Posted on 04/30/2022 6:05:05 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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“Might be easiest to just mix them all together and make a tea from that.”
That was my plan; I wasn’t going to do all the math, LOL!
I LOVED alligator. Had that in Louisiana. In a restaurant. I was there for 3 months for some Army Training. Probably the most AWFUL time in my entire career.
I won’t go into detail but it involved a LOT of time spent navigating SWAMPLAND and a LOT of creepy-crawlies and don’t even get me started on my Cajun-Halfbreed course instructors, LOL!
Sorry, but this Yankee had no idea WHAT those guys were saying 99.999% of the time! Hard to believe I passed the course, let alone lived to tell about it. *Rolleyes*
Nice front yard! Chestnut trees! Don’t forget a pecan tree or two!
https://northernpecans.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html
He is located in SW KS. A lot of varieties to look at!
Your instructor Boudreau! ..You had that exotic “ Petite Jollie Blonde” thing going in your favor! Ne’cest Pa?
A good variety! Take a look at Pinapple tomatoes some year!
LOL! Let’s just say I was never so glad to return to ‘The Frozen Tundra’ after 3 months with all those Swamp Critters!
Never have and never will miss Camp Beauregard. 12,500 acres of scrub pine, swamp, snakes and big old BUGS, LOL!
Growing Morels:
https://www.happysprout.com/gardening/how-to-grow-morel-mushrooms/
I think that the idea that they grow in several days is, however, a bit dubious! You may also want to plant a bit of thinly sown grass since the apparently helps them.
Here is another one... It suggests using wood ash too.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/mushrooms/grow-morel-mushrooms.htm If I were doing this I think I would fence off the area too. I have not tried this so can't say either of these works.
Southern Comfort(movie based on US soldiers training in the bayou) “This is owa home an don nobody mess with us heeya”
And yeah, being from up North myself, the South is a little different. FL has everglades which is basically a treeless, gator infested swamp. And “palmetto bugs” aka 3-4 inch cock roaches. My neighbor there taught me how to sail and shortly after letting me take control, informed me that Lake Jessup that we were on is the most gator infested lake in FL. No pressure.
RE: old barn. I just hate seeing something like that replaced with something that looks like it belongs in an industrial park. Might have something to do with having worked in commercial buildings my whole life. Of course I only saw a tiny corner of the outside of your barn.
Lots of cool old barns around here that were built in the late 1800s to early 1900s and they’re leaning or falling in and there’s an ugly commercial style pole building in the shape of a cardboard box sitting nearby that’s used in it’s place. The commercial metal siding is what makes it — ugly as can be.
I hate it just like I hate “crossover” vehicles that all look the same.
Here is the gardening site, with the ping list managed by Diana in Wisconsin. I don’t know if she can help you but she has several nice ping lists. Probably best to Private Message her.
“big old BUGS LOL!”
Umhum. Deer flies, Black flies, mosquitos, Winnebago Flies, the mayfly hatch! (At least the trout are happy!)
The two articles state that morels are often found in the site where there has been a fire.
I suspect that one action of a fire is that it kills off competing fungus or plants which benefits the morels.
Morels feed on carbohydrates emitted by the roots of trees ad shrubs.
Fire may damage the tops of trees of bushes, but not their root systems which now may release nutrients from the damaged plants roots to the morel mycelium. The products of fire...essentially charcoal...may release minerals that morels require.
I wonder if someone is attempting to innoculate using morel spawn if it would be worth burning off a morel growing plot beforehand? (Among the other things suggested.) Just a thought.
https://northspore.com/products/morel-sawdust-spawn
Most everything I find says they're very tree specific and like Ash and Elm. A burned area is also helpful. My neighbor's hot spot is around a big dead elm tree but I don't know if the spot has ever burned.
I'll stick with the easy ones, shiitake and red wine cap.
Next time you come over, I’ll have you walk through it and you can tell me how safe you feel inside of it, LOL! Every few days something lets loose and there’s a pile of rubble from the foundation to walk over...if you dare!
It would still be functional if they had put some money into it in the 50’s. I’m just excited to get the barn wood out of it - that’s GOLD, Baby! GOLD! :)
Doesn't mean it will stay that warm but it's one of those jumps up - two steps forward - that never quite comes back down. Spring has sprung.
Every plant that's big enough, will be going out Friday. Few more weeks and direct seeding of heat loving crops can happen.
Ask and Embla, Ash and Elm; The first man and woman in the Viking Creation myth.
Dying elms are good place to look. I do not now if that applies to Siberian elms which are really crappy trees that grow fast and were used a lot in the street plantings around here.
Good luck with your Shitake!
Thanks for the tomato advice - they survived and are thriving!
I have another question. I have a hill that was created through grading and I planted juniper on it last year. The juniper is doing well but a long way from filling in. I noticed I have vetch growing among the juniper and my thought is to leave it alone as I read it is good for fixing bad soil, and maybe pull it next year. What do y’all think?
USDA Cover Crop Periodic Table
Probably won't be winter killed but if it becomes a problem at some point, terminate it. Catch it at the right stage and break the stems/stalks near the bottom and leave it as a mulch. They use a roller/crimper on a tractor for large scale. Looks like hairy vetch is a little tougher than say, rye grass. https://extension.psu.edu/terminating-cover-crops-with-a-roller-crimper-in-organic-grain-rotations
Chop and Drop for small scale termination.
Thanks!
No problem
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