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Growing Beets
On the Sustainability Signal thread, we have had discussions about growing three different kinds of beets: sugar beets, garden beets (regular beets), and mangel beets (usually used for animal fodder). Beets set seed during the second year; all three types will...![Growing Corn](https://corac.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/post710-1080x675.jpg)
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How Much Land Do You Need?
[Question] How much land do you need? [Answer] In general an acre of reasonably good pasture will keep a cow for a month. Six goats or sheep equal one cow. A horse equals one cow but is harder on pasture due to the horse’s close cropping of grass. You can divide your...![Squash: How to Ensure Pure Seed](https://corac.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/post733-1080x675.jpg)
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Squash: How to Ensure Pure Seed
[Carolyn] Here’s an excellent video entitled “How to Hand Pollinate Squash and Pumpkin Flowers: Seed Saving.” [Mick] Carolyn, thanks for the link. I really enjoyed this video and learned a lot from it. A couple of points: At the end, the lady talks...![Growing Corn](https://corac.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/post710-1080x675.jpg)
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Autumn Planting
[Eva] This guidance is from the School of Traditional Skills. The following can be planted in August: Root vegetables: BeetsCarrotsRadishesRutabagasTurnips CauliflowerBroccoliCabbageChardKale Herbs like cilantro, parsley and fruit trees can be planted in the fall....![Growing Corn](https://corac.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/post710-1080x675.jpg)
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Repelling Deer & Rabbits
No guarantees here…but several years ago we were told by owners of a fairly large orchard in Huntington Indiana that they put raw beef liver about 1”x2” piece in a pop can and put a net over it to keep flies out…then they hang these around their orchard to keep deer...![Growing Corn](https://corac.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/post710-1080x675.jpg)
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Planting Garlic
[Joe] Fall planting after soil is <50 degrees, 6 inches deep, with a very thick layer of mulch. That’s really all there is to it. It will emerge in spring. You can harvest the scapes for pesto or stir fry or whatever, which is good to do just before they flower...![Growing Corn](https://corac.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/post710-1080x675.jpg)
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A Grasshopper Problem in the Garden
[Mick] If you can manage to catch a grasshopper, crush it and tincture it in a little bit of vodka. In a couple of weeks, use the tincture to make a homeopathic remedy. I bet that if you made a 3X or a 6X, that might help repel the...![Tips For Productive Asparagus](https://corac.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/post635-1080x675.jpg)
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Tips For Productive Asparagus
Asparagus that you can harvest for 20 years – It’s an investment! Don’t harvest for the first 2 years. Let them grow into ferns and just do their thing. During years 3 and 4 only harvest for 4 weeks, then let go again. All harvests year 5+ only harvest for 8...![Sprouting Seeds](https://corac.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/su-tm-rgseeds-1080x628.jpg)
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