Holistic Agriculture

Posted on October 24, 2024 by urban

Biodynamic

Biodynamic viticulture (grape growing) uses organic farming methods while following Rudolf Steiner’s (1861-1925), formula of planting and harvesting by astronomical configurations. Sort of like the Farmer’s Almanac but a little more intense.

Enjoy,

David Proctor

Urban Farmer /Rancher

Biodynamic Viticulture

by David Proctor

October 24, 2024

Urban Farm Lifestyle Magazine Published Weekly

One of the key components of biodynamic farming, besides the astronomical practices, is treating the earth as a “living and receptive organism”.

“The concept behind biodynamics is that everything in the universe is interconnected and gives off a resonance or ‘vibe’.

Photo by Frederic Hancke from Pexels

The interconnectivity of everything even includes celestial bodies like the moon, planets, and stars.

Biodynamic viticulture is the practice of balancing this resonance between vine, man, earth, and stars.

Essentially, biodynamics is a holistic view of agriculture.” (Wine Folly)

One of the strangest practices for preparing to fertilize the fields is to first get a bunch of cow horns and stuff them full of cow manure and bury them.

After a period of time, the horns are dug up and the green manure has changed into a rich fertilizer, thanks to worms and microbes.

Horns Stuffed With Manure

“Stop to think about why a cow horn is used, it goes back to being a symbol of abundance.

The Vikings would drink from horns, the Chinese also believe in the concept, which is why the Rhino horn is coveted.

In fact, we believe in the tradition of abundance when we display the cornucopia at Thanksgiving”.

Cornucopia

I’m not advocating that we all start burring horns in our yard full of poop, just saying their seems to be a precedence to the practice.

Several other practices are used for controlling or enhancing the biological aspects of the vineyard and that is chamomile (a natural antiseptic) and stinging nettles (a natural cleanser) as examples.

The soils when tested, do show a greater disease suppression, a decrease in compaction, and additional organic material versus non-organic soils.

The biodynamic practice follows a calendar that has four basic parts:

Fruit Days: Best days for harvesting grapes
Root Days: Ideal days for pruning
Flower Days: Leave the vineyard alone on these days
Leaf Days: Ideal days for watering plants

Biodynamic Calendar

Besides the calendar, no chemicals or manufactured additions are allowed in the wine, like commercial yeast or adjusting the acidity.

Does the wine taste different?

According to some, it does.

The wine is supposed to enhance or have better expressions of terroir or character.

Some say that the wine stays drinkable longer than other wines and has a more noted stronger yet clearer taste which is also more vibrant.

How do you know when you buy wine if it is biodynamic?

Biodynamic is not a defined and regulated term such as organic.

There does exist two governing bodies to certify the strict rules and regulations for certification, and they are:

Demeter International (Certifies predominately North America)
Biodyvin (certifies only 100 European wineries)

Demeter Certification

In that case, why not just buy organic wine?

No reason not to, but you have to look at the process that goes into the biodynamic wine.

Biodynamic predates “organic” by at least twenty years.

Some say it is worth it to drink these wines, due to taste, flavor, and being in tune with the cosmos.

When it is all said and done, if your spirit tells you to roll with the cosmic vibe, then biodynamic is your choice.

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An Introduction to Biodynamic Viticulture 7:02

Quick Tip

Bibliography:

“Biodynamic Wine.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 31 Oct. 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodynamic_wine.

“What’s the Difference between Organic, Biodynamic, and Sustainable Wines? | Ask Dr. Vinny | Wine Spectator.” WineSpectator.com, www.winespectator.com/drvinny/show/id/41226.

“Getting Into Biodynamic Wine.” Wine Folly, Wine Folly, 16 Sept. 2015, winefolly.com/review/biodynamic-wine-guide/.

Posted in Animal Husbandry, Health, Homesteading, Magazine Issues, Plants Tagged with: Biodynamic, Biodynamic Viticulture, Demeter Certification, Holistic Agriculture

Fall Leaf Compost

Posted on October 17, 2024 by urban

Leaf Composting

Autumn is here and soon we will be putting our rakes and leaf blowers into action. Once the leaves are collected DO NOT BURN OR SEND TO LANDFILL!

Enjoy,

David Proctor

Urban Farmer /Rancher

Recycling Your Leaves Into Compost

by David Proctor

October 17, 2024

Urban Farm Lifestyle Magazine Published Weekly

Autumn is here and soon we will be putting our rakes into action.

Once the leaves have been raked up what do you do with them?

