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[Lazy Gardener]

Creal, you certainly DO have the space, and the pasture land for sheep. I may be speaking out of turn here, but Bee will tell you that putting sheep on the land is exactly how you GET good pasture!

 

[Lazy Gardener]

Bay is describing Mob Grazing, a concept best described by Greg Judy. He has lots of videos out. He's a brilliant man, well in tune with soil and pasture development, and animal husbandry. I can attest that this method also works with ducks. I'm totally awestruck at how the ducks have improved the grass moat around the garden.

 

[JanetMarie]

Have you ever been to or watched a white hat hack-a-thon? It will make you think twice about a lot of the internet of things stuff.

Jesus is Lord and Christ

Didn't know smart bulbs existed.

 

[baymule]

Good morning! On my second cup, washing clothes, then out the door to do chores!

 

[Mini Horses]

You asked about planting your elders on another thread. My wild ones grow in groups, not far apart. They are more stemmy bushes than trees. They like moist ground, so often found along gullies and ditches...where you have good run off. They become somewhat of a thicket over time. Plant accordingly. While partial shade is tolerated, they like sunshine at least a good part of the day. Good luck!

 

[CrealCritter]

Bay is describing Mob Grazing, a concept best described by Greg Judy. He has lots of videos out. He's a brilliant man, well in tune with soil and pasture development, and animal husbandry. I can attest that this method also works with ducks. I'm totally awestruck at how the ducks have improved the grass moat around the garden.

Well with the wife's ducks now barn trained I got so much fertilizer. Now all I gotta do is scrape it off the cement floor

Jesus is Lord and Christ

 

[Lazy Gardener]

Duck poo is not hot, so it can go into the garden immediately.

 

[CrealCritter]

You asked about planting your elders on another thread. My wild ones grow in groups, not far apart. They are more stemmy bushes than trees. They like moist ground, so often found along gullies and ditches...where you have good run off. They become somewhat of a thicket over time. Plant accordingly. While partial shade is tolerated, they like sunshine at least a good part of the day. Good luck!

I have elders up the ying yang. I picked some last year (July or August) time frame. I dried them out with the dehydrator and they have been in the kezzer @ 35 degrees every since. I'm pretty sure they will sprout in warm moist soil, although milage may very. I have about 1/3 of a sandwich baggie or enough for a nice elder grove. They were picked from various full sized elders, not the dwarf kind.

I'm willing to part with about 1/2 of them, does anyone want them? I'm in USDA zone 6B or 7, I can't decide...

 

[CrealCritter]

That is how they grow wild here and what I figured would be good, they need lots of water.

Sush up on the "lots of water" already, ok?

Jesus is Lord and Christ

 

[Lazy Gardener]

Creal, I'll take your rain. It is dead bone dry here.