You mean california lets you recycle water! Sorry, it's no joking matter with the water issues all over the west. It's sad that they are just now getting serious about conservation and recycling. I'd be building desalinators like crazy right now if they put me in charge.made bio sand filter to clean gray system fill 3 250 gallon tanks water for plants
I'd be building desalinators like crazy right now if they put me in charge.
I don't think its been cost effective, but with no other options that cost is comming down quickly.In Florida (many years ago), we had drought issues. Then, we went to desalinization. Hasn't been an issue since. That's why I'm still so puzzled they haven't done so. There are all kinds of examples of how well this works and resolves the issue.
Now is a good time to plant potatoes too. What part of my are you in ken? I lived in Louisville a long time ago. Any flooding near you, or golf ball sized hail?i planted some onion bulbs yesterday bout it for my gardening venture so far!
Wow, 92, your hubby has great genes! I had a grandmother that made it to 96, but everyone else in the family died early. Lifestyle choices can make a big difference, but genes are the lottery!So far I have everything planted in except my cucumbers. green beans and okra. We had some rain this evening and will start back up tomorrow in the evening time so hoping to get my wire up for the green beans and get everything left planted in before the rains start again which is supposed to last for a few days and get several inches. Started a 'new' part of the garden but it has been found to be low so have to make trenches about 1 1/2 ft down, pile dirt on top of my 4ft rows and till in again (which is mainly clay). Seeds grow in clay pretty well once you can get them established. Since it is mainly alkaline in that area, I am using leaves and pine needles in the wall way and between the rows. Makes a great till under once the season is done and I will have to add in extra fertilizer for those rows to get it up to neutral. It is a slow process right now. . . My back and shoulders are not as young as they used to be. Able to start getting mulch in May this year so will have plenty to compose once next year comes about to raise it up along with the cleaning out of barns and kitchen scrapes to add in. This year has just been delayed with all the cold and rain and right now dealing with a sick MIL who is 92 now. . . having to do some extra chores at her house and now meals for her. She has lost 5lbs that she really doesn't have to lose. Just isn't hungry, but if I cook and send it over she eats. . .so will continue to do this. I just found out Easter weekend, I will be a Nana for the first time! Which means she will be a great Granny in November
I talk to people that spend hundreds on stuff to add to the clay, and yes that works, but just by adding leaves every year it mixes well in it and becomes productive. I'm lucky to have woods in the back of the property. I mow it in winter, letting the mower spray the ground up leaves into rows, which get picked up for both the garden and greenhouse. My problem was I started a garden in about four different places. Each year I moved it to a new spot, so the soil never got good. I finally found permanent locations for both, and with three years of working in organic stuff, it's getting workable. I did cheat in the greenhouse and bought a bunch of bags of cheap topsoil to till in to get started with, but add leaves both in winter to till in and in summer to use as ground cover between rows.We tend to have what is known around here as gumbo mud. . . which is the black clay. The older part of the garden has been worked for years now so it doesn't take that long to get it done. But the newer, well that is another story. Today I was able to dig one more raised bed, tilled and planted 4 more rows, along with getting all my cages put around the tomatoes and peppers and put up my fencing for the pole beans and cucumbers to climb on. Had to call it quits early cause we had a couple places we had to go today and then to the BYC get together this evening. Got three donkeys sold and 2 goats. Have to deliver them tomorrow. Guy said he has been searching for tame donkeys, but so far has only seen ones that you couldn't get close to or ones that were in really bad shape. He is getting ours for his grandkids and he liked the idea that they are ride able for them.
If kept cool and dark you can get around three months max. The best way is peel, core and slice and can them. Canned can go three yrs or better. I've had a few trees produce in the 2nd year, but most do well after four or five. I didn't see any apples in fla., but there's tons of hybrid types out there that are designed for different climates. I'm far from an expert, but have read that most apples like a cold winter to produce well. I miss some of the citrus, and one of my favorites was a Japanese plumb. When those things are fully ripe the flavor was amazing. My advice is go to the ag dept and see what does well in your area before planting. I'm into plants that are suited for the area and require minimal maint. If you're really good and spend a lot of time on them you can get a plant to do well almost anywhere, but who has time for that?How do you keep apples, and how long do they generally keep?
Will be a while for me, but hoping to plant some this year, so won't fruit for a few years.
I bought a dwarf variety from home depot. . .heat resistant Sent over from Israel. Cant remember the name as that was 14 years ago, but they have done very wellHow do you keep apples, and how long do they generally keep?
Will be a while for me, but hoping to plant some this year, so won't fruit for a few years.
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