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The Making of a Forest
It’s a great joy to plant trees. It is a type of activity that is always rewarding. You need to bring with you a sense of wonder and patience and wait for the outcome. When I planted these northern pecans … Continue reading
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Tagged forest, pecan, persimmon, treefarm
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The No Spray Apple
What would happen to the apple if we decide collectively not to spray anymore? Every good experience that we have with the apple would change for the worst. The flavors we know and appreciate would disappear. To create a new … Continue reading
The Glorious, Exalted and Most Powerful Beans
Every year in the spring I go through my small bins of seeds and figure out what I am going to plant. I have no plan so the choices are wide open. I like that idea. It reminds me of … Continue reading
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Tagged Beans, Lima bean, thicket bean
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How Deep Do Your Roots Go
When I first started my nursery and began hand harvesting field grown trees, I knew I was going to need a variety of tools for the job. One of the shovels I purchased from Hawken Tools was manufactured by the … Continue reading
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Oh, it’s vigorous
There is probably no other word used more freely than vigorous to describe a desirable attribute of a plant found in cultivation. Here are a few plants that show their vigorous nature no matter what nature throws at them. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Beans, magnolia, rosehips, vigorous
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