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Erin Two Chicks Homestead
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Homeschooling, ham radio operating, homesteading, pagan family on a 1/2 acre in North Central Illinois. Fitting in writing a novel somewhere in there as well. Website: https://www.twochickshomestead.com/ Podcast on Fountain: https://fountain.fm/show/hpQ3wbOQZ7JpoULhY34l Telegram chat: https://t.me/twochickshomesteadpodcast Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TwoChicksHomestead “Where something is always growing, eating, or cooking.”

Just looked them up. Closest is about 30 minutes but it looks really good!

I’ve never had that but I remember hearing about it. What’s the difference?

I haven’t tried that but have heard smoking it is actually good for your lungs

Mullein thinking about blooming, zucchinis are coming in a little weird but we’re not judging, and elderberry flowers are looking pretty! #grownostr #gardenstr

Only like it from one place and it’s not even in the city 😂

Visited here over 10 years ago. I can still taste the food we had in Savannah and Tybee Island. It was so pretty definitely would love to travel there again!

Illinois and many other states are entering severe drought this summer.

We have been incredibly lucky to be able to pump water from the pond next door to water the garden.

I love that we can have greens and flowers from the comfrey we have planted on the property and they are thriving even with no watering.

We use these plants to make salves for ourselves and to sell, fodder for the chickens and rabbits, and we also add it to our compost pile.

Manure is a staple for any good garden but unless you have animals, it can be expensive to buy. With comfrey you can crush up and mix in with your compost pile and it does pretty much everything manure will do. And if you have plants growing nearby it’s incredibly cheap and cuts down on waste. You can also place comfrey leaves beneath the soil where seedlings are growing to boost their growth and safeguard them from disease.

The plants themselves also help with soil conditioning. If you have thick or clay-rich soil that you want loosening, you can plant comfrey in the area. The root system of comfrey will break up the hard soil and promote better irrigation. This leads to more arable soil for future gardening ventures.

So besides it being beautiful, it is one of the first plants to come up in the spring and the purple flowers are constantly buzzing with happy bees, it has so many amazing uses!

We sell comfrey roots on our Etsy page that are super easy to plant. They are dug out directly from our property out back. They can grow in pretty much any garden zone and do well in shade or sun. These roots can be shipped. We cover them all with wet paper towels and ship priority.

Etsy link for reference, lightning payments gladly welcomed just send me a message! #grownostr #comfrey

https://www.etsy.com/shop/TwoChicksHomestead