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Appreciate the kind words, and it is no trouble at all. I'm always learning every day and am nothing special. That is a great question that could end up helping others in the future. To answer the question in a "tl;dr" fashion, I do not believe I will need to add much, if any extra nutrition in...

Speaking of the water I have underground on the property I was talking about, check out this sinkhole I found while transplanting a couple days ago! That water was flowing downhill into the creek, and this hole is about 15ft away from said creek. This was taken 1.5 days after the rain...

Just two of the 140+ tomatoes that I've planted, they appear to be taking well to transplant as expected. As is typical, I don't expect to see all too much growth until around May once the roots have spread a little more. Once that happens though, I anticipate some pretty explosive growth...

Appreciate the kind words man, thanks! I'm not certain if there are paw paws in the woods just yet, but I'll find out what grows natively out here as the year goes on. My wife did plant a couple of paw paw trees a few months ago, they're barely a foot tall and haven't done anything yet...

Actually got some stinging nettle sprouts going but appreciate the suggestion. Need to get some comfrey plants going too, now that you mention it. Went ahead and ordered some of those just now. Can't believe I didn't mention either Comfrey or Nettle for making compost in the desert. Both grow...

Damn dude, why don't you have a journal going? From the sounds of it, there is so much that I, and many others can learn from what you're doing on your land! That is beyond awesome! I'm hoping to get this land on a similar level as yours is, specifically the ponds, bees, and livestock. Thanks a...

What I was talking about in a prior post about where and how I decide where to plant things. See that big patch of grass under the shovel? I dig that up, shake out the dirt/compost, place my transplant in the hole and fill it up with the green matter, compost, dirt, and any worms I dug up. Very...

Some more photos of the various mold, moss, and wildlife just teeming out here. Sometimes I just wander around through the woods outside and try to take everything in. It sounds silly, but you can legit feel the life in the air. For now, I'd like to talk about trees. You see the size...

Check out all of this gold lying around here! Most people would consider this "trash" and haul it off. But we all know better here! Those are all of the pine needles that have fallen from the pine trees over the winter. They have been sitting there since fall/winter, left alone to freely...

Appreciate the kind words and the well wishes! How much of that acreage do you use for gardening or livestock? Did things spread out naturally over the years, or did you have to propagate some cuttings to help things spread further out into the land? I plan to focus on the land close to the...

Hey thanks man, appreciate the reply and kind words! I'll be hoping that your dreams become a reality ASAP! Definitely paradise here. So peaceful listening to the sounds of the wildlife and creek flowing while I plant the transplants. Tons of the wild plants and weeds are edible. There are these...

Here's some photos of the land I've been blessed with. This is a literal dream come true for me and I made sure to snatch on this as soon as I saw it. They couldn't develop new homes on the property, so they saw no value in it. Good thing for me, they weren't thinking of farming. This is the...

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Hey RIU! Been a while since I've been consistently active. I've moved out to Alabama where I bought a home with a whopping 5 acres of land. I'm going to spend the next few years filling it up with as many plants, and eventually livestock, as I'm able to. While this thread won't have anything to...

Citric acid does help with some people, especially if the hardness in ppm is below 300. The only issue with Citric Acid as a solution to this issue is that one needs to always have Citric acid on hand, and use it constantly. Where as the Langbeinite only needs to be applied once or twice a...

It isn't so much the excess Calcium that causes issues, but the form that the Calcium is in. Not Calcium, but rather Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3), aka Dolomite Lime. It isn't so much the hardness of the water that causes the issue, but what specifically makes the water hard. Salt build up of any...

Likely won't be enough to do the trick. Needs to be pure Langbeinite, not just a tiny amount that is part of an amendment mix. Won't be enough to break apart the salts, most likely. Pure Langbeinite has 22% Sulfur from all the Sulfate (SO4) in it. Your mix likely has 10-12%, at best. It isn't...

Exactly this. Whatever doesn't get absorbed by the plants will get caught in the runoff of the water upon watering. RO water will certainly work. But, I prefer using Langbeinite because it is much cheaper in the long run, as it allows one to use the water in their favor by working with the...