#urban crops

[devdas5z]

Katya Superb

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Flower Embroidered Short Sleeve Cardigan

[thestudentfarmer]

Good afternoon everyone~

It's cold, windy and it's been raining on and off all day but I finally got out to harvesting the sweet potatoes.

I started with the 'L' bed.

This is the bowl I'll be using to collect the spuds for this deep raised bed.

Those are full size scissors btw. This is the absolute biggest strainer I own and when I do harvesting I'm always glad to have it! Helps with carrying and washing off dirt outside so much easier!

It was pretty fun digging round for the spuds and to be honest the size and shape of some of them really suprised me!

For some size comparison, my hand is right on top of them.

All cleaned out!

Next was the little round bed in the corner. I wasn't really expecting much, but it filled the bin pretty good.

I've washed the spuds off and am letting them dry off but I'll be finding a spot inside soemwhere to let them sit and cure for a bit of time. (I probably will let them cure until end of febuary.)

Curing your sweet potatoes is what makes them sweet, you can eat them right away but their said to be bitter. (I will be trying 1 potato to see if this is true!) Curing them should be done for at least 2 week in a cool dry space (around 80*f). If you under 80*f space add 7 more days.

I thought this was neat and wanted to share it. since I've not seen a sweet potato grown or dug up before

I wasn't expecting so much differance in spud size from one single root.

And one last pic,

The ducks quite like the greens, while there's not much left of it I'm going to leave the vines a couple days so they can use it as enrichment/snack opportunity.

Weigh in on the spuds later!

🍠🌱Happy Homesteading and Harvesting!!

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1.11.2024

[heavyhitterheaux]

TILL THE ROOM IS COVERED

[skullchicken]

I just remembered that I have cropped and resized all of the shadowrun avatar pictures I've done some years back and that I should perhaps maybe... tell people about it?

Anyhoo - free to use (non-commercially) shadowrun avatars on the other side of this link ^^

If you would like to use them commercially, you can contact me about it. Maybe I'm fine with it anyways, depends on the project.

[sepdet]

On the Forgotten Art of Crop Circles

Source; Guardian UK crop circle gallery

Some of my favorite websites in the mid 90s were those of crop circle makers, with photo galleries, reminiscences, how-tos, and even a simple game using aerial photos of fields on which you could design your own.

I've forgotten most of the URLs, but one I do remember was circlemakers.org. Early, hand-coded websites may be a little confusing to navigate; let me drop you here for a little background history.

It's a fun look at a huge subculture — they had cons! — that blossomed in the transitional 90s between pre-internet society and today's. The infant web let them communicate, collaborate, and share their activities. Computers let them plan increasingly complex patterns. Hand-coded websites were a cinch for these geometrically-inclined problem solvers.

Yet the crapass nature of early search engines meant you would only find them through word of mouth or following links from sites you already knew about. Between that and the limited userbase of the pre-commercial web (mostly academics, nerds, and eccentric introverts), they could share their weird hobby right out in public while remaining largely invisible to the wider world. Sound familiar?

@brightlotusmoon your post mentioning "Alien Histories" ignoring the known authorship of Mothman reminded me of crop circles — "Oh, I know who started those; his name was Doug."

(Or was it? This account of a 1991 competition questioned whether Dave & Doug's 1970s crop circles really launched the fad. Other researchers have claimed to have found evidence of circles in older aerial photos or records. But geometric patterns are modern.)

One last item. Here's an account of a circle maker who recently hung up his boards due to very moden concerns. A pity—gorgeous art.

[tiny-burn]

these r wips for an au my fiancé and i are working on but fellas do we have any design input. shes a veterinarian

[reportsofagrandfuture]

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[possumcollege]

I continue the proud human tradition of doodling weird little goobers all over my grand works.

