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You can add Paula Red to the resistant list. Mild damage, but we get abundant harvests yearly with only minor lesions here and there.

We have abundant rust problems- killed our Golden Russet, doing a number on our Wealth apple- so we're a pretty good lab for resistance.

Comment by Arcadia Permaculture Fri Nov 17 08:40:55 2023
They can't produce offspring but they can technically "mate" There's been only like 10-12 studies done and none of them have hatched. They did find out they only produced male eggs or something wild.
Comment by EB Tue Oct 31 22:39:12 2023
Recently minted pennies have a very small percentage of copper in them, used only as a thin veneer on the surface to retain their former appearance. This veneer could theoretically last for a spell... but if you desire a longer lasting effect, using the older pennies might be better. While it's true that the US Mint started making pennies primarily composed of zinc in 1982, what was not mentioned is that the new pennies were introduced halfway into the year, and at the beginning of the '82 run they were still using all copper. Since real copper pennies are quickly disappearing from circulation (they are now worth at least two cents, doubling their "official" value) it is possible to tell which 1982 pennies are "real copper" by their weight. A 1982 zinc penny weighs 2.5 grams, while a solid copper one weighs in at 3.1 grams. You can make a DIY penny scale with a Popsicle stick and a short piece of wooden dowel. Lay the stick over the dowel like a see-saw. Taking a penny with a date of 1981 or before (all copper) lay the penny on the end of the stick - then move the stick over the dowel until the weight of the penny drops the "see-saw" down. You should now glue or otherwise affix the stick to the dowel at this point. You have now created a "balance scale" on which copper pennies will fall, but the lighter zinc ones will remain up in the air, and you can now rapidly assess the difference between your more and less valuable pennies! Good luck to you, whether planting or collecting! - PH
Comment by paul hayward Wed Sep 20 14:00:53 2023

Hello, I've never had issue with them "killing" my plants. They also never grew so tall (4-8 inches?) as another person described. So maybe different mushrooms.

I found one reference that might be a soil indicator from people who grow other types of mushrooms (they consider it a disease to other mushrooms) which suggests they may take hold in places/circumstances of high ammonia: "is favoured by ammonia, which might have been present in compost while peak heating. black inky liquid confirms the presence of ammonia in the compost." [ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Amit-Maurya-2/publication/342313176_Important_Diseases_and_Pests_of_Mushroom/links/5eecbef4458515814a6ad7d6/Important-Diseases-and-Pests-of-Mushroom.pdf ]

In which case it could also be the heat and ammonia killing your plants and these mushrooms decomposing it also.?

In theory they might help remediate the ammonia over time if it is not so severe as to affect your plants???

Otherwise unfortunately I have not seen anything else regarding their benefits/detriments in our gardens. Or ecological role besides decomposer. Several on micoremediation of heavy metals for mining but I'm assuming you don't have that problem in your garden.

Comment by Tk Mon Jul 10 12:04:11 2023

Definitely wrap the whole graft in Parafilm!

I've had nearly 100% success with apples, if the whole graft and scion was wrapped in Parafilm if I ignore one particular stick of scion wood which failed a lot and one topworked tree which probably got baked the way I bagged it.

Wrap the while scion in Parafilm then wrap it in paper top protect from the sun, that seems ideal, one layer of paper seems good, but I try to fold it up on the north side and top to keep the bugs out.

Comment by Trav Sat Jun 10 23:16:59 2023

I don't know why you list ayers pear as a resistant pear. It has always given me more problems than any other I've planted including Bartlett. Even using the proper sprays and etc, nothing works.

Comment by Mike Fri May 12 09:53:13 2023

I do NOT like the alarm clock thing about this, however I do see the very good possibility if this being used with a 4 or 6 in linear actuator.

If you put a hinge point on the lever where the shock/strut is (replaced by a linear actuator), the door will still move out of the way but takes up less room.

Comment by GV Mon May 8 15:19:00 2023
Are instructions for building this available?
Comment by Vanessa Tue May 2 08:51:51 2023
Needles dont work elemental sulfer takes months to lower very little at a time do soil test befor planting a year or 2 befofehand
Comment by Jt Sat Apr 29 00:01:51 2023

Hi! I'm traying to germinate some persimmon seeds... And thanks to this blog, now I know that they really take a lot of time... I didn't even know that a seed could take so long! And less knew about that some seeds could be even weeks soaking in water! I thought that after 48 hours they were ruined...

So I'm really wondering about what happened with this: "As I cleaned my first batch of persimmon seeds, I noticed that a layer of pulp continued to cling to the seed, so I'm experimenting with whether persimmon seeds also need a fermentation stage. I planted half of my seeds directly into pots of woodland soil, and am letting the other seeds soak in water for a week or two the way I do with tomato seeds. I'll report back this spring about which method gave me better germination rates."

Please let me know, which is the best method?

Comment by Renata Sun Apr 2 11:49:24 2023
...should work great! I hope you'll report back and let us know how it goes.
Comment by anna Mon Mar 27 13:43:31 2023
We don't have fruit trees yet. So how about justing adding the biomass to the compost pile? I don't have enough food scraps coming from the house for the amount of browns I have, so I'm thinking this is ok. I'm in the SW corner of Ohio by the way ;)
Comment by Lisa Siegmann Sat Mar 25 19:12:47 2023
My neighbor taps red maples and he sees my bees taking sap.
Comment by Anonymous Mon Mar 6 10:20:05 2023
Hi! I’m planning to grow roots for my livestock next year. I did this year and had enough to make it thru 1/2 the winter. Next year hoping for all winter! I was wondering what kind of chopper you have? I’ve been knife cutting but did order a manual chopper off Amazon for next year. It’s the only one I could find that wasn’t electric (no electricity by the animals feed storage) thank you!
Comment by Cindy Wed Feb 15 03:50:24 2023
Thank you so much for such good instruction. Would you please share the whole legal description? Just want to follow the original metes and bounds and learn.
Comment by Yanli Sun Jan 29 19:23:12 2023
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