the last 10 days. At least. So it's up, but the growth is slow. Next time the sun will shine it should go up fast.
Pretty much everything is sowed now.

I started Tobacco. I smoke a little so I prefer to grow my own. It's legal in Canada.

Judith Browning wrote:

david olivier wrote:Buckwheat is out,
About 3 inches.
The little rain we had was good but not enough. There is a lot of wind and the soil dry out fast. The mulch is precious. Does its job.

But I'm far from done yet.

good to hear it germinated! The rain is not quite so crucial once it is up. I have had seed sit for a month until it rained.

Good news. Thanks. I don't have much experience with buckwheat.
I like to see plants growing.

Buckwheat is out,
About 3 inches.
The little rain we had was good but not enough. There is a lot of wind and the soil dry out fast. The mulch is precious. Does its job.

But I'm far from done yet.

Finally some rain!

So far no germination from buckwheat, rain should help.

Sorry I saw your post but I was short on time.

Hi, thanks about the buckthorn. I'll check it further.

When I sowed rain was suppose to happen few days after but nope, it never came.
I should get some today or the next days, so far I can't notice any germination with the buckwheat.

I'm still working on my layout. I wish I could do it full time.

I'll keep posted

I take picture as I go so I'll post some.

And yesterday I started a worm farm. They seem slow but it's still not warm.

I'm really excited. Even if the conditions are challenging. Exposed to salt and wind.
There is no tree and I need a good planning on how to achieve to grow some with the short nice season and the harsh winters.
Several rows are needed. Sand and salt are hard workers. They sandblast pretty much everything.

So I'm not done yet. And again I did my home work the all winter but I skipped that little aspect.
I didn't plane the plowing though and the cover was actually a nice natural mulch. So it may have disturb my thinking. I'm getting old.

I enjoy doing it, I found it relaxing. And food is so much better.

I wish I could bring a neighbor in. And share our experiences. But they really are skeptical. Adorable but skeptical.

Hey thanks to all,

I didn't wait for the answers, actually the day was cooling down so I went with my gut feeling and I just finish a light mulch. A 1".

It is a big piece of land. Around 1000 sqft. But I have way more space to grow if I want.

So yes I made division.
I first sow the part that will hold corn, sunflower, beans, squash. The first being my wind break. I'm on the shore so lot of wind.

I will pretty soon sow the length with BW again as a wind break with Jerusalem artichokes.
Also I'll built a raised bed with logs and other material. Again for wind break and have a crop on it that could also catch the salt. At the expense of that crop probably.

I'll keep the length of BW for seeds.
The first patch of BW will be used for green mulch and liquid fertilizer. With stinging nettle. That I have to find.

So I guess I went not too wrong.

I have access to a lot of material. Straw, thousands bale of hay - that t I still don't know how to bring some in - I wanted to use horse forage for mulch but the stuff was full of seeds. Free, so it will be good for compost.

So there is hope!

Thanks again!

I wouldn't worry much but my neighbors think that what I'm doing and the all perma is BS and stupid and nothing grow with mulch and I should use traditional (read Industrial type) method.

So I really want things to happen the best I can and limit the tryout. I would have tried otherwise different mulch. Meaning I would myself mulch.

I'll post a pic soon of where I am now.