When I drive around and see all the large leaf bags at the curbside waiting to be picked up to go to the landfill, I cannot help but think, “What a waste!”.

I have two thoughts when raking leaves,

Why rake the leaves, to begin with?
Why are you trying to get rid of them?

I have always loved being out in the fall.

I enjoy walking through the leaves and enjoying the colors against an intense blue sky as a backdrop.

But, as the leaves fall we all feel that every last one needs to be picked up and disposed of.

Compost Gold

Leaves, as it turns out, are one of nature’s best compost materials or compost gold for your plants.

They are dense in nutrients that have been collected by the trees that they fell from.

It is nature’s way of mining for nutrients deep in the earth through tree roots, which then travel up to the leaves.

The only thing the tree does not do for us is mulch the leaves!

Do not dispose of the leaves, instead, you should try to collect as many as you can.

Even take them from your neighbor if they do not want them.

You will never have enough.

Once these leaves are composted down, the volume will be a fraction of what they were when first collected.

I very seldom rake leaves, it just goes against my grain.

It’s frustrating that the pile of leaves gets bigger and harder to move as you rake.

Instead, I like to mow over the leaves and let them spread over the yard as a natural ground cover.

If you do this for a few years you will have fewer dandelions and crabgrass.

Use a grass catcher to collect and then dump the mulched leaves if you would like to save them for your garden and flower plots.

You will find that the pile is a fraction of the size of one created by raking, and they tend not to want to blow away like a pile created by raking and no mulching.

Leaf Mold For Composting

Another method is to use your leaf blower.

Instead of blowing the leaves, use the attachment that is probably still brand new (because you could not for the life of you figure out why anyone would use a perfectly good leaf blower), to instead suck the leaves up into a bag.

When the leaf blower is used in this fashion, it has a blade that will mulch the leaves before they go in the bag.

Take these mulched leaves and put them in an area that can be contained, such as a wire mesh or a walled-off area.

This way the leaves will not be disturbed by strong winds, but are still accessible to rotate.

This is for an open but contained composting method.

Compost Pile

The leaf compost pile will need access to oxygen for the aerobic process to continue.

If you use a closed system, where oxygen is not accessible, that is called anaerobic.

Anaerobic is a process that I will talk about in a future article.

For now, we will look at the benefits of the oxygen, or aerobic, process.

The one thing that is really good to add to the leaf pile is coffee grounds.

Coffee grounds will add nitrogen and will help the plants ward off disease.

Coffee does not appear to add acidity as one might think.

This is probably due to most of the acids being removed during brewing.

So, save your coffee grounds for the leaf mulch.

The one thing I have not recommended for the leaf mulch pile is the kitchen scrapes.

Which we all think will be great for the mulch pile, right?

Hold on a minute!

Those kitchen scraps are not going to add much to the mulch pile.

You are much better off using them in a different mulch pile, preferably one that uses worms to break down the mulch or compost.

This doesn’t mean that you will not have worms in a leaf mulch pile, but if you are feeding worms for worm castings, then that is the place to put the kitchen scraps.

What goes in the front of the worm, comes out the back end, a very rich product for your plants.

The other counter-intuitive is to start a mulch pile in the fall.

One would think to mulch in the spring and have the warm weather help with the process.

The problem is that the leaves are still on the trees and the spring is when you want to be spreading the mulch as a nutritious plant ground cover.

Leaves For Mulching

Just an inch or two is all it takes to help hold moisture for your plants and simultaneously release nutrients to feed them.

Once the mulch pile starts to break down, the temperature will rise internally and help keep the process going.

Be sure to keep the mulch pile from drying out by adding water at least once a week.

Unless you are getting a lot of rain, then rotate with a pitchfork.

These types of mulching systems are open, where the material is on the ground in a pile.

It is easy to access for watering and rotating, but neighbors may not be too keen on the looks.

If you rotate the pile, you should not have any smells.

The next type of system is open-contained.

The containment may be a wire mesh, stacked blocks, or, something commercially obtained (which is generally plastic and has interlocking walls).

They all will work, it just depends on what you want to invest in.

Another system is contained but unsealed.

This way oxygen can still be used in the decomposition process.

The most commonly used product is barrels that open to add materials and can be rotated to mix content.

These barrels are normally pretty small and are not that easy to extract the materials from.

So, I generally use the open system.

I used to have a decently large yard, and the designated space to mulch was not very noticeable.

Mulching within a spot surrounded by trees helps, as well.