[elfiore]

In the skies, we'll never see no limits それは誰にもわからない It's what you say, that makes me keep believing in 呼吸するような愛情

[womenofwrestlingfashion]

Kimchi Blue Mumu Crop Top And Mini Skirt Set from Urban Outfitters ($99)

[devdas5z]

Mistress Adrienne

[tinyshe]

Garden Report & Frugal Living 24.06.08

Some of you may have caught the post about Bronte dying (Monday June 3). She had a semi impacted crop (small stiff fruitless plum leaf with grass wrapped around it) which was sour crop issue and since I was down myself, I didn't catch it. It was noted that she wasn't feeling good which wasn't a big concern with the cold & wet one day, hot & dry the next day. The kids were letting the hens out and putting them up at night. We tried to save her but she was too far gone -- she died while we were trying to rescue (her comb had already turned purple and she was drooling which I could see from the back door). I will put a couple of video links at the end of this entry for those that are interested.

It is rather interesting watching the two remaining hens. They are working over their concerns about being without big bossy butt Bronte. They are now bonding as BFFs instead of Rossetti always pecking/charging at Alcott trying to keep a hierarchy. They go everywhere together and if separated it is very temporary with little clucks and songs of concern and encouragement. It took Bronte to die for them to realize that they 'need' and care for each other in their now very small flock. I see them now cuddling during there rest and at night.

Coming back from treatment we did stop and got two hog panels. We will be arching those. Once is for the roses (Joseph's Coat and a white ramble) because I can't get the ramble completely back up the camilla (it came down in a wind storm) and didn't get Joseph pruned back and was not wanting to put holes in the house to keep it upward. This was a quick easy solution to make a rose arch with the stock panel (rebar to anchor the panels in place). The second is for the clematis that is all over the writer's camp and carriage house roofs. Once the nestlings fledged, we can remove all that tangle of magnolia, Jerusalem Rose and clementas to expose the roof again (hoping still to get the settlement money before EOS and new roof).

With all the late rain there is an explosion/ boost to foliage. I can see a jungle again transforming what was my garden into a green lair from my bedroom window. It is taking on a wildness that the birds are delighting in.

So before I close this post, here are those videos:

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[thestudentfarmer]

Hello and Good morning, its Time for a reply blog :)

@boondogs I absolutly will share when I find a good way to get rid of the squash Beetles. I've had issues with the beetles every year I've planted zuchinni, grey squash or yellow squash (even for a Few different pumpkin varieties) Honestly i totally spaced on trap crops for this pest issue! I've heard of them and used a few times but mostly for aphids.

If you wouldn't mind sharing, is it hubbard squash your using for your trap crop?

I looked up some other trap crops too, nasturtium, catnip, garlic, onions, radishes, marigolds, calendula, and tansy are a few mentioned. I've used marigolds on school crops before for other pests [potato beetles mainly] and they were both beneficial for removing pests and good food for pollinator species (plus they are edible, can be used for tea and in soap-making) in addition to being just pretty plants.

Last time I wanted to try neem oil, ive heard it works to smother the eggs and bugs? But wasn't able to find any when i needed it. I do have some spray neem oil now so I'll be testing that out when they show up again.

A recent one I saw, works on the eggs mostly. Take a lighter, the super mini torch type works best. Flick it on and burn the eggs. I've done this twice with other eggs that look like pest eggs. A little burn is better than a total infestation.

Another tip from a gardener friend, is to go out in the morning while it's still pretty cool, maybe even dark out with a bucket of soapy water. Flick every adult/younger life cycle into the soapy water, if possible cap and shake so they can't escape. It works, if you get all of them bit is very time consuming and physically tiring with large amounts of plant. For this method, try to cardboard placed out the night before and turn over in the morning, will help a lil bit.

Unfortunately since where im at doesn't really get freezing temperatures (very rarely frosts even) the leftover nymphs/adults that are leftover don't die. Squash bugs overwinter as adults under plant debris (this is why solarizing and keeping the garden clean is important, I'd like to leave the leftovers for soils amendment but cant.) Soil clods,rocks, log piles and buildings are all potential hibernation spots.

I've been avoiding squash plants for awhile because of this. Which sucks cause most squash-plants can provide a lot of food for fairly minimal input. As soon as I've got dirt for the new bed tho I'll likely be planting a few zuchinni.

🌱🌱Happy Homesteading all 🌱🌱

[soilthesimpletruth]

Winter Solstice in effect.

Giving thanks for these crops.

Sending blessings as you journey.