This is awesome! I love the Belgium pattern-it is beautiful! And, it looks like you can get more trees in this way. I was thinking too-it looks like it would be easier to replace a tree, should one die, using this pattern.
Your plans sound wonderful, and I love that your neighbor is going to be involved too. Thank you so much for the fruit tree source. You mentioned purchasing 6 trees from them, are you planning to use these in your living fence, and are you holding them over in pots right now? I was thinking of...
Has anyone had success with Espaliered Fruit Trees? I welcome any pictures and advise you can give. Which Fruit Trees do best, structures used to train branches, ect. Thank you in advance for the help.:tools
Thank you, lesa. I will try this.
I was not sure if you could cut the flowers before they dried, and if you could, when to cut them, but I will try cutting some too, I can hang them from the garden tool shed ceiling. Thank you journey11 for this idea.
Here is a link to the web site where I...
Last year, I grew these sunflowers from purchased seeds. I wanted to collect the seeds, so I could replant this year(and have even more seed), and have seeds to share with friends. Well, the birds got them before I did. I repurchased and replanted seeds this year, what can I do to save my seeds?
I free range chickens, so if there is something safe to use around them, I would try it. It has been hot and dry here, I have to water some of my new plants until they are established, and this is where the armadillo has been digging. I use lots of compost and mulch in my garden beds, and there...
Oh no, do not worry y'all, I have no plans on eating an armadillo, lol. I will get some pictures if I trap him. Last night, he dug inside the trap(I put some loose dirt from the chicken run inside the bottom) he just did not go in far enough to trigger the door!