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May 14, 2023Liked by William Hunter Duncan

Holycow!

My back would sue for divorce if I did that much in so little time,Hunter! It's magnificent, and I'm also so very envious of that black soil!

I had a smaller equivalent of your predicament, as the events transpired with fencing as well, and the coop I'd ordered and waited 3 weeks past the delivery time never came. Priorities shifted,while watching the chicks in Mt basement grow much faster than I'd any idea thry could!

Today they go out into the run I ended up buying and constructing( instead of building myself),so that they can at least spend the days outside - until I can make a large enough coop out of pallets and scrap otb to house 8 chickens.

I am not a builder. 😬

I'll end up.going back through the pictures,to marvel at just how much you managed.

An orchard!! And a garden!

Huzzah!!

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Thanks for sharing your farm garden story. Much light in a world that can be so dark.

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May 15, 2023Liked by William Hunter Duncan

This is superhero stuff, William, and I love the archetypes as manifested in this ongoing feat. You've been quiet on the Tonic Masculinity front but actions speak louder than words.

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May 14, 2023Liked by William Hunter Duncan

I have been thinking of you all weekend, wondering how you are doing, so I'm glad to read and view your gardening updates! Ron and I have done the majority of our planting for the season. Like you, we find it exciting to see those shoots and leaves and (eventually) flowers.

Our raised bed is so full of kale, chard, lettuce, and spinach that we've gotten multiple salads/sautés already, and it's time to get back out there for more. Several tomato plants volunteered from our compost, and I will transplant them next weekend into large pots that we filled with soil a couple of weeks ago.

There are zucchini and cucumber plants in the other raised bed in front, and mixed lettuces in the one in back.

The five tomato plants we have in back have flowers and I'm hoping, since they are "determinate" varieties, they will produce some fruit before we leave on our roadtrip in early July. Otherwise, our friend who is going to take care of the house and garden will get the bulk of our efforts, haha. Fortunately, we have a long growing season and usually get tomatoes until November.

I already started perusing the OSA website, thanks for sharing that!

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May 14, 2023Liked by William Hunter Duncan

I admire your hard work. Fellow JMG fan here!

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May 14, 2023Liked by William Hunter Duncan

Just planted my chitted seed potatoes in triangular stacked containers, the other veg is coming along in my West London suburban garden. Hat off to you.

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