Anne Miller

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We manage a 40 acre wildlife area of the Texas Hill Country in the Edwards Plateau at about 3030 ft above sea level. The region is notable for its karst topography and tall rugged hills of limestone. The terrain throughout the region is punctuated by a thin layer of topsoil and a large number of exposed rocks and boulders, making the region very dry and prone to flash flooding. Native vegetation in the region includes various yucca, prickly pear cactus, native grasses and wildflowers. The predominant trees in the region are Ashe Juniper, Shin Oak and Texas Live Oak. Soil is alkaline consisting of caliche and clay.

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Recent posts by Anne Miller

Replacing broken tool handles

Maybe the wood that went into the shaft was not long enough?

9 hours ago

gear

What’s the most unexpectedly useful thing growing on your property right now?

The most unexpected thing was three cockle-bur plants. Mr Google says it is used in medicine though I will pass.

10 hours ago

permaculture

Repurposed Thorny Olive Arbor

What was your solution?

Can these be made into wreaths and baskets? This might turn into a nice cottage industry.

10 hours ago

natural building

Solar oven from glass, mirrors and stone we had lying around!

I am not sure what paints are food safe other than milk paint.

14 hours ago

solar

I think I've got an alien.

That picture reminded me of a tapeworm. I would not want to find one.

Vinegar might be your friend.

19 hours ago

bugs

Meatball Monday, Taco Tuesday and other days?

I thought this was about having fun nights for families.

By the way, we don't have Weiner Wednesday, we have Weiner everyday of the week ... puppies are fun.

1 day ago

cooking

Saving a leaning apple tree

I want to work on fixing the branches that bear fruit.

Without a picture I cannot offer advice.

Here is a Wiki that might give you some ideas:

https://www.wikihow.com/Straighten-a-Tree

1 day ago

fruit trees

How to have healthy food around all the time

I also rely on frozen veggies.

Soups and stews are an easy way to have healthy food.

Soup and stews are just a mix of good veggies that need no recipe.

It is the seasonings that bring soups and stews together.

https://permies.com/t/274883/good-Vegetable-Beef-Soup

https://permies.com/wiki/209710/Recipes-Permies-Index

1 day ago

cooking

Growing Hulless Oats - Soil Prep

Welcome to the forum!

I am not familiar with growing oats or grains.

My suggestion would be to start building soil health with compost, compost tea, wood chips, leaves, and mushrooms.

Our soil series by Dr Bryant Redhawk can help you with this:

https://permies.com/wiki/redhawk-soil

A few tidbits:

https://permies.com/t/63914/Soil

https://permies.com/t/67969/quest-super-soil

https://permies.com/t/76498/biology-soil

1 day ago

grains and pseudograins

Cultivation of Mycorrhizal Mushrooms - class

Dietrich Epp Schmidt wrote:Fast forward almost 15 years, and I'm a soil ecologist working exactly on this type of problem in real farming systems. I'm well positioned to fill that gap.

So my question is: are folks interested in learning how to cultivate mycorrhizal mushrooms and manage their mycorrhizal fungi,

Welcome to the forum!

Permies is the perfect place to share your knowledge of Mycorrhizal Mushrooms.

I have no idea what kind of class you have in mind nor how much interest this venture would draw.

My goal has been to share with folks the benefits of mushrooms so I do that right here on the forum even though I am not an expert.

1 day ago

fungi