Composting Bin

If you prefer a more manicured yard, you may want to look at the contained systems to build or purchase.

Hopefully, now you see why it is a good idea to keep those leaves instead of sending them to the landfill.

Now is the time to collect your leaf gold for your plants!

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Everything You Know About Composting is Wrong: Mike McGrath at TEDxPhoenixville 17:21

Quick Tip

Using Coffee Grounds:

• 10 to 20 percent of total compost volume
have been reported as optimal for compost quality and
effectiveness, while over 30 percent can be detrimental.

• Only small amounts of coffee grounds are required for
effective disease suppression. Therefore, I recommend
using no more than 20% by volume of coffee grounds in a compost pile. A diverse feedstock will ensure a diversity of microorganisms.

• Don’t assume coffee grounds will make an acidic compost; pH levels will undoubtedly change over time.

———–
Linda Chalker-Scott, Ph.D.
MasterGardener WSU editor
Extension Urban Horticulturist
and Associate Professor,
Puyallup Research and Extension Center,
Washington State University
Puyallup, Washington
www.puyallup.

Bibliography:

“Leaf Mold, Mulch and Compost | Planet Natural.” Planet Natural RSS. N.p., 04 Dec. 2012. Web. 17 Oct. 2024.

“US Composting Council Announces the 2016 International Compost Awareness Week Poster Contest – Call for Entries for Poster Design.”US Composting Council. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Oct. 2024.

“CERTIFIEDCOMPOST.COM.” CERTIFIEDCOMPOST.COM. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Oct. 2024.

“Register for Our E-newsletter.” Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Oct. 2024.
http://cuyahogaswd.org/pdf_cuyahogaswd/en US/Brochures/backyard_composting.pdf

Posted in Homesteading, Magazine Issues, Plants Tagged with: Fall Leaf Compost, Leaf Composting

Fall Beehive Prep

Posted on October 10, 2024 by urban

BEE Prepared

When we think of honey bees, our thoughts go to spring flowers and blooms with honey bees flying back and forth from flower to flower. In the fall going into winter is the best time to prepare for spring and keep your bee colony healthy and thriving.

Enjoy,

David Proctor

Urban Farmer /Rancher

Fall And Winter Traditional Beehive Survival Steps

by David Proctor

October 10, 2024

Urban Farm Lifestyle Magazine Published Weekly

Fall Beehive Survival Steps

With your last honey extraction, put the supers or frames you extracted back on the colony and let the bees reclaim the sticky bits left behind.

After a day or two, leaving the cleaned frames in the super, remove the whole super used for storing surplus, honey.

This leaves the three brood boxes, where your bees will spend the next few months.

Honey & Brood Warre Hive

Follow these (9) steps to prepare your beehive for winter so your bee colony will be ready for spring.

Fall and Winter Management

Mouse guards in place
Enough good food
All medications removed
Colony tilted
Windbreak in place
Inner cover propped up
Outer cover secure with weight on top
Feeders removed
Screened bottom board cover replace inside

Mouse Guards

Be sure mouse guards are in place.

The expandable, metal types with holes rather than a slot are by far the best.

The wood guards have slots that may not keep out a determined mouse.

Enough Food

The bees will need about 60 pounds of honey stored for the winter.

If the amount is insufficient, a sugar syrup mix will need to be prepared for the hive.

Mix a thick 1:1 syrup – one part sugar to one part water.

The thick syrup does not induce a build-up but rather storing behavior from the bees.

Measure by the amount of sugar used.

When finished feeding, the stored food should be at the sides of the brood nest and above the brood nest.

The brood nest should be mostly in the bottom two boxes.

Honey should be in the outer two frames, plus some in the frames next to the outside frames.

Burnley Farm Apiary

The top box should be almost all stored honey.

You will need to monitor this during the winter.

If the bees are moving to the top they are running out of food.

All medications removed

Since Varroa mites are being monitored all through the summer, you may not need any treatments in the fall.

The mites will be easier to spot since the colony will become smaller going into fall and winter.

If you do need to treat, use formic acid treatment.

It will knock down adult mites and will damage the mites in cells also.

Do not forget to check for diseases.

Colony tilted

If you haven’t already, now is the time to tilt your colony forward just a bit by raising the back about an inch.

A one-inch thick board works well.

The colony should have this forward slant so that melting snow or winter rains don’t run into the colony and collect on the bottom board.

Windbreak in place

If your colony doesn’t have a good windbreak, you can build a temporary one to help.

