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Turmeric log 7: A SUPER BRIEF UPDATE part 2

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  Time to cover the turmeric beds. Still enough heat during the day to keep the humidity up with the help of some light mist sprinklers. Should be a good crop this year, so we can get more of.....                                                                                  More detailed blogs coming after Easter. 

Goji log 6: A SUPER BRIEF UPDATE part 1

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Ok, I'm a bit pressed for time so long story short. A new batch of goji seedlings on the way. And more being repotted over Easter. More yarns next week. And maybe a quick bleat tomorrow.  I think this one likes me.  

Goji log 5: ON THE GOJI TRAIN

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I feel like there's a Goji train coming, but not everyone is on it yet. So I thought I should get onboard early, just incase. The problem with this, of course, is the lack of Goji growers in the area, who's brains I can pick. The first seeds I sowed in mid sept. 2020. In an organic seed raising mix, a lot more corse and barkier than your usual mix. My first thought was that my tiny, minute, grain of sand sized, little seed would get washed to the bottom of the seed tray only to rot and die. So here's where I got clever. First I take a sieve and remove the heavy material, leaving just a fine dust to sow my delicate wee seeds in. Then I filled half of my seed trays with my new and improved mix (cough cough) and half with, what we'll call the proper mix.  And here's where I learnt my lesson. I didn't improve the mix, obviously it has been developed to do a job and all I did was remove nutrients and it's water retention capabilities. So, first lesson, don't ...