Member Wingard_MT
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🙋♀️hubs has the fulltime job and i’ve got the farm. it’s just the two of us in our 50s. i’ve learned many things about priorities and playtime. it’s a ever changing balance depending on the season and the moment at hand. staying agile in my approach and lots of gratitude for the small things make a big difference when i lay my head down at night. things happen, do your best in the moment and learn from every curve ball that comes your way. some days are better than others. let what others say & do not become part of your story. verbally, seasoned with salt, ask for help and be patient if it is not done the way you would. over time, we learn how to let go of the small stuff that will eat us up inside. take many breaks thru the day with yourself to regroup–i do mine while drinking a nice herbal tea such as tulsi or lemon balm when things are overwhelming. keep your eye simple on the beauty of this lifestyle and the honor it is to be a steward of your home. 🙏
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Marigolds work for me. I have no recipe but since they grow so easily just soak them in what ever oil or grease i have (olive oil, lard, chicken fat) and use when needed. I too have very dry hands & lips that crack especially during harvest processing & our long hard winters and the marigold works nicely for me. Used after a major surgery on my incisions and it was very soothing. I’ve even used it on areas of pain that eases the inflammation nicely.
I would look into what herbs/foods/flowers you grow or have handy and take it from there. For instance sage, red clover, tulsi, calendula & marigolds, and dandelion provide wonderful skin healing properties that can bring you great relief from cracked skin.
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Following! This growing season between voles and ground squirrels we were overwhelmed–the hayfields, onions & garlic took the biggest hits. Marigolds, tulsi, salvia, and nasturtium were the only thing that kept them off surrounding crops. We have electric rat traps (Victor old style) and BBguns that help a bit, once the hoot Owls took over the barn in July the population started dwindling. Noticed that where I planted pumpkins on their mounds, they left the area…every year different methods work, a constant challenge here on our farm!
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We too have lost our precious fall carrot crops to the abundance of very large hoppers this year, for some reason our bird population has disappeared as of late and the young chard, beets and carrots were wiped out in the last 2 weeks.
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Hubs is the geek in my home too, it’s what he does to pay our bills. Someone mentioned prayer & patience, it does work! It’s how we approach the request and season it with salt, prioritizing and waiting on projects that need extra hands. Mine likes to know the whole sitch and want to debate the process–you learn with time how to get them involved. Just recent mine came around on adding more tools related to Water, Food & Shelter vs. what i call toys. Some areas we still don’t see eye to eye but as long as you keep going forward you will have joy in your soul bank and that’s keeps us happy! Take time to be playful together, that’s so important during these critical days.
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yummy, i have some too i will try that -thanks!
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The manual is very helpful indeed! I am looking forward to the marketplace here on this site thanks for letting us know.
The only thing we planted here in Fall is our routine garlic. Carrots are tricky here in Montana with our short season. Having any protection with our year-long strong winds is hard to keep even nailed down.
Black & Red Currants & garlic are the tried and true crops that over winter here best.
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same👍
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I have the same (photo organizer totes that have smaller containers inside that fit in a larger snap-closed tote with a handle) and find them the ultimate solution for the seeds we save & acquire. The totes are kept in a dark, cool closet (60f) and when the seeds go in dry have not had any issues with moisture. 1 tote did crack so we had to replace it.
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Very helpful thanks! I have a 3 year old apricot tree nicely grown trunk, all branches were groomed and it bloomed in early summer only to be accidently cut (hubs weed wacker grrrr) and everything above the wound died. Not sure it will heal over but new growth was below the wound and i kept it for now. This answer was a prayer answered woohoo!