[DebbieS]

Congratulations winners! I love the gardening how to’s and the tips on organic insect control like the flour to control aphids. I couldn’t believe how well that works. I am going to try chickens this year. I would like how to’s, tips on caring for them and rabbits. Even though you’ve done videos on most topics it’s nice to see the current years successes and failures and how to deal with it. Always something new to learn. Also recipes with Wanda and cooking tips and canning to make things easier in the kitchen

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I bought my comfrey from Billy, Michelle and William from Permapastures Farm last Fall. My husband directly planted them in the ground around our fruit trees and blueberry bushes. It remained dormant over the winter and sprouted in the Spring. I am in zone 7b, NC. It has unstoppable growth. I’ve harvested it for mulch several times and it grows back better and stronger each time. I even dug three plants up for my son and daughter in law and a root must have still been in the ground. Another plant grew in each of their place.

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We want to get started on building a small chicken coop. A tree fell on our cattle panel greenhouse and home so we have those repairs we are currently doing. We plan to build a potting table and some raised beds inside it once the repairs are finished. We also have a large 8 x 8 raised bed we are going to turn into a keyhole garden as it’s just too big to manage vegetables. That should keep us busy for a while.

[DebbieS]

I planted Black Beauty eggplant seeds from Burpee which I believe were cross pollinated with Tai eggplant by the seed supplier. Some turned from green to yellow, others were dark but all were round instead of the classic pear shape. They were edible but loaded with seeds which I didn’t care for. No seed saving there.

[DebbieS]

I am still getting cherub tomatoes, salad peppers and I just harvested a bucket of small sweet potatoes. I harvested some goldenrod to dry and have been drying herbs.

[DebbieS]

When I lived in the Hudson Valley in NY we had deer everywhere. They traveled through our yards eating everything so I slowly learned which flowers they didn’t like and was successful in having those. As for the vegetable garden I had a welded wire fence held up by t-posts and a gate. the fencing was about 6′ high. One trick I learned to protect my Japanese pieris was to take a 4′ x 3′ welded wire fencing or any size you want and bow it lengthwise. Put that in front of any bushes you want to protect. The deer step on it and it freaks them out because it bounces as if they aren’t on solid ground. It’s not economical for an entire garden but it protects plants out in the open.

[DebbieS]

That’s an excellent idea. Maybe reach out to Tag and Bee of Life Done Free to create an outlet for that on this site. I think many people would participate.

[DebbieS]

Books such as this one are priceless. Just reading the old text and getting a glimpse to how they cooked so long ago is such great history. Would love to see more of this.

[DebbieS]

How about blueberry bushes? They are nice looking once established and give you the edible landscape you are looking for. I would do a little research as there are different types and you would need at least two different varieties for fruiting.

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[DebbieS]

The Millenial Gardener Channel has loads of info on fig trees. He’s really great at responding when you have a question. Give him a try.

[DebbieS]

Thank you for the reply. I will try again!

[DebbieS]

Thank you for the reply. I will definitely take it easy with the fertilizer

[DebbieS]

The need for seed🤣

[DebbieS]

Yes!!!

[DebbieS]

I agree with Rusty Gates, check that your soil is acidic enough so you can amend it if needed. I use Hollytone, epsom salt and pine straw at the moment. I just planted mine last Fall and am learning. I got blueberries the first year. I live in NC, zone 7b and I pruned the newly planted bushes on Feb. 25th. In my notes from the info I gathered online I wrote prune between Dec-March. Remove growth close to the ground. Make sure light can penetrate the center. Remove crisscrossing branches. Fertilize in early Spring BEFORE leaves have grown in. Feed again in late Spring. Rabbiteye varieties need other Rabbiteye to pollinate. Check out Deep South Homestead’s video’s. Danny and Wand have great information. Good luck and post a follow up with what you get!