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Bamboo is a fast growing natural resource that can be used for all kinds of things from making furniture and baskets utensils and moving water among many many other uses. I personally have around 15 varieties growing here on my orchard. I just found out about this place not far from where I live. I apologize for posting anything from PBS on here. LOL
Bamboo Country | Our State
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It's amazing to see the scaffolding made out of Bamboo. And how they lash it.
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I’m growing these on the edge of the orchards
Autumn Olive Bushes
The Elaeagnus genus (Autumn Olive, Goumi, Silverberry, and Trebizond Date) consists of shrubs and trees that produce fruits with remarkable qualities. They are high in vitamin A and E, bioactive compounds, minerals, flavonoids and proteins. Their lycopene content is the highest of any food and is being used in the prevention of heart disease and cancers and in the treatment of cancer. Cooking the fruit increases the lycopene content.
The fruits and seeds are a good source of essential fatty acids as well which is very unusual for a fruit. The seeds are also edible although somewhat fibrous, and are especially high in proteins and fats.
All of the Elaeagnus species are nitrogen fixers. They take nitrogen out of the air and put it into the ground through a symbiotic relationship with a bacteria that lives in their roots, thereby improving the fertility of the surrounding soils. The shrub species of Elaeagnus are sun or shade tolerant and can be interplanted with larger nut trees to their benefit. Autumn Olive was so widely planted on mine reclamation sites in the mid-20th century that it has extensively naturalized in some regions.
In some Eastern and Midwestern states Autumn Olive has acquired a reputation of being a potentially invasive plant. We've grown Autumn Olive for 30 years and in all that time have observed two volunteer plants. In the mid-20th century, millions were planted on mine reclamation sites since it is able to "fix" nitrogen out of the air and put in the soil, improving the quality of the soils much like clover does. Since the plant produces masses of fruit that birds love to eat it doesn't surprise me that it's spread out beyond where it was planted. Birds do tend to fly around about and the seed then gets widely dispersed. Autumn Olive is very widely adapted and will grow in the sun or shade. We planted it as an understory in out walnut orchard as walnuts are heavy nitrogen users so they grow faster with an understory of Autumn Olive. It is a shrub so its spread could be controlled by netting it with bird netting just before the fruit ripens in September, since birds are the primary agent of seed dispersal. That way you can enjoy all the fruit and not have to worry about it spreading.
Young seedlings of Elaeagnus can be fairly thorny, very useful for a hedgerow. Older, mature plants and named varieties grown from cuttings have few if any thorns.
Autumn Olive Bushes
The Elaeagnus genus (Autumn Olive, Goumi, Silverberry, and Trebizond Date) consists of shrubs and trees that produce fruits with remarkable qualities. They are high in vitamin A and E, bioactive compounds, minerals, flavonoids and proteins. Their lycopene content is the highest of any food and is being used in the prevention of heart disease and cancers and in the treatment of cancer. Cooking the fruit increases the lycopene content.
The fruits and seeds are a good source of essential fatty acids as well which is very unusual for a fruit. The seeds are also edible although somewhat fibrous, and are especially high in proteins and fats.
All of the Elaeagnus species are nitrogen fixers. They take nitrogen out of the air and put it into the ground through a symbiotic relationship with a bacteria that lives in their roots, thereby improving the fertility of the surrounding soils. The shrub species of Elaeagnus are sun or shade tolerant and can be interplanted with larger nut trees to their benefit. Autumn Olive was so widely planted on mine reclamation sites in the mid-20th century that it has extensively naturalized in some regions.
In some Eastern and Midwestern states Autumn Olive has acquired a reputation of being a potentially invasive plant. We've grown Autumn Olive for 30 years and in all that time have observed two volunteer plants. In the mid-20th century, millions were planted on mine reclamation sites since it is able to "fix" nitrogen out of the air and put in the soil, improving the quality of the soils much like clover does. Since the plant produces masses of fruit that birds love to eat it doesn't surprise me that it's spread out beyond where it was planted. Birds do tend to fly around about and the seed then gets widely dispersed. Autumn Olive is very widely adapted and will grow in the sun or shade. We planted it as an understory in out walnut orchard as walnuts are heavy nitrogen users so they grow faster with an understory of Autumn Olive. It is a shrub so its spread could be controlled by netting it with bird netting just before the fruit ripens in September, since birds are the primary agent of seed dispersal. That way you can enjoy all the fruit and not have to worry about it spreading.
Young seedlings of Elaeagnus can be fairly thorny, very useful for a hedgerow. Older, mature plants and named varieties grown from cuttings have few if any thorns.
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I have a friend who is director of food and beverage as well as being the head chef at a local inn up on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Every year they shut down for the winter for about five to six months or typically from around November to April. At the end of each season he has a lot of extra food left over. Every year he gives me a truckload. I took most of it to the church to distribute out to folks who could use it and took a little bit for myself. Have you ever processed 500+ brussels sprouts in one sitting? Freeze drying them now
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I drove around a couple neighborhoods today picking up their bagged leaves to bring home and make mulch. I’m trying to increase my soil fertility. I’ve been trying to do this for a long time but having really dense clay soils is often very difficult. Unless of course you’re adding but loads of organic matter. A lot of the bags were double layer eco friendly brown paper. I ended up tearing those so they were flat and laying them down on the grass between rows and then covering them with leaves. Normally I’d compost them but they’ll be fine, breaking down over winter. I am hoping this practice will kill the grass underneath and eventually create better soil structure. At some point I’m going to get chickens again and will probably make some type of aisle chicken tractor. My knees hurt so much, I can barely walk. Feel like I’m getting the flu too.
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Did you know Dandelions pull calcium from deep in the soil and through leaf and flower mulch deposit it in the upper layers. They also aid in the breakup of hard soils like clay from their deep penetrating roots. Also, they’re edible in salads and can be used as a diuretic.
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I already have a nice wood stove but someday I would like to think that I might own a really nice wood cookstove.
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Pioneer Princess Wood Cookstove at Obadiah's
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Pioneer Princess Wood Cookstove at Obadiah's
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