Posted on 04/16/2022 6:55:11 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
Done! :) Welcome!
We have fallen Elm trees, and a few still standing but dying out, and they grow wonderful Golden Oyster Mushrooms.
If the weather cooperates, we also get some healthy crops of Morel mushrooms. On lean years, those can go for $40 a pound!
I LOVE the scent of Plumeria! Thanks for sharing those gorgeous photos.
I have a Phalaenopsis (sp?) currently in full bloom and a ‘mini’ that is blooming a second time for me. Am nursing one back to health that Mom tried to kill, and while it has one HUGE leaf on it, I’m not holding out much hope for it.
My old farm was on the Oregon/Fitchburg line; I may have to make a trip to Brooklyn if I’m headed that way! Nothing more fun than unearthing ‘treasures’ at the dump, LOL! ;)
Don't you love it when somebody gives a plant too much love?
Ozarks weather.
Weather forecast last night right before going to bed. Rain today after 3pm.
Wake up at 6am this morning - to rain
Korean Natural Farming (KNF) takes advantage of indigenous microorganisms (IMO) (bacteria, fungi, nematodes and protozoa) to produce fertile soils that yield high output without the use of herbicides or pesticides.[1] A result is improvement in soil health, improving loaminess, tilth and structure, and attracting large numbers of earthworms. KNF also enables odor-free hog and poultry farming without the need to dispose of effluent. This practice has spread to over 30 countries, and is used by individuals and commercial farms.[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_natural_farming
Cho, together with his son, Cho Yongsang [or Yongsang Cho], has since held seminars in various countries of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe. [5] [6] As of 2014, they have trained over 18,000 people at the Janong Natural Farming Institute.
It's fairly new to the West but seems to get good results.
Stumbled across a book that the son, Yongsang Cho wrote on his updated method called JADAM. 341 pageshttps://lafarrucanews.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/youngsang-cho-jadam-organic-farming_-the-way-to-ultra-low-cost-agriculture-jadam-2016-1.pdf
Thanks for the beautiful pictures. You live in Thailand?? I grew a mexican paypaya from seed many years ago. In a large pot. We are in Michigan. I’d bring it in the house for fall and winter and then put it out in the spring. It got about 6’ tall, did flower but no fruit. Only one around. I wound up donating it to the local botanic gardens.
On your phal orchid - If you haven’t tried it yet, take it out of the bark and completely rinse it off and inspect the center. Cut off anything dead or black. If it looks hopeful put in a new pot with new bark.
Thanks!
I have had her on Vit K plus D3 for the last year or two. Her D level, which we were working on getting above 50 because of COVID, is 70 which is pretty good for an elderly (88+) lady!
We’re adding some Ancestral Supplements for her that I believe in (I’m taking certain ones to help my knee heal) & she will be going on a weight bearing exercise program with some resistance training for osteoporosis.
Yes, in a small beach town about 150 miles southwest of Bangkok. Retired here about a year ago.
I've never heard of anybody who's gotten a papaya to fruit outside of the tropical zone, but the foliage is pretty anyway.
I would think for it to be a successful effort, you'd almost need to have a tropical conservatory at that high a latitude. Proper heat year round, proper humidity, and about 10 hours of strong sun every day at a minimum.
It’s been a hothouse now for years, at a large botanic gardens. I never expected it to fruit, just a nice looking plant and small pretty flowers.
I’m no botanist, but the only thing I can think of is the quality of sunlight. While the desert in California, Arizona, and parts of Texas is hotter than here (even though all are farther north), the sun here is like nothing I’ve ever seen before in my life. That strength of sun may be needed for these plants to fruit. That’s the only thing I can think...
I am sure you are right. I just grew it for fun.
All of that works for me!
You asked earlier if anyone does no-till and I do in my raised garden beds. Beau used to till them for me with our small tiller, but I had him stop after reading up on it.
It is SO much better for your soil to just ‘add to it’ with compost and other goodies, to mulch well and to disturb the soil as little as possible. For one thing, my Earthworm population has exploded, and those little buggers do SO MUCH for the soil, it’s ridiculous.
Something as dumb as an Earthworm knows what to do. Why don’t we? ;)
I will do that on the Phal that I’m trying to save for Mom. Now that you mention it, it IS really packed in there with moss; looks like it was a HUGE orchid at one point in time.
Time to see what’s going on in there! The roots along the outside are green and healthy, which made me believe it was worth saving.
This will be quite the accomplishment if I can pull it off! :)
It is so easy especially cut off any dead roots. Orchids are extremely tough plants, just cut off the yuckis and flush vigorously at the sink. If there is a bunch of black mold at the crown, use a soft toothbrush. And put in a new pot or clean and scalded one. The crown is the most important part to save.
The Dunstan Chestnut trees that I bought last summer arrived on Thursday. I unpacked them and stuck them in the greenhouse until the ground settles up a bit. I've never had good results from trees that were planted in the mud so I'm going to wait for the mud to go away before planting these. I forgot to order the grow tubes ahead of time, so I couldn't plant them now anyway, not unless I wanted the varmints to eat them. So it's no big deal to wait until the grow tubes arrive.
Went on a woods stomp Saturday morning. Found soil temps still below 50° in the two spots that I checked. Zero morels. Went to work in the garden after I got home from that. Got the cucumber fence up on the morning shade east side, and got the pole bean arbor installed on the sunny west side. Things were just dry enough to scratch up a couple spots to stick some seeds in the dirt - beets, lettuce mix, kale, and radishes. It might be on the cool side yet to get good germination from the beets. If those don't come good I'll replant in a couple weeks. The rest should take off no problem.
Come fall I'm planning to cover the panel frames with plastic sheeting and turn them into a low tunnel. I'm determined to have fresh greens all winter long, and I think doing that would improve my chances of success. If nothing else I wouldn't have to pick kale through a foot of snow.
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