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Tag: Maris Widgeon

Update to No-Till Wheat Study

April 28, 2021

Last fall I planted winter wheat and rye without any powered, mechanized equipment. This involved furrowing and seeding. Unfortunately, most studies of sewing density are for large fields worked by tractors. They also assume modern, dwarf wheat. Since I had none of these, I tried out various densities. I wrote it all up in a … More Update to No-Till Wheat Study

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Small-Scale, No-Till Heritage Wheat Experiment

September 16, 2020

This year we harvested wheat from our neighbor’s field. It was a learning experience. As we didn’t have a teacher with real experience with this harvest, we made a lot of mistakes. I plan to put these together in an upcoming post, but the first thing we can correct is the type of wheat we … More Small-Scale, No-Till Heritage Wheat Experiment

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Mixing up some lime putty for #mortar and #plaster walls.
Time to plant the peas! We've had a lot more luck when we pre-start the peas instead of direct sewing.
Who needs a gym when you can weed wheat? Or any other tasks around here?
We've been spending our days collecting #stones for a foundation, one at a time they are adding up.ds so
This is how we've been planting potatoes for years with good success! We plant on the surface about a foot apart with two quarts of compost to manure per plant and then lots of mulch. We do not bury potatoes because it's easier to plant and harvest and the yield is approximately the same based on our research.
We're getting ready for this weekend's class on milling timbers for framing. Lots of nice pine and spruce logs ready to be made into timbers.
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