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So, Thinking about crop rotation, I have done a small study on it.
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Crop Rotations - Rodale Institute

Rodale Institute's research shows that implementing a sustainable crop and grazing rotation is imperative for a healthy, thriving organic farm.

rodaleinstitute.org

3 main reasons why farmers should rotate crops

OneSoil will take you on an exploration of crop rotation and how OneSoil can help you plan crop rotation.

blog.onesoil.ai

 

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BBC - History - British History in depth: Agricultural Revolution in England 1500 - 1850

Its impact, by Mark Overton

www.bbc.co.uk

The Open Door Web Site : History : The Agricultural Revolution : Charles Townshend and the Four Year Crop Rotation

The Open Door Web Site : History: Agricultural Revolution : Provides an explanation of the Four Year Crop Rotation

www.saburchill.com

"When sown in September or October after the harvest of soybeans, wheat breaks the cycle of pests and weeds that tend to become problems with continuous summer annual crops."

Benefits of wheat in a rotation

Wheat in the rotation spreads the production cost and weather (growing conditions) risks across another crop and distributes farm operations on time. There is little or no demand during the critical April-May corn-soybean planting period.

www.canr.msu.edu

 

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There is a little gem of a PBS program out of Wisconsin, that our local PBS station has been with holding mostly from us. I went searching for a 2018 episode where one farmer talks about crop rotation and manuring of the fields, from his own cattle, right before planting food grade winter wheat.

Watch Scandinavian Midsummer Fest on PBS Wisconsin

Inga celebrates her Scandinavian heritage with traditional Smorgastrata sandwich cakes.

pbswisconsin.org

I have become a fan and NOW I know where I can watch episodes.

 

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While I have been dumping used stall bedding in the south pasture I discovered that some squirrel had planted a black walnut tree right across the fencing. For a moment I was HORRIFIED bc they aren't good for my horses.

Will Black Walnuts Hurt Horses?

Is it dangerous for my horse to graze near areas with black walnut trees and walk through fallen walnuts?

thehorse.com

But, then, I realized that this tree is probably about 15 years old, I had never noticed it before, my horses were probably NOT eating the bark, and I should simply keep it pruned up.
I noticed that it Looked like somebody had flung horse pucky on the other side of the fence.
I collected 279 black walnuts.

How to Harvest and Preserve Black Walnuts - ImaginAcres

Do you have black walnut trees nearby? Take advantage of this foraged food by learning when to harvest and how to hull, cure, and store black walnuts.

imaginacres.com

DH wants to play with them this weekend, and we'll find out if any are edible, or if we will need to wait until this Fall for the next harvest.

 

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[PDF] Black Walnut Toxicity to Plants, Humans and Horses | Semantic Scholar

Many plants such as tomato, potato, blackberry, blueberry, azalea, mountain laurel, rhododendron, red pine and apple may be injured or killed within one to two months of growth within the root zone of these trees. The roots of Black Walnut (Juglans nigra L.) and Butternut (Juglans cinerea L.)...

www.semanticscholar.org

 

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How to Harvest, Crack, and Store Black Walnuts

Black walnut (Juglans nigra) is a valuable tree in Iowa. Harvest in late September, hull immediately, dry for 2-3 weeks, and store kernels in the freezer.

hortnews.extension.iastate.edu

 

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I am pruning my fruit trees and grapes this weekend.
When we moved to our property about 22 years ago, a previous owner had established 8 grapes that were growing on a structure. Over the years we lost 1/2 of them. I potted up 3 grapes that I purchased last year, but one didn't make it. I will replace it in April with a new grape.
This is a post to give you newbies growing CONFIDENCE!
One big reason I enjoy gardening is that I don't cry buckets when a plant dies. So what?!?! They die when we eat them!
Much different if my favorite kittie, "Lynx" goes outside, 10PM, like she did this week, after ONE FULL MONTH OF NEVER LEAVING THE HOUSE, and didn't come back the next morning!!! I would have BEEN in mourning!
Didn't happen.
**Lynx looks at me...WHAT?!?!?**
**ME: **
This video should encourage those of you who need to prune your neglected grapes.
THESE vines were neglected for DECADES.

 

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10 Easiest Fruits, Vegetables, and Herbs to Grow in Pots

Container gardening makes weeding, watering, and harvesting easy. These picks are the easiest to grow if you're limited on space.

www.farmersalmanac.com

5 Best Vegetables and Fruit for Containers

Not all crops are best for containers. See 5 delicious, easy-to-grow edibles that will give you plenty to pick!

www.almanac.com

 

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Look at this recycling of potting soil bags, from the above video.

 

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They die when we eat them!

Yes, some do - or they die as seasonally annual plants, or as perennials that won't survive our winters.

However, they are best for the table if they are healthy from the garden AND our relationships shouldn't be the end of the road for the species. To the contrary, there should be more people growing the dear things with every year!

Steve
give Lynx a pet for me