A stack of straw bales on the windward side is one way, as is a temporary fence of horticultural burlap and a few fence posts. Inner cover propped up & outer cover secured

Turn the inner cover so the flat side is up.

Then, between the inner cover and the edge of the top super, place a pencil or any block of material that raises the inner cover about 3/8^th of an inch.

Replace the inner cover and the cover over that one when complete.

Add a brick to hold the cover in place for those windy winter days.

This will help with ventilation, which lets carbon dioxide and the warm moist air from the bees escape and helps keep them warm.

Feeders removed

By late fall, at least a full month before winter arrives according to the calendar, treatments should be complete and all assistance activities should be over.

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Preparing a Honey Bee Hive for Fall or Winter 5:12
LDSPrepper

Feeder Types 6:54
BrushyMtnBeeFarm

Bibliography:

Flottum, Kim. The Backyard Beekeeper: An Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print._10 Oct 2024.

N.p., n.d. Web.
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/health-wellness/articles/2015/06/23/why-joining-the-urban-agriculture-movement-will-make-you-healthier_10 Oct 2024.

“Seasonal Cycles of Activities in Colonies.” MAAREC Mid Atlantic Apiculture Research Extension Consortium RSS. N.p., 07 June 2010.
10 Oct 2024.

“USDA.” – Beesource Beekeeping. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Oct 2024.

Posted in Apiary, Homesteading, Magazine Issues Tagged with: Burnley Farm Apiary, Fall Beehive Prep

Cooking Apples

Posted on October 3, 2024 by urban

Apple Recipes

Now is the time to plan on picking apples! You may have your own trees, but if not, take a trip to your local apple orchard and enjoy the peaceful time you can have and the rewards that later come out of the kitchen.

Enjoy,

David Proctor

Urban Farmer /Rancher

Baked Apple Recipes

by Laurie Calloway

October 3, 2024

Urban Farm Lifestyle Magazine Published Weekly

In the 1994 blockbuster movie, Forrest Gump, Forrest’s friend, Bubba Anchor , enthusiastically educated him about all the ways to prepare shrimp.

And there were quite a few! However, if any food can rival shrimp in the number of ways it can be prepared, the many varieties of the humble apple would certainly be at the top of the list.

Most families have a favorite apple pie recipe, and more than likely, apple pies are probably the most popular way to make use of apples.

Apple Orchard

However, as delicious as they are, they can be a bit labor-intensive, especially if you prepare your own pastry for the crust.

So, if time is not on your side, here are two recipes that can be prepared fairly quickly, filling your home with the wonderful autumn aroma of cooking apples and spices in short order.

Baked Apples (This recipe can be easily doubled or tripled)

Two large, firm, crisp apples
Two tablespoons melted butter
Two tablespoons brown sugar (light or dark)
1 teaspoon cinnamon or ½ teaspoon apple pie spice
1 tablespoon honey
2 tablespoons golden or dark raisins or dried blueberries
2 tablespoons chopped walnuts (optional)
Aluminum foil and cookie sheet

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Wash and core apples, leaving at least a quarter to half-inch at the bottom of the apple. (Take care not to core all the way through.)

Supplies

Ingredients

Melt two tablespoons of butter in the microwave oven in a small, microwave-safe bowl.

Add the brown sugar, honey, cinnamon, raisins or dried blueberries, and walnuts. Stir to combine.

Cored Apple

Individually In Foil

Spoon the mixture into the cored apple, pressing it in tightly.

Wrap each apple individually in foil, and place on a foil-lined cookie sheet. (I find this makes clean-up much easier.)

Unwrap From Foil

Bake for 40 to 45 minutes. This time may vary due to differences in ovens, or in the size of your apples.

Remove from oven, cool for at least five minutes, then unwrap from foil and serve as is, or with whipped cream or ice cream.

Oatmeal Apple Crisp (Makes approximately eight servings)

Eight medium-sized apples of your choice. I used Gala. (If using Granny Smith apples, you may wish to increase the amount of sugar.)

Two cups old-fashioned (not quick oats) oatmeal
½ stick melted butter, and 2 tablespoons butter, divided
¼ cup granulated sugar
½ cup light or dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon, divided
½ cup chopped walnuts (optional)8 or 9-inch square casserole,
(or 9 by 12-inch casserole, or large deep-dish pie pan), sprayed with canola or vegetable cooking spray, or greased with butter.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Peel and core apples. (This is the most time-consuming step. However, I have a handy, little device that peels the apples lickety-spilt, then I core and slice them with an apple corer/slicer.

