Kistserny Vitali’s Post

How to Triple Your Pear Harvest: This Trick Will Let You Harvest Buckets of Fruit Want to harvest lots of pears this year? There is one simple trick that will allow you to get a double or even triple harvest. https://lnkd.in/ep__J-r5

Homestead Update: * Harvests: Rutabaga seeds (thousands), Beet seeds (hundreds), Greens (little gem lettuce, red lettuce, arugula, sweet potato greens, carrot greens), kale, turnips, beets, herbs: basil (Kyle Haeusser, CLU, CFP, RICP), rosemary, thyme, sage, mint, orange balm, plantain, flower teas: yarrow, mallow leaves * Growing success: Gourd tunnel, pumpkins, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, cabbage, asparagus, strawberry, potatoes, huckleberry, tomatillo, comfrey, corn?, okra? peas? * Failures: cucumbers-- 6 out of 25 survived. zucchini, apple tree no blossoms, flowers for tea aren't coming up. young germinating plants (beans and peas) are getting eaten by ground squirrels. PVC watering system -- learned importance of level ground and consistently spaced holes Notable mentions: - Caught 4 squirrels in last 3 days - Comfrey tea fertilizer - Trellis system -> salvaged 2x4s and twine - kitchen sink drain filter bird feeder out the window for cardinals ** favorite Next Up: - Rain barrel compost tea - Micro green worm bin system - Sell the house. FSBO. Rent in Northern Virginia

How to Harvest Pumpkins (and How to Know When They're Ready)

Your plants getting too big is a good problem to have, but it’s still a problem. 🌲⬆️ I constantly maintain the theme that creativity 🎨 is very important when growing, the main reason being you never know what a seedling 🌱 will turn into. Being cognizant of this fact is paramount because you want to be able to adapt on a dime. 🪙 No matter how well prepared you are with grow books 📚 and tutorials online, as a home grower you are constantly going to run into issues because you are trying to create something special while simultaneously living your life. How do you maintain a dry house when the grow needs to be at 50% humidity? 💦 How do you ensure discretion from your neighbors when you’re growing that super loud herb? 🚔 How do you keep your wife from freezing her ass off 🥶when you need the house at 65 degrees F Just to make sure your flower room doesn’t get above 77 degrees? You don’t know what you don’t know, and it will take a while to figure that out, my goal is always to expedite a grower’s journey to getting great quality and a great yield on their very first harvest. Brothers Grimm Seeds Fluence Hydrofarm #themoreyouknowthemoreyougrow

Do You Know? Avocado trees won’t produce fruit unless they have a nearby “partner” tree! 🥑💕 For a great harvest, make sure your avocado tree has a companion tree to help it grow strong and fruitful. #facts #factsss #factsonly #factsdaily #FactsMatter #factsoflife #factsonfacts #factsyoudidntknow #doyouknow #doyouknowfacts

How to Preserve a Potato Harvest: It Will Be Like Fresh from the Garden In what conditions should potato tubers be stored and what tricks help them stay fresh. https://lnkd.in/eZc7qpBR

🔥 Garlic is my teacher 🔥 Today, I harvested my garlic, and it reminded me of a couple of key lessons: 💡 Exponential growth sometimes looks really small at first. Garlic is planted as a single clove. It then grows over eight months into an entire head of garlic. 🐚 This crop informs next year's crop. The biggest cloves yield the best garlic plants and bulbs, so instead of eating the biggest ones (or at least not all of them!) I save them for planting in the winter. This is the start of a virtuous cycle. ❄ Winter is incubation. In the stillness of winter, with its scarcity and cold, garlic grows underground, covered by a blanket of mulch. Don't confuse stillness for stagnation. Without that phase, this harvest wouldn't have happened. 😎 Share the harvest. One of my favorite parts of summer is giving away a recently picked crop. What is abundant and how I can share it? What in nature inspires your leadership? Bonus points if you share a picture of it :). #garlic #biomimicry #summer #winter #abundence The picture below is a bundle of garlic that has just been picked. The thin stalks are still green, and and you can see dirt on each bulb. They are tied together in a bundle.

Introduction: Giant White Pears are known for their large size, crisp texture, and sweet flavor. These pears thrive in well-drained soil and require proper care to reach their full potential. Harvesting them at the right time ensures you enjoy their best flavor and texture. 1. Timing: Harvest Giant White Pears when they are firm but slightly soft to the touch. They should be full-sized, with a creamy white color, and the skin should have a glossy finish. Pears are typically ready for harvest in late summer to early fall, depending on your climate. 2. How to Harvest:Ghent 3. Post-Harvest Care: After harvesting, let the pears ripen at room temperature. Once they are fully ripe, they can be refrigerated to extend their freshness.

Wondering How to Prune Grape Vines? So are many people at this time of year because now is the perfect time to be pruning your grape vines! Thankfully, my new YouTube video teaches you exactly how to do that. Today, you will learn 3 tips for pruning grape vines to triple your grape harvest next year. Here's a sneak peak: 1. Prune in the dormant season: Learn when the dormant season for grapes is and why you need to prune during this time. 2. Prune off young growth: Discover why young stems are not of any value to the plant or your harvest, and why you should prune them off. 3. The 3 D's: Learn what the 3 D's are and why you absolutely need to prune them off. Learn all this and more in my video by clicking through. I'll see you there. https://lnkd.in/eNyhsvKG

Did you know? Lesser kudus are primarily browsers, meaning they feed on leaves, fruits, and shrubs rather than grasses. They prefer acacia and other woody plants but will also eat herbs and grasses when available. They are known to be quite selective feeders, often grazing in the early morning and late afternoon to avoid the heat of midday. #exoticwildlifeassociation #ewa #wildlifeconservation #exoticwildlife #conservation #conservationthroughcommerce #didyouknow #lesserkudu