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Tillage Radish Cover Crop Update Four

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Larry Braley

Here’s update number four in my Tillage Radish experiment this year.  The pictures below were taken last week. We’ve had many nights in the low 30’s, high 20’s but still some fairly warm days and nights for this time of … Continue reading →

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Tillage Radish Cover Crop Update Three

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Larry Braley

Here’s the third update on the tillage radish cover crop beds.  It’s been four weeks since the last update, and the radishes are about two feet tall with tubers ranging from two to three inches in diameter.  Some tubers are … Continue reading →

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Comfrey – My Favorite Herb

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Larry Braley

As I noted in my last post about planting tomatoes, I love to grow comfrey for various uses on our mini-farm. I use it mainly for mulch, compost green material and even at times feed it to the chickens. It … Continue reading →

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