If you cook a lot with apples, or can applesauce, you may consider investing in a device that either peels and cores, or just peel apples.) Place the sliced apples in the greased casserole, and sprinkle the granulated sugar, flour, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.

Apple Peeler

Cored Apple

Toss to coat and mix, right in the casserole.

Dot the top of the apples with a tablespoon of butter cut them into small pieces.

Melt butter in the microwave using a medium-sized, microwave-safe mixing bowl.

Greased Casserole

Oat Mixture

Add oats, brown sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and walnuts. Mix well to combine. Cover the apples in the casserole with the oat mixture.

Dot the top with a tablespoon of butter, cut into small pieces. (If desired, sprinkle a bit of cinnamon and granulated sugar on the top.)

Bake for 45 minutes to an hour.

If you feel the topping is becoming too brown before the apples are cooked all the way through, cover with foil for the rest of the baking time.

Serve as is, or topped with cream, whipped cream, or spoon on top of your favorite ice cream!

With both of these recipes, walnuts can be substituted with chopped pecans.

Serve As Is

Although the nuts are optional, unless you or a family member just does not like nuts, or is allergic, they make the finished product even more delicious.

Happy baking!

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by Laurie Calloway

Use only fresh, ripe apples to get the best results.

Apples vary in their natural sweetness. When using sugar in any apple recipe, adjust according to taste. Some apples may require little or no sugar, others more than what is stated in the recipe.

Baking times and temperatures can often vary due to the variety, size, and freshness of your apples. It is a good idea to check on your recipe while the apples are cooking to prevent over-browning of crusts or toppings.

Mixing up different varieties of apples in pies, applesauce, or apple butter often makes a better tasting final product.

A gadget such as an apple peeler/corer can be well worth the investment if you bake a lot with apples, or can or freeze applesauce.

Quick Tip

If you wonder about how many to pick, a bushel of apples is about 48 pounds.
This chart gives an idea of weights. Note: When it comes to cooking with apples, it may be helpful to know the following:

1 pound of apples = 2 large, 3 medium, or 4 to 5 small apples
1 pound of apples = 3 cups peeled and sliced apples

Bibliography:

N.p., n.d. Web.
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=15
N.p., n.d. Web.
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/04/heritage-apples-john-bunker-maine?slide=10
“Best Apples for Baking.” Best Apples Baking Cooking. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Oct. 2024.
“Apple Harvest.” Graves Mountain Lodge. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Oct. 2024.
“U.S. Apple Association.” U.S. Apple Association. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Oct. 2024.

Posted in Health, Homesteading, Magazine Issues, Plants, Recipes Tagged with: Apple Recipes, Baked Apple Recipes, Cooking Apples

Autumn Pumpkins

Posted on September 26, 2024 by urban

Pumpkins

Pumpkins are used for holiday decorations and are also good to eat. This article will show some of the varieties of pumpkins and ways to decorate with them and save their seeds.

Enjoy,

David Proctor

Urban Farmer /Rancher

Decorative & Edible Pumpkins

by David Proctor

September 26, 2024

Urban Farm Lifestyle Magazine Published Weekly

One of the fun activities around Halloween is pumpkin carving.

I have seen some really creative and scary pumpkins come out of my house.

First – Pumpkin nutrition facts

The following is from nutrition and you .

“Pumpkin is one of the most widely grown vegetables, incredibly rich in vital antioxidants, and vitamins.

Though this humble backyard vegetable is low in calories, it carries vitamin A, and flavonoid poly-phenolic antioxidants such as lutein, xanthin, and carotenes in abundance.

Pumpkin is a fast-growing vine that creeps along the surface in a similar fashion to that of other Cucurbitaceae family vegetables and fruits such as cucumber, squash, cantaloupes…etc.

It is one of the most popular field crops cultivated around the world, including in the USA at a commercial scale for its fruit, and seeds.

Pumpkins vary greatly in shape, size, and color. Giant pumpkins generally weigh 8–13 lbs with the largest capable of reaching a weight of over 55 lbs.

Golden-nugget pumpkins are flat, smaller, and feature sweet creamy orange color flesh.

Pumpkins, in general, feature orange or yellow outer skin color; however, some varieties can exhibit dark to pale green, brown, white, red, and gray.

Their color characteristics are largely influenced by yellow-orange pigments in their skin and pulp.

Its thick rind is smooth with light, vertical ribs.

