Hey everyone,
I just uploaded a video of my place. Hope it works.
https://s67.photobucket.com/albums/h300/eric_wa/?action=view¤t=MOV02110.flv
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LOL, that's what I figured. If I had something like that I wouldn't sell it for the world.
Still at least 2 decades from retiring, but it never hurt to plan ahead. It helps to have a picture in your head of what you want, and I got to say that's a nice picture. definately going to add a hobby farm/orchard to the retirement plan.
Still at least 2 decades from retiring, but it never hurt to plan ahead. It helps to have a picture in your head of what you want, and I got to say that's a nice picture. definately going to add a hobby farm/orchard to the retirement plan.
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DD, loved your video... especially the background sound FX from the ducks!! The set up and lay out of your farm is terrific, and you got a real talent with that gate... though if I may offer one critique, you need two dogs in that design or a double gate...
I'm taking pages out of Permaculture too, and am trying to do the guild thing, but I've discovered one fallacy with that idea. You can't plant anything around the drip line of an apple tree. I tried planting the garlic and daffodils in a cirlcle as recommended, and trampled most of them trying to prune in late winter/early spring. I don't have comfrey growing yet, but Yellow Dock and Daffodils are wanting to be in on the action under the semi-dwarf Enterprise apple tree. So I've been cutting THEIR leaves and piling as mulch, as opposed to digging them out.
For my espaliered apple and pear trees, I've planted Allium cernuum, which is a native wild onion. (I'm seriously reluctant about the lack of consideration for at least trying to keep the perennial plants within the local native plant/plant community list in some Permaculture literature). I give a nod to native trees along that fence row with a Prok persimmon.
I'm taking pages out of Permaculture too, and am trying to do the guild thing, but I've discovered one fallacy with that idea. You can't plant anything around the drip line of an apple tree. I tried planting the garlic and daffodils in a cirlcle as recommended, and trampled most of them trying to prune in late winter/early spring. I don't have comfrey growing yet, but Yellow Dock and Daffodils are wanting to be in on the action under the semi-dwarf Enterprise apple tree. So I've been cutting THEIR leaves and piling as mulch, as opposed to digging them out.
For my espaliered apple and pear trees, I've planted Allium cernuum, which is a native wild onion. (I'm seriously reluctant about the lack of consideration for at least trying to keep the perennial plants within the local native plant/plant community list in some Permaculture literature). I give a nod to native trees along that fence row with a Prok persimmon.
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Yeah, Yeah, and you're not the first to tell methough if I may offer one critique, you need two dogs in that design or a double gate...
I keep trying to get different ground cover established, but my ducks do all the trampling and eating. I was kind of surprised to see the comfrey, while shooting the video. A friend keeps giving me Egyptian walking onions for the orchard. They must walk a longe ways off, I can never find them.trampled most of them trying to prune in late winter/early spring. I don't have comfrey growing yet,
My .25 acre fenced area has been pretty much stripped of all it's natives, but the other 6.25 lives on.
Jal-ut,
Thank you, that will be a nickel
I was looking at your onions on another thread, WOW, I now have a goal to shoot for.
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Thanks! I loved it. I love your place. It has a very informal, natural look to it, but you actually have it well organized and everything seems to have a proper place and specific purpose. Do you eat the duck eggs? If so, how does a duck egg taste compared to a free range chicken egg? Did I hear you say sea otters are predators of your ducks? Are you that close to the sea? If so, do you ever use seaweed in your compost for your beds?
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Thanks! I loved it. I love your place. It has a very informal, natural look to it, but you actually have it well organized and everything seems to have a proper place and specific purpose. Do you eat the duck eggs? If so, how does a duck egg taste compared to a free range chicken egg? Did I hear you say sea otters are predators of your ducks? Are you that close to the sea? If so, do you ever use seaweed in your compost for your beds?
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I was hoping no one would catch that, what I ment to say is River Otters, a big difference. The river otter go from pond to pond and clean out the fish. Eagles, Hawks, Raccoons, Weasles, fox, are a problem with ducks.
It's hard to think and video at the same time. If I was chewing bubble gum, look out
It's hard to think and video at the same time. If I was chewing bubble gum, look out
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Ted,
About duck eggs, Love them They are higher in vitamins and half again as big. The breeds I have, White Layer and Khaki Campbells out produce chickens also. World record is held by the Campbell, over 300 a year.
I live on a Island. San Juan Island, in the San Juan Islands WA. It's a rain shadow of the Olympic Mnts. Less rain than Seattle. about 25" https://www.komonews.com/weather/faq/4306627.html
We have sea weed on the beaches, bull kelp. Not sure what the laws are. Do I need a license to harvest. Seems like you need a license for everything these days.
https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://www.visitsanjuans.com/includes/media/images/San-Juan-Island-Map.jpg&imgrefurl=https://www.visitsanjuans.com/travel-trade/&usg=__T3ocU7h34e2KdCGBZVsbU5XJE78=&h=1350&w=1200&sz=1313&hl=en&start=1&itbs=1&tbnid=dNstXXEBIZgIHM:&tbnh=150&tbnw=133&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsan%2Bjuan%2Bisland%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26tbo%3D1%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1
About duck eggs, Love them They are higher in vitamins and half again as big. The breeds I have, White Layer and Khaki Campbells out produce chickens also. World record is held by the Campbell, over 300 a year.
I live on a Island. San Juan Island, in the San Juan Islands WA. It's a rain shadow of the Olympic Mnts. Less rain than Seattle. about 25" https://www.komonews.com/weather/faq/4306627.html
We have sea weed on the beaches, bull kelp. Not sure what the laws are. Do I need a license to harvest. Seems like you need a license for everything these days.
https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://www.visitsanjuans.com/includes/media/images/San-Juan-Island-Map.jpg&imgrefurl=https://www.visitsanjuans.com/travel-trade/&usg=__T3ocU7h34e2KdCGBZVsbU5XJE78=&h=1350&w=1200&sz=1313&hl=en&start=1&itbs=1&tbnid=dNstXXEBIZgIHM:&tbnh=150&tbnw=133&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsan%2Bjuan%2Bisland%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26tbo%3D1%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1