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Howdy Holler buddies!

I’m Josh from WESTERN Nebraska (8 hours away from the Nebraska you are thinking about! Lol) I am 42 years old.

I’m on the Wyoming/Colorado border in a “high plains desert” zone 5B-4 ish growing climate.

I live on 7 1/2 acres in the house my wife grew up with, with said wife of 21 years and our two boys (14&17), two dogs Rocky and Adrian (boxer/ pit and pit/lab), a leopard gecko (Snowball Fred) and a bunch of tropical fish.

I have worked at a hazardous waste incineration plant for 10 years. I was a cub scout and boy scout master for 7 years. I was in the US Army Reserves for 8 years. I currently teach Hunter Education and Bow Hunter Education for the state of Nebraska game and parks.

I learned the word Permaculture during the beginning of the cufis when I started listening to Jack Spirko, who lead me to Nicole, Billy and back to John Willis.

I am hoping to get some meat rabbits and chickens, and hone my gardening skills.

I am thinking about capturing some of the wild pigeons that live in an abandoned grain bin on my property and raising them like quail.

I’m here to learn and get to interact with great folks!

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Of course my cell phone isn’t in the picture, since it was taking the picture.

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I grew an amaryllis bulb from seed when I was in high school. Hand pollinated the flower and planted the seed. It grew into about a 1 inch bulb after 2 years. It got lost in a move so I never got to finish my “science project”.

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I have 10-15 comfrey plants interplanted between raspberries and blackberries. It’s getting closer to fall and I’m thinking of dividing the plants and transplanting some to create barriers to other garden patches.

Is there a “good time” to dig comfrey? Or is it hardy enough to do it any time?

I could wait and do it the same time as I harvest my horseradish (months that end in “er”)

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Not sure what the official thoughts are, but if you get seeds for comfrey, you don’t know exactly what you are getting.

I have some plants I can divide and send you a couple roots. I have the biking 14.

You might check “out in the wild”… I saw some wild comfrey out at our local lake. It’s a crapshoot again on the variety, but it could be an option.

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Typically you will see them on sale around Christmas. Kind of cool plant for the huge flowers.

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Chapstick and fingernail clippers