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If your vegan anarchist grandma and vegan anarchist dad were the same person.
I’m an engineer who cosplays as a vegan farmer. I live in un-ceded Anishinabe Algonquin territory.
All lentils all the time
If you want to stay organic I'd stay away from fish emulsion tho, too much nitrogen, unless you mix it with other organic soluble
Everyone should avoid fish emulsion.
As Hello_Kitty_enjoyer mentioned, it's not abnormal for these canes to be smaller at this point. You don't mention where you are located but I am assuming you've got a long way to go in the growing season, at least 2-3 months.
I'm sharing some photos of my raspberry bushes at different times to demonstrate. The images are in reverse chronological order. Currently, I've got new shoots coming up everywhere. It's wild. It can take a few years for them to become established so don't worry too much the first year they are in the ground.
Some varieties fruit on the primocane too, but it sounds like you know that they don't. Do you happen to know the variety you have? This will help you better understand what to expect. New growth comes from different places on different varieties. I grow two varieties that behave very differently and it's a little confusing to see them side by side to be honest!
If they are in the ground they will need less feeding than in a pot. When in a pot they are in an artificial environment and can't source the nutrients they need. I don't really have to feed my raspberries at all, but I might throw some alfalfa meal (nitrogen, to support green growth) or compost (grab bag!) at the base in the spring.
You shouldn't fertilize too close to the end of the season because you will be encouraging growth that might not get time to get hearty to the cold and will be damaged.
Good luck and have fun!
Yes! You can ferment the weeds. I tried that once and forgot about it and it was quite a disaster with the built up gas. Maybe I'll try again and put it somewhere I actually see it 😔
Amazing! I hope you share their growth and what you learn!
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I have a... considerable number of strawberry plants, well over 50.
Our gardening philosophy is pretty hands off. For us it's about cultivating joy, learning about the plants that share our space and sharing food with all the creatures. If the birds enjoy the berries, we are happy too. The strawberry plants are EVERYWHERE. If the fungus is regulating them, that's fine with us.
The apples were planted as 1m whips in spring 2022. They are probably 5 ft tall at this point.
We have some known cherry bushes, "Juliet" and "Crimson Passion" which were also planted spring 2022 but have less fruit than these other ones.
The raspberries are Nova Red and Heritage Red. Heritage red gives two harvest, the first in July. It's been a warm and early spring, but the plant is right on time with its normal cycle.
I hope the blackberries bring you joy.
The sprouts look STUNNING. I'm usually too lazy to 'clean' them but maybe I'm converted...
I also have a plant called the Swamp Rose Mallow which I will post when it buds and blooms in a few weeks.
It's not native here (reaches to southern ontario) but will perennialize. It is close in appearance to the Rose of Sharon. I love how different yet similar plants can be in different regions.
People have refused to see the hideous cruelty of animal death factories since they began. I hope that they don't refuse to see the immense suffering that will extend far beyond their walls with zoonotic diseases if they are allowed to continue.
On the other hand, people are also happy to kill themselves slowly for momentary pleasure so my hopes aren't high 😭
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I'm going to have to try roasting!
It's nice to see the theory (from the slaw blog) in practice!
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I'm amazed at how well they are doing!
Sounds like a thousand island dressing base and this intrigues me 👀
All of the listed things are generating income from access to captive animals. They are inherently exploitative.
Would you pay to visit captive humans if the reason for their captivity was "they can't survive on their own", "it's what's best for them?" or "it's for research"?
Animals sanctuaries that are doing their best and are not speciest can exist, but the animals are residents and are not displayed.
This rules comrade
Gardening can do that! I have to remind myself to have fun and there is so much I can't control.
This discussion was super interesting, so I took some more photos today and made a new post kind of comparing the two varieties here