Baymule
Herd Master
Absolutely adorable little grandson. Aren't grandkids the greatest? Lucky Grandma to get to go hold him and love him.
We also have lots of trees, but my point is to plant food bearing trees, both for yourself and your animals. We have several types of oak, at least two types of elm, sassafras (LOVE sassafras tea) persimmon, pines, cedars, hickory, gum, haw (wish it was a mayhaw ) and found a young mulberry. We planted 2 peach, 1 pear, 2 plum, 1 apricot and 1 loquat. We have 2 apple, 2 almond, 2 cherry, 1 fig waiting to be planted. We are going to add to the food bearing trees. Walter Jeffries of Sugar Mountain Farm http://sugarmtnfarm.com/ raises pigs and has double fenced, planting food bearing trees in the double fencing. The pigs can't get to the trees to root them up, but the trees drop their fruit, acorns and nuts in the pastures, feeding the pigs. Do you get where I'm going with this? Look at native food bearing trees like the Allegheny Chinquapin, pecans, paw paw and mayhaw.
Sumac, the red seeds that are on them now, can be used as a spice. You pick the seed clusters and rub the seeds through a wire sieve or strainer with a wood mallet. You get a red powder that is good on meats. I made a drink from the seeds, it was lemony tasting and clear red. But I have chemical sensitivities to just about every cleaning product, perfume, soap and anything with a smell. I also light up on some herbs, rosemary (a little is ok but I have to watch it) fenugreek and a couple others. I reacted to the sumac to. It sucks. Pop a couple seeds in your mouth, you will be surprised by the tart lemon taste.
You have 20 acres and a spring, which is a blessing. Plant everything you can think of because in a few short years, they will be bearing and you will be glad you did.
We also have lots of trees, but my point is to plant food bearing trees, both for yourself and your animals. We have several types of oak, at least two types of elm, sassafras (LOVE sassafras tea) persimmon, pines, cedars, hickory, gum, haw (wish it was a mayhaw ) and found a young mulberry. We planted 2 peach, 1 pear, 2 plum, 1 apricot and 1 loquat. We have 2 apple, 2 almond, 2 cherry, 1 fig waiting to be planted. We are going to add to the food bearing trees. Walter Jeffries of Sugar Mountain Farm http://sugarmtnfarm.com/ raises pigs and has double fenced, planting food bearing trees in the double fencing. The pigs can't get to the trees to root them up, but the trees drop their fruit, acorns and nuts in the pastures, feeding the pigs. Do you get where I'm going with this? Look at native food bearing trees like the Allegheny Chinquapin, pecans, paw paw and mayhaw.
Sumac, the red seeds that are on them now, can be used as a spice. You pick the seed clusters and rub the seeds through a wire sieve or strainer with a wood mallet. You get a red powder that is good on meats. I made a drink from the seeds, it was lemony tasting and clear red. But I have chemical sensitivities to just about every cleaning product, perfume, soap and anything with a smell. I also light up on some herbs, rosemary (a little is ok but I have to watch it) fenugreek and a couple others. I reacted to the sumac to. It sucks. Pop a couple seeds in your mouth, you will be surprised by the tart lemon taste.
You have 20 acres and a spring, which is a blessing. Plant everything you can think of because in a few short years, they will be bearing and you will be glad you did.