It makes a wonderful tea. I've also seen it used in some herbal "anti-stress" formulations along with passionflower and others. We will likely be drying lots of Tulsi this year for teas. #grownostr
Here's another shot of Tulsi.
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Have you ever grown Tulsi? If not, you should try it. Smells incredible, bees love it and the tea is great! Also, it's said to have adaptogenic properties. It thrives in our hot & humid Texas summer.
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Use this trick to time your sprinklers for overhead irrigation:
- put out a rain gauge
- set a timer for a certain amount of time, 30 minutes or an hour
- read the rain gauge
- that's your application rate in inches/hour
- aim for 1 inch per week from rainfall or irrigation. This can vary widely depending on climate and soil type. 2 inches may be needed in hot summer months.
- use your finger to check the soil and dial in your application rate to your context!
* My wobblers have the gold nozzles which are the smallest, it takes me 6 hours to put down an inch! I will probably swap them for a larger nozzle.
**Watch video here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CuFPBVNt_ek/
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Would you touch this caterpillar? It's the larval form of the Gulf Fritillary butterfly. Although they may look a bit gnarly, they don't sting. Their black spines are soft to the touch and are there to scare off predators.
I moved this caterpillar from a Luffa plant to its host plant, passion fruit vine (Passiflora incarnata). There are too many to count on this one passion vine! Now this little guy can get fat and happy and will turn into a butterfly soon. 🦋
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Thanks. We use a number of organic fertilizers and minerals all put down at initial bed prep before each planting. I've developed specific quantities for different crops based on my soil and experience over the years. #grownostr
I've had good luck with cattle panel trellises. Cucumbers need fertile soil and even moisture to thrive
Didn't get my strings set up in time to trellis these cucumbers, so I made this quick cattle panel trellis for them. It's not perfect but it does the trick! First harvest was 70 lbs from a 50' bed. Heirloom variety, Marketmore 76. Picked over 150 lbs from it so far!
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Happy to report that the bog filter is going strong. All that growth is pulling nutrients out and clearing up the water. I can see the floor of the shallow end of the pool again!
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never had spent logs, these guys grow in bags of loose substrate so it crumbles easily
Just got my old worm bin set up again. Feeding them spent mushroom substrate from a local mushroom farmer that brings all their spent blocks to our farm. It's great worm food!
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Probably a tie between broccoli and sunflower
Broccoli microgreens all bagged up and ready for our CSA.
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Curly kale ready for another harvest!
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Maybe someday. One on one consulting is always an option though: https://texasecofarms.com/consulting/ #grownostr
Good question and I understand the sentiment. But, it takes a lot of work, time, risk and proper seasonality to get that head of broccoli. Also, seed is the smallest cost in microgreens production and is produced specifically for sprouting and microgreens. The benefits greatly outweigh the cost. I recommend folks start by growing broccoli sprouts, no soil or trays needed. Always organic seed. #grownostr
These are grown for our CSA and we eat them as well. We add them to basically any meal, especially eggs
Broccoli microgreens almost ready to harvest!
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