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Post by steev on Dec 8, 2014 0:11:05 GMT -5
Decent rain having come to the farm, this week-end I fertilized and tilled ~4000 square feet, sowing 19 grains (got at least three more, but I've not found the seed).
Oats, common hulless
Barley, Excelsior " glutinous " KSA 112-470 " KSA 113-204 " KSA 113-834 " Schrene " Tibetan Purple
Wheat, Baart Early " Bolero " Einkorn PI 119435 " Einkorn PI 428116 " Einkorn PI 518452 " Ethiopian Purple " Globe 1506 " Huron " Maris Widgeon " Milagre " Stephens
Having a good quantity of Tibetan Purple, Bolero, and Ethiopian Purple, I decided to plant them outside the critter-corral; they're all beardy, so may be less palatable to the deer and elk. In case it turns out to have been a mistake, I reserved enough seed of each that total loss would only set me back one year.
I separated the patches with Austrian field peas.
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Post by blueadzuki on Dec 8, 2014 7:38:34 GMT -5
Since I grew it last year I should warn you that Globe 1506 gets aphids REALLY easily so be careful.
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Post by flowerweaver on Dec 8, 2014 9:19:45 GMT -5
I'm glad to hear you are in good enough shape after your tumble to till, and thrilled you are getting the much needed rain.
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Post by steev on Dec 8, 2014 11:15:20 GMT -5
The only aphids I've ever seen on the farm are golden ones that infest a milk-weedy plant. Woops! Just remembered the waxy aphids that get the Brassicas, wretched pests.
They're predicting a real toad-choker with high winds on Wednesday (falling trees, flooding, mudslides, power-outages, and the heartbreak of psoriasis). Think I got those grains planted in the nick of time.
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