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==Materials==
==Materials==


Immediately:
What we need:
*String Trimmer
*Bulldozer: either rented or developed on-site
*Seeds:
*Single-spade plow hookup for LifeTrac
**Carrots
*Ripper attachment for the double-spaded plow
**Cabbage
**Sweet Mama Squash
**Melons (any 90 day)
**French Filet Green Beans
**Black Eye Peas (cover crop?)
**Mung Beans (cover crop?)
**Sweet Corn
**Swiss Chard
**Cilantro
**Basil
**Dill
**Lettuce
**Spinach
**Sorghum (NEED PRESS, RESEARCH)


Sources:
===To do===
*Lost Creek Farm Supply: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=lost+creek+farm+supply&ie=UTF-8&hl=en
*Survey
*Melons: Floyd Hagerman/Linda, ask Marcin for email or phone number
*Site Plan
*Amish: Jamesport, possible seed sellers:
*Source bulldozer
**Map: http://www.jamesport-mo.com/jam/Amish_Country_Map.pdf
*Augment LifeTrac
**Chamber of commerce: 660 490-6606
*Dig, dig, dig (ponds, swales, cellar, keyline)
**H&M Country store: 660 684-6848
*Amend soil
**Kramer-Yoder Store: 660 684-6793
*Plant
*KS Food Circle, search seed producers/heritage growers
*Reap what we sow
*Seed library near here?
*Herbs - once plants develop, propagate (chives, rosemary, basil, thyme)


Essential:
Nitrogen-fixing shrubs
*Manure
**cuttings from natives around: falltime
**From Teddy
*Nitrogen-fixing shrubs
**cuttings from natives around?
**Partridge Pea
**Partridge Pea
**False Wild Indigo
**False Wild Indigo
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In Time:
In Time:
*Spreading manure (up to 20 tons/acre)
**Sources: Teddy Pankau (dairy) and Tim (horse)
*Compost (from pile on-site)
*Compost (from pile on-site)
*Worm Tea/Castings (start vermiculture)
*Worm Tea/Castings (start vermiculture)
*Bio Char (from trees on-site)
*Bio Char (from trees on-site)
**Gabi needs to weld a bio char kiln out of one of the old drums
*Spreading hay
*Innoculate dedicated mushroom logs in creekbed
*Mulching and edible mushroom inoculation


Requires bulldozer:
Requires bulldozer:
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*Dig ponds (water loving natives, watercress, cat tails)
*Dig ponds (water loving natives, watercress, cat tails)


 
===Sources===
[http://www.mediafire.com/?unj6aaduy49ztbs,yy60xan2f47qdy9,qyxasdtc5eytyqb,fhgx4ag0k38hxxs,k65h12725f8om5o,hmk3hozon88gj3f,eeb3bzoo7nppzo4,9y5bbex96ls1drk,nvbtdduzdv6nzjf,6xdfemvj5n1c436 Book Resources (.PDF)] from Graham
*Lost Creek Farm Supply: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=lost+creek+farm+supply&ie=UTF-8&hl=en
*Melons: Floyd Hagerman/Linda, ask Marcin for email or phone number
*Amish: Jamesport, possible seed sellers:
**Map: http://www.jamesport-mo.com/jam/Amish_Country_Map.pdf
**Chamber of commerce: 660 490-6606
**H&M Country store: 660 684-6848
**Kramer-Yoder Store: 660 684-6793
*KS Food Circle, search seed producers/heritage growers
*Seed library
*[http://www.mediafire.com/?unj6aaduy49ztbs,yy60xan2f47qdy9,qyxasdtc5eytyqb,fhgx4ag0k38hxxs,k65h12725f8om5o,hmk3hozon88gj3f,eeb3bzoo7nppzo4,9y5bbex96ls1drk,nvbtdduzdv6nzjf,6xdfemvj5n1c436 Book Resources (.PDF)] from Graham


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[[Category:Gabi]]

Revision as of 19:04, 4 July 2012

Missouri Planting Calendar

Thanks so much Matt! Transcribed from Tim Cokenhower via Tim Obrien.

Pre-Survey Map: Southwest Corner - Summer 2012

Materials

What we need:

  • Bulldozer: either rented or developed on-site
  • Single-spade plow hookup for LifeTrac
  • Ripper attachment for the double-spaded plow

To do

  • Survey
  • Site Plan
  • Source bulldozer
  • Augment LifeTrac
  • Dig, dig, dig (ponds, swales, cellar, keyline)
  • Amend soil
  • Plant
  • Reap what we sow

Nitrogen-fixing shrubs

    • cuttings from natives around: falltime
    • Partridge Pea
    • False Wild Indigo
    • Climbing rose (on site)
    • Elaeagnus angustifolia (on site)

In Time:

  • Spreading manure (up to 20 tons/acre)
    • Sources: Teddy Pankau (dairy) and Tim (horse)
  • Compost (from pile on-site)
  • Worm Tea/Castings (start vermiculture)
  • Bio Char (from trees on-site)
  • Spreading hay
  • Mulching and edible mushroom inoculation

Requires bulldozer:

  • Root Cellar/Shroom House
  • Dig Swales and berms (hugle!)
  • Dig ponds (water loving natives, watercress, cat tails)

Sources