Archibald Montgomery Low has been called the "father of radio guidance systems" according to Wikipedia.

Wow. This is astonishing to think about.

I thought about trying to feed it to my goats as well.

I cut down a lot of Giant Ragweed (Ambrosia trifida) today and have a lot more to cut down tomorrow. Not only are they very tall (some over 6') and thick, their pollen is a big human allergen. The tall, leafy stalks are great for surface mulching so I am going to use what seems like a limitless resource to prep for some new beds.

#grownostr #permiculture #gardening #homesteading #mulching

I've never made fermented pickles before but I do love them when I've eaten ones I've bought. 🤞

It was a very small amount. It's my first attempt with this recipe. I will adjust accordingly on the next batch.

I started fermenting cucumbers and hot peppers this afternoon . I made a salt brine with garlic, mustard seed, black peppercorn, dill seed, cardamon, coriander, cloves, bay leaves, and dill I cut from the garden this morning.

#gardening #homesteading #fermentation #refrigeratorpickles #pickles #cucumbers #peppers #grownostr #dill

I grabbed some herbs from the garden today. Basil and Parsley to make pasta sauce with our tomatoes and Dill to make pickles from our cucumbers.

#gardening #homesteading #harvesting #preserving #herbs #tomatoes #cucumbers

The mint is going to seed in one of my gardens. This particular mint was planted the year before, died off through the winter and grew back this spring. It also just started growing in a nearby pot I had transplanted some blackberries into as well. Mint is an easy plant for beginning gardeners.

#gardening #homesteading #herbs #mint #perennial #permaculture

Yup 💯

Beautiful pic

What depth are you trenching and installing? Where are you located? It seems very shallow.

I just did a post on the Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis) a few days ago. But after doing more research into using this plant for a fodder for my livestock, I came across another interesting benefit of this plant. Research has shown this plant is excellent at extracting and sequestering heavy metals from the soil. So if you have areas with high concentrations of metal (i.e. copper, zinc and lead, et. al.) this might be a good plant to use for phytoremediation.

Fun Fact: another common name is Mouse Ears

#gardening #soilhealth #homesteading #grownostr #permiculture #phytoremediation #plantID

It's humbling when nature reminds us that it's not always about us and what we need or want. The gorgeous plant below is a Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) and is toxic to mammals, wild birds can feed on the ripe flesh of the berries though.

#grownostr #nature #homesteading

She's a beauty 😍

Yes. Jalapenogate. 🤣

We're getting a steady and varied supply of sweet and hot peppers: Bell, Sweet Banana, Habanero, Cayenne, Tabasco, Serrano,and Cherry Hot. We've also got this yellow-orange-red hot pepper that was supposed to be Jalapeno. It's not Jalapeno, but it's good.

#gardening #homesteading #grownostr #peppers #hotpeppers #sweetpeppers

Look back through my feed. I have a lot of pics of my gardens. 😉

One goal I have is to ID all the plants and trees on my property so I'm always on the lookout for anything that catches my eye on walks. Today I caught the purple popping in a sea of green. What I found was an Ironweed (Vernonia.) There are 25 different species so I'm not sure of which it is. I'll save that for another day. But along with being a beautiful native flower, the Ironweed is a big producer of nectar therefore, making it a great plant to attract pollinators 🐝, and therefore great for gardens (and butterfly watching.) 🦋

#grownostr #nativeplant #flower #butterfly #pollinators #bees #ironweed #homesteading #gardening #plantID #permaculture

I found these two while walking my forest trail today. A small snail hanging out under a small red mushroom.

#grownostr #mushroom #snail #nature #homesteading #permaculture