That video, I feel, is an enticing intro to food raising. From my perspective (and possibly Pelman's), it's all about peasant agriculture. In other words, how our ancestors survived. What Pelman, that I recall, does not mention, other than a wild boar, is how the gardens deal with predators. Mine this year, similar to event of two years ago, is one squirrel mooching on my foods. Two years ago, one lil' bugger stripped the native persimmon of all the immature fruits; target was not the fruit per se, but rather the immature seeds within. This year, a first-year squirrel, after repeatedly absconding food from the suet feeder, began to explore the tomatoes and peppers, filching the occasional tomato--whether red or green--and, so far, one mildly hot pepper. I relocated that suet-feeder and so far I remain OK with "allowing" that squirrel the every-other-day-or-so tomato. My fall-winter kale plants are about ready to move outdoors for weathering then planting late this month. In anticipation, I scout out any signs of harlequin bugs, a major predator of plants in the big cabbage family. Nonetheless, I do envy Pelman's successes. Thanks, Douglass, for opening our eyes.
That video, I feel, is an enticing intro to food raising. From my perspective (and possibly Pelman's), it's all about peasant agriculture. In other words, how our ancestors survived. What Pelman, that I recall, does not mention, other than a wild boar, is how the gardens deal with predators. Mine this year, similar to event of two years ago, is one squirrel mooching on my foods. Two years ago, one lil' bugger stripped the native persimmon of all the immature fruits; target was not the fruit per se, but rather the immature seeds within. This year, a first-year squirrel, after repeatedly absconding food from the suet feeder, began to explore the tomatoes and peppers, filching the occasional tomato--whether red or green--and, so far, one mildly hot pepper. I relocated that suet-feeder and so far I remain OK with "allowing" that squirrel the every-other-day-or-so tomato. My fall-winter kale plants are about ready to move outdoors for weathering then planting late this month. In anticipation, I scout out any signs of harlequin bugs, a major predator of plants in the big cabbage family. Nonetheless, I do envy Pelman's successes. Thanks, Douglass, for opening our eyes.