Homesteading and Hobby Farm/Ranch
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Get concentrated vinegar if you don't want to use roundup.
Also you mentioned walnut. Don't mix walnut with vegetables or fruit trees. Walnut produces a toxin that gets into the soil via the drip line and via leeching from the roots. It will slow or stop the growth of nearby things. Make sure you keep them separated.
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Cutlery
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Huh, I was told I have a Pear tree in my backyard when I moved in, I just took it at face value and never questioned it. It's been 12 years of living there now, and no pears. The way you guys are talking, this thing should have fruited by now. Are there male/female fruit trees? Maybe I need another one.
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Too lazy to look up but it depends on tree. Some require cross pollination with a different variety of the same type of nut/fruit (walnut I know).
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The_Black_Log Foler
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decided I’m gonna use round up. Picking up a stump grinder in an hour to grind out stumps. Gonna wrap the base of my good trees with tarp and then roundup the area.
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Plenty of hills in Lake county.
How many acres do you have? I live on 20 acres and I do not even own a lawn mower, much less a "tractor". Between goats and roundup to kill off the very few things they don't eat, why would you need one.
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First thing I did 20 years ago was research and plant every fruit and nut tree that grows well for my area of Florida. Some lived, some died. FORGET about vegetables unless they are in raised beds or pots and very small limited areas. FL soil is poor and full of nematodes, Fruit/nut trees are also a heeelllll of a lot less work.
Lychee is too cold sensitive, do Logan instead. Orange is fine, Avocado is fine so long as you are not like me and have animals that avocados are deadly toxic to. Ton of more exotic things that grow well here like White Sapote, Chinese Juju tree, Bael Fruit, Macadaminian nut, etc. I know there are some books floating around that specialize in Florida fruit/nut exotic trees.
Oh also Mulberry trees, white, red and black, GREAT trees. Not too big and drop a ton of fruit. Loquat too! Loquat is great, not too big and drops a ton of fruit.
Want something pretty that surprised me how hardy and fast growing it is? Australian Flame Tree and also Rainbow Eucalyptus. Welcome to FL you scrub northern invader.
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Gavinmad
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You live in MN right? That's a bit far north for pears, although Southern MN is only just outside the zone. Probably a pollination issue, assuming it's really a pear tree.
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Yeah, I dunno...was obviously here when I bought in 2009, and my guess is that it was planted when the pool was put in in 91...which makes that tree 30 years old, and nothing. I don't even get flowers or nubs or anything that makes it look like it's trying to fruit.
We had 2 plum trees growing up which were absolutely fucking amazing. They completely ruined me on grocery store plums, I can't eat them to this day because they simply don't compare to how good those plums were. Mom made fucking plum jam with how many we had every year, just bushels and bushels of them.
I need to get some more fruit trees!
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Ok first off great info and thank you. Second off I’m florida born and raised.
Good info on raised beds. Was debating whether or not I should do them and was researching.
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Drive around the west side of lake Apopka or up sugarloaf mountain in Lake County, beautiful vistas to be had
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We bought a chicken from a poultry show. Was showing signs of sickness so we tried to give it a saline bath, antibiotics, and apple cide vinegar for sour crop. She didnt make it.
Bummed out but lesson learned don't buy a grown up chicken from a chicken show.
Bummed out but lesson learned don't buy a grown up chicken from a chicken show.
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The_Black_Log Foler
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If you grew up in florida they’re huge. I had to drive to clermont last fall and my mind was blown. It’s relative of course but still.
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Ok had more time to digest this. Pretty bummed about avo. I think it may make my deer sick… Maybe bears too.
Im gonna do one raised bed as a trial run. What do you/you guys think of buying something like this, using metal instead of making my own with wood? Any benefit? I do like how tall it is. Price doesn’t matter but I’d wonder if making it out of wood this tall would be near the same price.
32" Extra Tall 10 In 1 Modular Metal Raised Garden Bed Kit
Buy 32" Extra Tall 10 In 1 Modular Raised Garden Bed Kit online at Vego Garden. We offer a wide range of garden beds in different sizes at discounted prices.
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Wow those are all fruits I’ve never heard of. I was hoping to plant fruit trees with fruits that I know I already like.. Although I like the idea of having food sources available regardless so wouldn’t be the end of the world if I plant something exotic and end up not loving the taste.
Allegedly mature juju trees can produce 40-100lbs of fruit per season. That’s a great return.. I’ll look into all these. Trees do need to grow high enough so my deer infestation doesn’t rape and pillage them. Longans look interesting but not sure they get tall enough to keep deer out of reach.
If you happen to know any books let me know. Cruising amazon as we speak taking a look at options.
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It’s been years so don’t remember the actual books , but the truth is out there.Ok had more time to digest this. Pretty bummed about avo. I think it may make my deer sick… Maybe bears too.
Im gonna do one raised bed as a trial run. What do you/you guys think of buying something like this, using metal instead of making my own with wood? Any benefit? I do like how tall it is. Price doesn’t matter but I’d wonder if making it out of wood this tall would be near the same price.
32" Extra Tall 10 In 1 Modular Metal Raised Garden Bed Kit
Buy 32" Extra Tall 10 In 1 Modular Raised Garden Bed Kit online at Vego Garden. We offer a wide range of garden beds in different sizes at discounted prices.
Wow those are all fruits I’ve never heard of. I was hoping to plant fruit trees with fruits that I know I already like.. Although I like the idea of having food sources available regardless so wouldn’t be the end of the world if I plant something exotic and end up not loving the taste.
Allegedly mature juju trees can produce 40-100lbs of fruit per season. That’s a great return.. I’ll look into all these. Trees do need to grow high enough so my deer infestation doesn’t rape and pillage them. Longans look interesting but not sure they get tall enough to keep deer out of reach.
If you happen to know any books let me know. Cruising amazon as we speak taking a look at options.
also look into hanging vegetable gardens, I think they’d be even easier and more productive than raised beds. There is a place near me that has a couple acres of hanging tomatoes.
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Went to Messicks | Your home for New Holland, Case IH, Kubota & More... open house today was pretty cool, had Tractor Time with Tim , Outdoor with the Morgans, and Stoney Ridge Farmer there all great homesteading youtubers. I just love checking out all the ag equipment. Saw some improvement in supply after the last two years, actually starting to get some tractors back on the lot.
I didn't take many pics, mostly freezing my butt off in the snow on the outside lot. I get an equipment boner with this stuff.
I didn't take many pics, mostly freezing my butt off in the snow on the outside lot. I get an equipment boner with this stuff.
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Nope, I am doing steel beams to get some larger spans that I need. The price of a metal stud to a 2x4 sure is damn close though.
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