🌿 Discover the Perfect Plants for Your Space! 🌿 Explore our handpicked collection of cycads, aloes, seeds, and more to transform your garden or landscape. Shop Now Aloe ifanadianae, also known as the Ifanadiana Aloe, is a captivating succulent endemic species to Madagascar. Its striking appearance makes it a favorite among succulent enthusiasts. The rosettes, […]
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🌿 Discover the Perfect Plants for Your Space! 🌿 Explore our handpicked collection of cycads, aloes, seeds, and more to transform your garden or landscape. Shop Now Identifying Aloe Subacutissima The world of succulents is vast and varied, filled with fascinating plants adapted to thrive in harsh environments. Among these remarkable plants is Aloe subacutissima,
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I have a large supply of fresh water on top of a hill. I have a fish pond at the bottom of the hill. The overflow of my fresh water supply goes down a pipe to replenish the fish pond. I would love to pump pond water back uphill to water my garden. Every ram pump I have seen is a closed system. Is there a way to introduce fluid from a different source to pump back up?
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Hello, I’m very new to gardening and even newer to permaculture and I’m looking to learn what I can do to enhance my growing experience.
I’m in the piedmont of NC (7b/8a) and I’ve got a honeycrisp apple tree and a granny smith that I planted about two years ago about 10-15 feet apart from each other. I would say they are about 5-6 feet tall now but still quite thin and immature. At the time I planted them, I figured for pollination the two varieties would be enough but I’ve since realized they could use some support from helper plants and that’s part of what I’m trying to figure out now.
The soil its planted in is classic NC soil, pretty dense and clayey. Originally I had maybe a foot radius clearing around the tree and used black mulch because we had some laying around until I realized that was a no no. Switched to aromatic cedar mulch and cleared more space around the tree and will likely have to clear more, as the grass is fighting back.
During the warmer months, I water the soil and I spray the trees with a homemade neem oil mix and cedar oil mix every week or two to keep pests away, mainly japanese beetles which have absolutely destroyed the trees’ foliage in the first year. This with a mix of hand harvesting the beetles reduced the damage to the trees significantly for the second year but it’s still a problem. I’ve heard marigolds are good to keep them away but pretty much open to trying anything.
I feel I’ve been a bit lazy with my care of the trees (especially since they are planted at a relatives’ 30 mins away), so my goal now is to have a plan before it gets warm again to make these trees sustainable and pest resistant. I plan to travel in the future and be away for larger periods of time so I want these trees to hold up because I know my relative isn’t gonna do jack lol. Thank you!
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Some of the most productive apple regions in America are facing big challenges from a changing climate, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed over 40 years of climate conditions that impact the growth cycle of apple trees from bud break and flowering through fruit development, maturation and color development. While many growing areas are facing increased climate risks, the top three largest apple producing counties in the U.S. were among the most impacted: Yakima in Washington, Kent in Michigan and Wayne in New York. In particular, Yakima County, the largest of the three with more than 48,800 acres of apple orchards, has seen harmful trends in five of the six metrics the researchers analyzed.
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Hi all,
Looking for some guidance on the farm pond we have to started to great. We intend to you use this pond for irrigation. The farm is located in africa where there is a rainy and dry season and thus we are hoping to store water during the rainy season to take us through the dry season.
The goal is for it to hold around ~1,500,000 gallons
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Computer models predict that hotter, drier conditions in North America will limit the growth of a fungus that normally curbs the spread of the spongy moth, an invasive species that has caused millions of dollars in damage to forests.
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