Botanica Artista

02/15/2023

Late winter and early spring are the times to prune fruit trees, including apple and pear trees!🍎🍐✂️

The best approach to pruning all fruit trees is to begin right away once you plant the tree. But you can still get an ideal shape and good tree performance if your trees have not been pruned regularly. You can use the same pruning techniques for apple and pear trees.

Whether you begin the pruning process when you plant the tree or not, the goal for apple/pear trees is to create a tree with a central leader (main trunk) and several spirals of side branches, called scaffold branches. Think of the shape of a traditional Christmas tree – one large trunk with branches all the way around, gradually becoming shorter and less vigorous toward the top. This is what you want.

This shape allows the entire tree to get enough sunlight for fruit production and enough airflow to reduce the chances of disease and pest problems. You will spend the first three to four years establishing the correct tree shape.

🎥You can view a tutorial video + access more in-depth resources here: http://ow.ly/RyL350MRoA4

02/15/2023

Yes! You can grow a vegetable garden in a drought or with low water conditions. Here are 7 drought-tolerant vegetables, including recommended varieties and planting tips.

https://brownthumbmama.com/vegetables-drought-low-water/

02/15/2023

“Turmerica Bars”
Chocolate & Turmeric Super Bars
Recipe adapted from herbalists Penny & Bevin Clare (Mother & Daughter team)

with love from Rosemary!

16 oz bitter sweet dark chocolate (or milk chocolate)
8 oz Coconut Oil
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
½ - 1 cup Turmeric (that’s right! ‘cup’ not teaspoon or tablespoon…)
1 tsp pure Vanilla Extract
½ - 1 teaspoon course ground black pepper
Course ground Hawaian Black Sea Salt , or Pink Himalyian Salt
Optional: 2-3 tablespoons grated fresh ginger (not dried)

Melt Chocolate & Coconut oil together over low heat. Stir in Vanilla and add herbs (turmeric, black pepper and ginger (optional)). Stir well, making sure there aren’t any lumps.

Stir in ground nuts.

Pour into a shallow baking dish. Place somewhere cool or cold to harden.
Sprinkle the top lightly with course ground Hawaiian Salt or Pink Himalyian salt.

Cut or break into small pieces.

Store in a cool place, not near heat. * The coconut oil will cause this chocolate to melt in ‘your hands’, so be sure to store in a cool place.

02/13/2023

Spring time is coming up! Here is a Midwest Foraging Calendar, their are a few missing but this is a very helpful list! Remember to always forage responsibly! 🌼🍃🌸🌱🪴

02/13/2023

A WAY TO GROW ENOUGH FOR YOUR FAMILY

It has become more important than ever for You to be able to grow at least part of what You and Your Family eat on a yearly basis. Big factors are the many chemicals and pesticides used on vegetables and fruits in the grocery stores, the rising food prices we are all seeing, and the instability we have seen throughout the world, and in our own Country. We are in a very uncertain time in our Countries history, and we need to be prepared.

Many Families, like yours, are now growing their own Home Gardens--much like our Grandparents and Great Grandparents did with their Victory Gardens years ago. They grew their own Food, Saved their Heirloom Seeds, and were very Self-Sufficient.

The chart below gives you a good idea of how much of each Seed variety or plant you will need to grow per person, based on picking and eating them fresh. If you plan on Canning or freezing your Veggies to get thru the year, you will need to plant more. I would suggest you multiply the amount listed by 3 - 4.

Seeds or plants per 100-ft. row is the recommended amount or number to use for proper spacing and growth. Estimated yield per 100-ft. row is based on optimum growth, so it could be different from Family to Family. If you don't plant in 100-ft rows, then you can divide the amounts down to the size you do plant. So if you have a 5' x 4' raised bed ( 20 sq ft ), you would just divide the 100' results by 5 .

FOR OPTIMUM YIELDS, YOU WILL WANT TO:
1) Start Off with fresh viable Heirloom Seeds
2) Use a good Compost/Soil mixture
3) Maintain Fertility
4) Provide enough water
4) Use Mulch
5) Control Pests ( insects, and the furry types) Companion Plants are a good way to control and deter pests, while staying Organic.

Good Healthy HEIRLOOM SEEDS will make all the difference when you need that Big Yield at harvest time. At THE SEED GUY, we have a great Heirloom Seed package that has 60 Heirloom Seed Varieties, 34,000 total Seeds, all Non GMO and Good Pricing at $89. They are all full sized packets.

You get 49 Veggie varieties and 11 Herb varieties. You would definitely be able to Feed Your Family with this Seed package, and you can store the Seeds you don't use right away in the 10 x 14 silver mylar bag we provide. All Heirloom Seeds are Small Farm-Grown, we hand count and package to make sure you get the best germination, and they are Fresh from the New Fall 2022 Harvest. You will get the freshest Seeds.

You can see Seed varieties and Order this Seed package on our website at https://theseedguy.net/seed-packages/50-60-variety-heirloom-seed-package.html

We also have 8 other Heirloom Seed packages, of different sizes, and also all our individual varieties in Stock on our Seed Guy website. at https://theseedguy.net/15-seed-packages

You can also call us 7 days a week, and up to 10:00 pm each night, to ask questions or to place an Order at 918-352-8800

Click LIKE at the top of our page, and you will be able to see more of our great Gardening Articles, New Seed Offerings, and Healthy Juice Recipes. Thank you and God Bless You and Your Family. https://www.facebook.com/theseedguy

02/13/2023

David Winston shared this delicious recipe in this week's episode of the Herbs with Rosalee podcast. This nutrient-dense blend is delicious sprinkled on eggs, cooked grains, soups, stews, salads, cooked greens, and other savory dishes.
🌿
David also shared the benefits of nettle leaf, nettle root, and nettle seeds as well as many insightful herbal wisdoms he’s gathered over his 50+ years of studying herbs. If you haven't had a chance to listen in yet, make sure to click the following link: http://bit.ly/3YHgCON
🌿
You'll also want to grab the printable download of this delicious recipe at that link too.
🌿
𝐈𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬:
1 oz Nettle leaf powder
1 oz Parsley leaf powder
1 oz Dulse powder
1/2 oz Spirulina powder
1/2 oz Dandelion leaf powder (spring gathered only)
1/2 oz Beet powder
1/2 oz Onion powder
1/2 oz Rose hips powder (de-seeded)
1/2 oz Garlic powder
1/2 oz Paprika powder
1/4 oz Black Pepper powder
1/4 oz Oregano powder
1/4 oz Basil powder

𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬:
Fully blend powders together, put in a spice jar with a shaker lid, label, and cap tightly.

Use to taste.

Yield: 7 oz.

02/13/2023

02/13/2023

Evolution has given birds an elaborate sound mechanism

02/13/2023

www.brucelipton.com

02/13/2023

08/28/2022

Pesto in progress!💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾

08/28/2022

Incredible world of butterfly eggs. These are but a few of the 17,500 different type of butterfly eggs in the world. Butterflies, being oviparous insects, lay eggs either one at a time or in clusters. Butterflies typically lay about 100-300 eggs at a time, but some species can lay more than 1000 eggs.
Connect with Nature!