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'Theoretically this level of creeping Orwellian dynamics should ramp up our awareness, but what happens instead is that each alert becomes less and less effective because we're incredibly stupid.' - Jerry Holkins
'Theoretically this level of creeping Orwellian dynamics should ramp up our awareness, but what happens instead is that each alert becomes less and less effective because we're incredibly stupid.' - Jerry Holkins
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning." —Albert Einstein
A build too cool to miss:Mike's GreenhouseA great example:Joseph's Garden
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Trace Oswald wrote:I planted 3 hardy kiwi here in my heavy clay 4 years ago. They are alive, but the largest is less than a foot tall. They have been snipped off by rabbits in the winter twice but have never grown more than 6 inches or so in a summer.
Mike Jay wrote:I heard a neat idea. Since hardy kiwi's need a sturdy trellis, and trelli take up room, put the female kiwis on trellises (trilli?) and let the males climb up a tree you don't care about (spruce, etc). The bees don't care and you don't need to pick it so why build a trellis for the male kiwis.
Side note, my kiwis are about 9' tall and growing strongly. But they seem to be pretty light weight. I read that they need huge and sturdy trellises. Do they really need to be sturdy or just big? I have some cuttings so I hope to start several more this year.
I agree Dillon, I got my first fruit last year and they seemed like a no brainer. Big enough to make picking worthwhile, no fuzzy skin to work around and they taste great. You think everyone would want one in their back yard...
Kevin Goheen wrote:We rarely have rabbit problems anymore since we take chicken wire and cut about a 1'x2' piece and face the barbs up. If you have trouble with voles face the barbs down.
"Hundreds of years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in or the type of car I drove... But the world may be different because I did something so bafflingly crazy that it becomes a tourist destination"
"Hundreds of years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in or the type of car I drove... But the world may be different because I did something so bafflingly crazy that it becomes a tourist destination"
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