Gourmet Foraging and Advanced Acorn Processing

...s every year, so you have to keep your eyes open, and scout around to find trees which are in full production. All acorns are edible, they simple vary by size and tannin content. Tannins in the acorns make them bitter, and inedible unless the tannins are leached out. (Theoretically you could ruin your kidneys by eating unprocessed acorns, but the tannins make them so nasty that you’d be hard pressed to eat enough to do yourself harm.) So find your...

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107 Urban Beekeeping with Terry Oxford

...ide industry How to find a nursery tree not treated with Imidacloprid City trees and treatment Terry’s bee art The Man Who Planted Trees Corruption in academia US Right To Know If you want to leave a question for the Root Simple Podcast please call (213) 537-2591 or send an email to rootsimple@gmail.com. You can subscribe to our podcast in the iTunes store and on Stitcher. The theme music is by Dr. Frankenstein. Additional music by Rho. A download...

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Gardening Mistakes: Six Ways We’ve Killed Plants

...n this one. I discovered last year that I’ve been under-watering our fruit trees. To figure out watering needs for fruit trees the pros use expensive soil augurs to take samples. I may break down and get one but in the meantime I’ve got a high quality moisture sensor I’m experimenting with on the suggestion of fruit tree guru Steve Hofvendahl (thanks Steve!). More on this topic in another post. I’ve also been known to neglect and/or over-water our...

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Saturday Linkages: Thanksgiving Weekend Edition

...s://t.co/snomX79T5f — Road Ecology Center (@roadecology) November 20, 2017 Trees in eastern US head west as climate changes. Breaking from the general poleward movement of many species, flowering trees take an unexpected turn. https://t.co/UVDilKTrxa pic.twitter.com/O3DRF2E6RD — Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) November 25, 2017 @rootsimple https://t.co/zKBLnvlhZ3 — TommyBerbas (@TommyBerbas) November 21, 2017 College is so much different than high...

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Why You Should Grow Pomegranates if You Can

...one! The variety we have is Wonderful, not all that exciting as this is the variety at the supermarket. If I had to plant one again I’d probably choose a more exotic pomegranate. That said, Wonderful is still wonderful–big, juicy and delicious. The time to order your bare root fruit trees is now! Our favorite source, Bay Laurel has a nice selection of pomegranates. Just order now for winter delivery, as they sell out. Pomegranates can also be prop...

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