In structure, the fruit features golden-yellow to orange flesh depending upon the poly-phenolic pigments in it.

The fruit has a hollow center, with numerous small, off-white colored seeds interspersed in a net-like structure.”

Second – Saving Pumpkin Seeds

Remove the pulp and seeds from inside the pumpkin. Place this in a colander.
Place the colander under running water. As the water runs over the pulp, start picking out the seeds from the pulp. Rinse them in the running water as you pick them out. Do not let the pumpkin pulp sit in non-running water.
There will be more seeds inside the pumpkin than you’re going to need to use, so once you have a good amount of seeds rinsed, look over them and choose the biggest seeds. Plan on saving 3 times more pumpkin seeds than the number of plants you will be growing next year. Larger seeds will have a better chance of germinating.
Place the rinsed seeds on a dry paper towel. Make sure they are spaced out; otherwise, the seeds will stick to one another.
Place in a cool dry spot for one week.
Once the seeds are dry, store pumpkin seeds for planting in an envelope.”

Properly Store Pumpkin Seeds for Planting

“When saving pumpkin seeds, you also need to store them so that they will be ready to plant for next year.

Any seeds, pumpkin or otherwise, will store best if you keep them somewhere cold and dry.

One of the best places to store pumpkin seeds for planting next year is in your refrigerator.

Put your pumpkin seed envelope in a plastic container.

Place several holes in the lid of the container to ensure that condensation does not build up on the inside.

Place the container with the seeds inside at the very back of the fridge.

Next year, when it comes time for planting pumpkin seeds, your pumpkin seeds will be ready to go.

Saving pumpkin seeds is a fun activity for the whole family, as even the smallest hand can help.

And, after you properly store pumpkin seeds for planting, children can also help plant the seeds in your garden.”

Molly’s Pumpkins As Decorations

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HOW TO MAKE PUMPKIN PIE FROM SCRATCH 6:57
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Quick Tip

Tips for Growing Great Heirloom Organic Pumpkins

The following quick tip is from T rue Leaf Market.:

“Heirloom Pumpkins do not like wet, soggy soil.

Heirloom pumpkins aren’t too fussy, but if you want really big pumpkins should add lots of great composted manure under each hill of pumpkins.

We dig large holes out about the size of a beach ball and replace it with rich composted humus. To that, we may add a hand full of bone meal and blood meal.

We stir this up really well and use the remaining soil to make our hill. It is on top of this hill we will plant our pumpkin seed.

Organic pumpkins are deep-rooted, water-conserving plants and should be watered deeply and infrequently to encourage good vine and root growth.

Rember organic pumpkins can ramble up to 12′ so give them plenty of space.”

https://www.trueleafmarket.com/collections/garden-pumpkin-seed

Bibliography:

How To Harvest And Store Pumpkin Seeds.” Gardening Know How. N.p., 30 Aug. 2008. Web. 26 Sept. 2024.

“Pumpkin Heirloom Seeds.” Heirloom Pumpkin Seeds. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Sept. 2024.

“Pumpkin Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits.” Nutrition And You.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Sept. 2024.

“8 Amazing Pumpkin Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits.” Nutrition And You.com, https://www.nutrition-and-you.com/pumpkin.html.

“Non-Gmo Gardening Seeds & More since 1974.” True Leaf Market, https://www.trueleafmarket.com/.

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/%20vegetables/pumpkin/saving-pumpkin-seeds-how-to-store-pumpkin-seed-for-planting.htm.

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/pumpkin/saving-pumpkin-seeds-how-to-store-pumpkin-seed-for-planting.htm#:

“Pumpkin Seeds.” True Leaf Market, https://www.trueleafmarket.com/collections/garden-pumpkin-seed.

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Holistic Agriculture

Biodynamic

Biodynamic Viticulture

October 24, 2024

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Quick Tip

Bibliography:

Fall Leaf Compost

Leaf Composting

Recycling Your Leaves Into Compost

October 17, 2024

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Quick Tip

Bibliography:

Fall Beehive Prep

BEE Prepared

Fall And Winter Traditional Beehive Survival Steps

October 10, 2024

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Bibliography:

Cooking Apples

Apple Recipes

Baked Apple Recipes

October 3, 2024

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Quick Tip

Bibliography:

Autumn Pumpkins

Pumpkins

Decorative & Edible Pumpkins

September 26, 2024

First – Pumpkin nutrition facts

Second – Saving Pumpkin Seeds

Properly Store Pumpkin Seeds for Planting

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Quick Tip

Bibliography:

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