I planted White Dutch Clover in my lawn for the bees and bunnies this fall because last year the drought wiped it out. It`s edible but can contain cyanide but if it does you can taste the bitterness. I got cheap bulk Daikon Radish & Rutabaga seeds meant for deer food plots to plant in my garden. We have Crimson Clover growing nearby along the highway and it was in my lawn but I`ve mowed a lot to use the grass clippings to build soil in my garden and mulch my fruit trees and it didn`t survive that and the drought. I ordered a lawn seed variety pack with 3 types of clover but it never arrived so I just planted the 4oz of White Clover. It should do best in my lawn. I live in a hurricane zone so I got backup solar with the stimulus for my fridge, freezer, fans, rice cookers and air conditioning when I sleep, lots of portable multi-band radio receivers, water storage, filters & distiller and lots of stored food staples I can cook in my low wattage rice cookers. I`m also slowly converting my lawn into gardens and fruit trees. I may have overdone it with over a dozen fig & mulberry trees this year but I plan to dehydrate what I can`t freeze or eat fresh plus I have extra just in case for future chicken feed. I always plant way more than I need in case of crop failures and pests.
Excellent! I stocked up on Daikon radish as well and they work really well at breaking up compacted soil. Even edible crops are supposed to be in moderation. Whenever I hear someone talking about the one crop they will grow, I try to remind them that we are omnivores for a reason. We don't do well eating a lot of any one type of food....for the most part. A little of this and that is better than a lot of one thing. I'm obsessed with mulberry and figs, too. Sounds like we like the same things!
I grow legumes in the house in the winter in my planters it’s strange but I do then chop and drop works great
I love that! Growing food year round is excellent and chop and drop is such a great way to increase organic matter in the soil!
I planted White Dutch Clover in my lawn for the bees and bunnies this fall because last year the drought wiped it out. It`s edible but can contain cyanide but if it does you can taste the bitterness. I got cheap bulk Daikon Radish & Rutabaga seeds meant for deer food plots to plant in my garden.
We have Crimson Clover growing nearby along the highway and it was in my lawn but I`ve mowed a lot to use the grass clippings to build soil in my garden and mulch my fruit trees and it didn`t survive that and the drought. I ordered a lawn seed variety pack with 3 types of clover but it never arrived so I just planted the 4oz of White Clover. It should do best in my lawn.
I live in a hurricane zone so I got backup solar with the stimulus for my fridge, freezer, fans, rice cookers and air conditioning when I sleep, lots of portable multi-band radio receivers, water storage, filters & distiller and lots of stored food staples I can cook in my low wattage rice cookers.
I`m also slowly converting my lawn into gardens and fruit trees. I may have overdone it with over a dozen fig & mulberry trees this year but I plan to dehydrate what I can`t freeze or eat fresh plus I have extra just in case for future chicken feed. I always plant way more than I need in case of crop failures and pests.
Excellent! I stocked up on Daikon radish as well and they work really well at breaking up compacted soil. Even edible crops are supposed to be in moderation. Whenever I hear someone talking about the one crop they will grow, I try to remind them that we are omnivores for a reason. We don't do well eating a lot of any one type of food....for the most part. A little of this and that is better than a lot of one thing. I'm obsessed with mulberry and figs, too. Sounds like we like the same things!