What did you do to prep today??
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I'm curious to hear how that's working for you a month or two down the road. I was going to try the "lasagna gardening" method but ending up just putting down a thick layer of dried leaves. Should make weeding easier and hopefully almost unnecessary, but whether or not my potatoes actually grow is another matter entirely.
@Back40 is the one who has the most experience with this method. I decided to give it a try after reading his posts. So far I am still on the fence. I have a lot of grass coming up through the hay. That could be because I didn’t put it on thick enough, or some other operator error reason. But in planting the potatoes, I noticed a boatload of worms, which is always a good sign!
I've put a tarp out during the non-growing times to ensure nothing grows. Also tilled, smoothed, and put 12" of hay out in the first fall.
I do have a little bit of grass coming through this season that I didn't have last season. It shouldn't really affect anything, and I'll just cover it all with a tarp to kill it off after harvest.
I do have a little bit of grass coming through this season that I didn't have last season. It shouldn't really affect anything, and I'll just cover it all with a tarp to kill it off after harvest.
In anticipation of things not improving, I grabbed 4 cans of this.
https://www.bmbeans.com/product/brown-bread-plain
I prefer the plain version, but you can get a raisin version as well.
It's one of those comfort foods from my childhood. It works for prepping/survival,
but it rocks as an easy tasty treat anytime.
Straight out of the can or lightly toasted with some cream cheese. if you have to eat out of a can,
you could do much worse than canned bread.
Had a slice this morning with my coffee. Great treat.
You can also make this yourself, and as usual the home made stuff is even better than the store bought stuff.
https://www.bmbeans.com/product/brown-bread-plain
I prefer the plain version, but you can get a raisin version as well.
It's one of those comfort foods from my childhood. It works for prepping/survival,
but it rocks as an easy tasty treat anytime.
Straight out of the can or lightly toasted with some cream cheese. if you have to eat out of a can,
you could do much worse than canned bread.
Had a slice this morning with my coffee. Great treat.
You can also make this yourself, and as usual the home made stuff is even better than the store bought stuff.
I split one of the hives a while back and built a nuc hive.
I "up boxed" the nuc into a full sized deep box yesterday.
Also painted a couple of new honey supers and got them ready for service and bought a bunch of plastic hive frames.
I'm changing over to all plastic frames because they're much stronger and should last longer.
I "up boxed" the nuc into a full sized deep box yesterday.
Also painted a couple of new honey supers and got them ready for service and bought a bunch of plastic hive frames.
I'm changing over to all plastic frames because they're much stronger and should last longer.
There is a great Youtube Author that has recipes for drinks and foods from early Colonial America...
He often offers the titles of the Cookbooks of yore. I have found many great recipes from his research (and demonstrations!)
Go YouTubing, and using "Search", type in "Townsends" (without the ")
He often offers the titles of the Cookbooks of yore. I have found many great recipes from his research (and demonstrations!)
Go YouTubing, and using "Search", type in "Townsends" (without the ")
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