Ducks ALIVE in 2025!

[heirloomgal]

These articles excited me bc I have supplies on hand. My old small tomato cages haven't really worked well, even for peppers, who often outgrow them, Too. That's why I went to 6 ft fencing for my tomatoes.
https://www.epicgardening.com/cabbage-growth-stages/
I have a good supply of chicken wire and I think I can combine the two to make cages for my 2025 cabbages.
I didn't know that chicken wire to stop these nasty white moths.
My biggest past mistakes were:
1) starting cabbage (all brassicas) too late in the Spring
2) cabbage moths--I could see the big holes in the leaves as they slowly withered
We, as a family can go through a LOT of slaw, and we also like to cook cabbage. Since DD has figured out how to take the unused beef cut and make it into corned beef, we will also enjoy That if I can grow them this year.
Garden dreaming....

A gardening friend has the most pristine, gorgeous perfect cruciferous vegetables I've ever seen. Just spectacular cabbages, and she is in a difficult zone too, one lower than me. She uses that translucent crop cover fabric, as row covers. After last years cabbage experiment I'm thinking that's about the best way to go with preventing the moths from getting to them. I've never tried chicken wire, I hope that works for you.

 

[Rhodie Ranch]

I told you congrats to becoming the mayor and now I'm telling you congrats from escaping from being the mayor!!

 

[ducks4you]

@Rhodie Ranch, THANKS for having my back!!

 

[ducks4you]

The seeds of great things are often small.

 

[ducks4you]

Why Are Restaurants Selling Beef From Dairy Cows? - Modern Farmer

The American barbecue brisket that popped up on the menu at NYC bistro ACRU was a bit different than what one would typically expect from a Greenwich

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[ducks4you]

THIS article really piqued my interest bc I have a gardening use for paper bags. Right now my only source of paper grocery bags is to purchase them for groceries when I shop at ALDI, 7 cents/bag--maybe it's 10 cents now?
Our system doesn't make it easy to recycle plastic grocery bags and they are SO cheap!

On the Ground with Grocery Stores Ditching Plastic - Modern Farmer

Lea Rainey knew that if all the plastic encasing the food she was buying at the grocery store was her pet peeve, other people must be frustrated by it as

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I Save the plastic bags I get when shopping at Rural King, Farm & Fleet and Menards, bc they are better quality, and I can use them as small trash can liners and to bag up used cat litter.
I also still have a roll of biodegradable white plastic kitchen sized (13 gallon) garbage bags. They weren't that pricey and I feel ok using them in my garden.

 

[ducks4you]

Biodynamic Farms Are One Thing. What About Biodynamic Businesses? - Modern Farmer

For decades after the concept of biodynamic farming was introduced in 1924, there was an aura of witch and wizard mysticism and charmingly earnest

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[Shades-of-Oregon]

@ducks4you great article. Lov the name of the farm Good Feet Farms. It works well if animals are equally available to perform other than leaving droppings .
Similar in the way I garden using recycled hay in the form of sun heated horse manure to burn out weed seeds mixed with yard compost and walla. Black gold beautiful soil for the garden. Never rototilled with the horses.Yikes hard labor. Some of the gardening techniques are similar to Organic.

But I have been known to attach back pack saddles on the horses while roaming thru the forests to collect moss for ground cover and collecting mushrooms that grow on trees for decorative art painting pics or garden labels. Bract mushrooms are usually grown on fir trees. With permission.

Then there’s ‘ Electroculture Gardening’ .

The 'Electroculture' Gardening Trend Is Making a Comeback. Here's What to Know About It.

Electroculture is a real thing, and well, using it in your garden is as sci-fi as it sounds. We explaing the latest gardening trend.

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