Two of My Favorite Things

Two of my favorite Spring items.

The timer on the left uses no battery and has a crank timer for up to 120 minutes of watering. I just walk out the door and turn it to the minutes of watering I want. It never waters when I don't want it to like electric schedule timers.

Comfrey is my plant of choice for understory of fruit trees. Using chop and drop technique it is the green manure that never fails. Easily split like Hostas. It April 30th and the first crop is almost ready to harvest and split.

New Berms and Swales

Planted with Service Berry, Nanny Berry and High Bush Cranberry.

A screen from the freeway, edible fruits and a water catchment

These were diug last fall and filled well with ice and snow melt in spring.

Entomologist Neil Cunningham at SouthWoods for an IPM workshop

IPM - Integrated Pest Management
The workshop gang spent Friday night and Saturday morning mapping out insect management strategy based on life cycles, predators, and habitat. A few time through the process and Neil had us all working the system to determine the best times and techniques for each plant, pest and beneficial insect.