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Breeding for drought and crappy soil...
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Today the first seeds came out of the ground. Unfortunately I think that some of them will not survive because I detected nematodes near some seedlings. But that's the game of selection.
The seeds took a long time to come out I think, but on the one hand they are a little old and poorly stored. On the other hand the nights are still a little cool.
I was lucky with abundant rains these last two days. The olive trees were happy, me too...
The seeds took a long time to come out I think, but on the one hand they are a little old and poorly stored. On the other hand the nights are still a little cool.
I was lucky with abundant rains these last two days. The olive trees were happy, me too...
With tomatoes people germinate them in better conditions and move the stronger seedling to soil for better chances. I'm assuming you are doing this to find patches of soil that do not contain dangers for seeds, or seeds that can overcome the nematodes, fungus and so on?
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I place them directly where they will grow in order to eliminate those that will not be resistant enough. Whether it is nematodes, soil type, deficiencies, insects or the weather. I just hope that some will survive...
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Hello! 
I like what you have going on! Do you know what a swale is? You can use swales with mulch and make it to harvest without much problems, if the genetics are tough enough and not inside bred gear.
You might hit some pm with drastic dry backs but, some selection will help
If you have enough mulch material and a good swale you can easily do 30 days per charge of water. Best of luck!
I like what you have going on! Do you know what a swale is? You can use swales with mulch and make it to harvest without much problems, if the genetics are tough enough and not inside bred gear. You might hit some pm with drastic dry backs but, some selection will help
If you have enough mulch material and a good swale you can easily do 30 days per charge of water. Best of luck!
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A neighbor frequently comes by with his tractor and his shredder to mulch the branches from my tree prunings. So on my entire farm the ground is covered with a mulch of wood chips and branches.Hello!
You might hit some pm with drastic dry backs but, some selection will help
If you have enough mulch material and a good swale you can easily do 30 days per charge of water. Best of luck!
The farm is made up of dry stone terraces, which in itself allows me to retain water, limits runoff and erosion.
Making swales on my land would be complicated, but soon, or at least when I have time, I plan to make individual half moons for all my trees, in order to help the water infiltrate where I need it most.
As for weed plants, you can't see it well in the photos, but I made individual basins, decorated with a few stones, so that the water infiltrates them.
As with the vegetable garden, I wait until April or May before mulching the annual plants, so that the soil warms up and there are no more snails.
Thanks a lot for your interest
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Otherwise the swales work well on my sister's farm, but the configuration of her land is different from mine and she does not have a dry stone terrace.
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As expected, some of the seeds were eaten.
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And others are doing well, for now...
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And nature is in full explosion of colors...
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And if I don't have any luck with weed this year, I'll have other things to harvest.
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Growth is stagnating, but the survivors look healthy. Nighttime temperatures range from 8 to 12 degrees Celsius. Daytime temperatures range from 14 to 21 degrees Celsius.
Since the sun's axis is still quite low, the plants still suffer from significant shade in the morning and evening.
All of these factors are limiting for my plants.
The carob growth isn't exceptional either. Village elders say the pods will be small this year. Let's hope we can make up for it with olives... But a drought or excessive heat at the wrong time can ruin everything.
Since the sun's axis is still quite low, the plants still suffer from significant shade in the morning and evening.
All of these factors are limiting for my plants.
The carob growth isn't exceptional either. Village elders say the pods will be small this year. Let's hope we can make up for it with olives... But a drought or excessive heat at the wrong time can ruin everything.
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The plants are still stagnating, but the sun is finally returning after three weeks of rain. Growth should therefore resume.
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Quick summary.
The only autoflowering seeds that survived were those from Urban Legends and 4 Silver Fox from Nomad Seeds.
All the others died, except for a tiny Freak Auto, but that may not survive very long. Some were eaten by nematodes, others simply didn't come out of the ground.
I'm not blaming the breeders, because the seeds weren't bought directly from them, but from intermediaries. Some must have been a bit old. Moreover, I was rough with them, since as soon as the germ came out, I put them in the ground.
I planted them on March 4th, the first ones came out on March 9th and since then the weather conditions have been very bad (except for the rest of my farm which needed water). They have evolved very little, but that's relatively normal given the conditions.
The only autoflowering seeds that survived were those from Urban Legends and 4 Silver Fox from Nomad Seeds.
All the others died, except for a tiny Freak Auto, but that may not survive very long. Some were eaten by nematodes, others simply didn't come out of the ground.
I'm not blaming the breeders, because the seeds weren't bought directly from them, but from intermediaries. Some must have been a bit old. Moreover, I was rough with them, since as soon as the germ came out, I put them in the ground.
I planted them on March 4th, the first ones came out on March 9th and since then the weather conditions have been very bad (except for the rest of my farm which needed water). They have evolved very little, but that's relatively normal given the conditions.
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The flowers are coming, I hope for a good harvest...
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