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LallyLuckFarm

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Small scale permaculture nursery in Maine, education enthusiast, and usually verbose.

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I really enjoyed this article, thanks for sharing! Now when I lose track of what I seeded where I will say I'm practicing my field botany bee happy emoji

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Really glad you're still here. I hope you'll be able to catch up on some sleep, deprivation makes everything worse.

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Happy to share!

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I'm actually giving a talk about composting at my town library tonight! Here is a slide from the presentation:
https://beehaw.org/pictrs/image/20d49f77-1156-4965-9955-60925a963cac.webp

And a picture of one of our actively turned piles:
https://i.imgur.com/cSS9UQm.jpeg

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I'm glad you have a sick sense of humus too =D

I'll see how they feel about me recording it... I didn't really put any presenter notes in the deck so it might not be as useful. If they let me record I'll happily post it here, otherwise I'll type up some notes and links before sharing the deck so it's more actionable for folks.

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Thanks! I actually used to do presentations for a living so this is a nice chance to stretch those mental muscles again. I'm going to ask to record it, but if the attendees are leery of it I'll just record the audio and run the slide deck over the narration to share here.

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As promised:

Serviceberry
https://i.imgur.com/nIt9n3U.jpeg

Sea kale
https://i.imgur.com/toNXt8s.jpeg

Wild ginger
https://i.imgur.com/oMsSq0Z.jpeg

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I agree with @PaddleMaster about the protective gear if you've got permission to do the work there. Have a change of clothes and some rags with texture, soap, and water to wipe any skin that gets the urushiol on it.

But hooray for the rest of the green you've got going on!

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I think they're all looking good! You should be proud of them and yourself

What did you end up changing to protect the pumpkins, if anything?

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We hit 90F yesterday and I watered some of our starter trays like six times, I feel your pain. How are the pumpkins' roots looking? If they're starting to bust out at the bottoms (or sides of you have that kind) it might be time to think about giving them some more space, and the additional soil will increase the amount of water they can have available throughout the day

Starting a Serrano, a Hungarian cheese pepper, and a cherry tomato in my backyard! ( files.catbox.moe )

I've mentioned it in the weekly thread but these are sitting an inch deep in nutrients and water. They drink it down, and I refill it when they need it. Its a hydroponic method called kratky. I don't have a hose or a lot of room so this might be a good solution for me. Excited to see how it goes!

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I was curious how you'd float or secure the plants in the nutrient water, thanks for sharing! Wishing you many happy harvests of fresh food!

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Is there a certain pot depth you'd recommend? I imagine part of the reason is to prevent excess water wicking into the substrate in the pot, but would be concerned somewhat about accidentally air pruning roots in a gap.

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Homegrown Harvest: a season-by-season guide to a sustainable kitchen garden from the American Horticultural Society is a good one to check out.

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Busy Friday here. Trying to figure out how much time I can offer this morning at the library (helping local students make a compost pile) before I have to come back and keep working on projects here. But it's been gray and rainy for several days now and my motivation is not totally present.

Hoping to play a little TOTK this weekend myself, actually. Maybe some time around the fire pit too if the weather is nice enough

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I hadn't heard that, but that sounds like a huge missed opportunity. I loved the master sword trials from BOTW and would enjoy having new and more intricate shrine puzzles for the new mechanics

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whoever planted these was really going wild

Hah that's going to be my memorial plaque at the farm when I'm gone! I'm glad that native cherry decided to leave you with some offspring that were in a better place for you to enjoy.

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Very cool! Which varieties of apple did you end up selecting, and have you decided how you'd like to train or manage them?

Yay violets! The tea is nice, and you can also use the flowers in salads for a pop of color. Also, garlic mustard -> violets; pesto, change-o?

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That sounds like a lovely summer veggie garden, I'm excited to see what you do with them! Small spaces can make it challenging to fit everything but they also make you use the space more creatively, and they look awesome crammed full of plants.

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I'm very excited to see how this works for you! Wishing you the best luck finding your peppers and remembering to take lots of pictures to share here bee laugh emoji

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Thank you! The secret is killing a ton of plants until you improve enough to keep them alive, and then killing more until you can keep them happy bee fingerguns emoji

Spider mites are a tricky pest when the plants prefer a dryer soil, but I've had some success with a layer of sand on top of the potting mix, which might be worth a try. And there are so many cool varieties of basil that I totally encourage you to try from seed! I know you're going to have that kitchen garden rocking in no time

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Here's a little PDF for you from treesaregood.org about pruning but you should totally make a thread about it ;D

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Even here in Maine there are some large subsidies for battery backup systems. The state is even running a program for people who have them, where they can get paid for selling their stored energy during peak usage times.

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So green and peaceful!

What's growing on, Beehaw?

Potting continues here; there are almost eighty elderberries hanging out in our front yard right now in addition to the others (happy to share what the others are if anyone is actually curious). Overnight temperatures are still a little low for some of the transplants potted up this past week and I am running out of shelf space...

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That's exciting! Chilly microclimates can be kind of a bummer when other folks' plants have bloomed and you're still waiting, but there's also that benefit of generally getting growth after the freezes are over.

Thank you for commenting in these threads! I adore hearing what everyone is getting up to in their gardens every week

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Why do I hear my name being called in the woods? Gray catbirds

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I've gotten permission, so I'm excited to share this news with you, my Beehaw fam, the same way I told my biological fam:

https://beehaw.org/pictrs/image/8f413bd0-8c8f-4662-bb36-b3f5fe021acc.webm

Life, uh, found a way.

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Very glad you're off orders to rest, just remember to take it slow!

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Ugh, physical corrections like that make me sick, I'm glad you're not going to take lessons there even though it's an awesome set of skills. Truth be told I get a little sick even when the training language used is negative, no matter what certifications the trainer has.

That said, I'm glad the rest was awesome!

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Something I do when I'm depressed is discount the value of my own accomplishments. When I'm not in those moments, I know that I should be kinder to myself by being proud of what gets accomplished in spite of the depression, but when those times come around again it's incredibly difficult to follow that advice. I'm really happy that you're making such strides on the new meds, and hope that you find the space to be happy and proud of that accomplishment. Other people's milestones don't detract from the progress you're making 💕

What's growing on, Beehaw?

We're halfway through potting up all the plants we've overwintered, but are looking at temps below freezing for the next two nights. Today will be about getting covers ready for everything and setting up ambient warmth for several of our plants that are currently flowering. On my way home from a doctor's appointment, I stopped...

Epoxy takes a while ( imgur.com )

I'm almost wrapped up with filling voids, bark inclusions, and knot holes in the boards for the bookcase. If our garage was climate controlled I expect this process would have gone faster; the same could be said if I had more horizontal working space for staging and filling. Once everything is done curing I should be able to go...

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Every project becomes 5-15 projects to do right.

Ugh, this is it entirely. And then add to the 15 that the final product is going to require imperfections to make it look like it fits the rest of the space.

And my cabinets are different internal heights for some reason?

Our ceilings are made for someone shorter than six feet tall, but our cabinets have spots that my 6'8" friend has to go on his toes to reach. Cabinet logic in old houses is bizarre.

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