tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697841611561648399.post3277159102006247921..comments2023-05-30T04:41:22.725-05:00Comments on Between Two Rivers: Camp Stranded Discoveriesstrandediniowahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08069932615393852640noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697841611561648399.post-36475258734847670892011-09-16T01:03:30.086-05:002011-09-16T01:03:30.086-05:00Crotalus, thanks for the advice. I've only fou...Crotalus, thanks for the advice. I've only found a half dozen of these cedars (so far) and I think I figured on mowing any small ones from here out anyway.<br /><br />I've got a couple of small, 4-5 foot, apple trees along with a assload of mulberry. We found a 5ft peach tree when we cleared out for the shed and I've got another started that I'll transplant down.<br /><br />Bawb, we want to plow up some of the ground next year for sweetcorn and a few other plants. If we produce enough for farmer's markets, then it's a bonus. One of the farmers north of me planted corn in the ditch to the shoulder of the road.<br /><br />We've got a few other ideas that we might go with, but none of them are to plow the whole thing up. <br /><br />But as with any of my plans, they end up tossed aside as life gets in the way.<br /><br />Thanks for your input, guys.strandediniowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08069932615393852640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697841611561648399.post-65821210303065972962011-09-15T19:01:45.655-05:002011-09-15T19:01:45.655-05:00I suspect that your Ditch Cedar is actually the Ea...I suspect that your Ditch Cedar is actually the Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana). It's a pretty enough tree in its own right, but if you're going to grow apples, clear them off. They are the alternate host of Cedar Apple Rust, a fungus that can destroy your apple trees.Crotalus (Dont Tread on Me)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697841611561648399.post-32730132492100027082011-09-15T11:23:16.676-05:002011-09-15T11:23:16.676-05:00Very, very refreshing to hear all this at a time w...Very, very refreshing to hear all this at a time when corn prices have everyone else ripping out every single blade of grass from fence-line to fence-line (or road ditch to road ditch)to get just a wee little bit more ground tilled.<br /><br />I have often thought what I would give back to nature if I took over the family farm someday, but I (and the little wifie) just couldn't ever leave Montana now.<br /><br />Don't forget a few apple trees for the future.<br /><br />PS: Ditch cedars are also known as fox piss trees. When I was a kid, we would drive around seeking one for a Christmas tree. Our criteria was that we knew we had a good one if a fox had chosen to pee upon it.Bawbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10194337224433517477noreply@blogger.com