#SolarpunkSunday #ClimateChangeGardening #gardening #jardin #garten #fossilfuels #climatechange #Polycrisis
Jujube thread 🧵 1/
TL;DR
-thrives in heat, zones 6-9
-tastes like apple
-flowers late, beating unexpected frosts
-can produce in areas with only 400mm (15”) of rainfall
-doesn’t like water-logged soil
-different cultivars for fresh eating, multipurpose or drying
-produces more cross-pollinating with another cultivar
-intercropping increases productivity
-links for more info
#SolarpunkSunday #gardening #garten #jardin #citrus #foodsecurity #ClimateChangeGardening
Best time to graft citrus is in the spring:
Wrapping the entire scion prevents moisture loss so the scion is more likely to take than if left exposed. When the scion takes, it’ll start pushing through the parafilm.
Pic 1 is new graft made yesterday, pic 2 is a graft I made last fall emerging now.
(I got a few more experiments left before I post the big citrus thread.)
Some good tips here...
How to Set Up a #RainwaterCollection System & 8 #DIY Ideas
Written by Author Lindsay Sheehan Published on March 26, 2021
"This technology can be traced back some 12,000 years in human history, and it makes just as much sense today to take advantage of a precious resource that freely falls from above.
The simplest #RainwaterHarvesting system involves a basic #RainBarrel situated next to your home.
[...]
Gutters made from coated aluminum and vinyl are the best choice for rainwater collection. Galvanized steel gutters are suitable for non-potable systems.
Avoid using gutters made with copper or lead materials."
Learn more:
https://www.ruralsprout.com/rainwater-collection/
#SolarPunkSunday #Rainwater #WaterIsLife #WaterHarvesters #RainHarvest #ClimateChangeGardening
#Zuni Youth Enrichment Project
#FoodSovereignty Team Shares Knowledge, Nourishes Community This Fall
#CommunityGardening and #SeedSaving remain central to the team’s efforts, despite the challenges this year due to excessive summer heat, pervasive drought and a dwindling water supply. Fortunately, the garden at Ho’n A:wan Park is now thriving with the arrival of cooler fall temperatures and some rain.
Tue, October 7, 2025
Excerpt: "The food sovereignty team also recently hosted two workshops for the Zuni community. One was a virtual workshop on pickling, which #ZYEP recorded and uploaded to social media so it would always be accessible.
" 'Khass pickled cucumbers, chili peppers, onions and purslane, which grows abundantly here,' Seowtewa said, noting that purslane, a fleshy-leafed succulent plant, tastes a lot like artichoke hearts.
"ZYEP also hosted an in-person workshop in partnership with James and Joyce Skeets, owners of Vanderwagen, New Mexico-based Spirit Farm. Fifteen community members attended the workshop, which gave them opportunities to learn about—and taste—some of the plants grown at the farm, including basil, hyssop, chili peppers, mint, nasturtiums and Stevia leaf."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/zuni-youth-enrichment-project-food-173445353.html
#SolarPunkSunday #FoodSecurity #NewMexico #GrowYourOwn #PWNA #IndigenousFoodSovereignty #ClimateChange #ClimateResilience #ClimateChangeGardening
#PolarVortex #SolarpunkSunday #ClimateChangeGardening #gardening #jardin #garten
We had an unseasonal frost last week from a polar vortex and it was a mad scramble to save the fruit and veg. I got the cheapest/tallest greenhouse I could find ($107) and experimented with keeping it warm.
TL;DR doubled over frost cloth works just as good as a bedsheet in holding in heat: ~9-11°F higher than outdoor temps.
Heat source in a pinch was Christmas lights. Agricultural practice is to use
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I washed and packed the seeds for passing out to parents on Halloween. Also included were red hybrid jabuticaba seeds.
Yuzus are cold-hardy to zone 7b as well as being disease and pest resistant.
Everyone seemed pretty excited about the seeds. ❤️😊 We didn’t have many trick or treaters but I managed to give away all but three bags.
Happy Halloween!
Besides candy for the kids, there are treats for their parents: fruit tree seeds!
Yuzu, a cold hardy, disease and pest resistant citrus
Red hybrid jabuticaba, compact shrubby tree that fruits nearly all year round (Grow in a pot, bring indoors in winter.)
(Both plants come true from seed.)
Someone said it looked like I was handing out drugs and needed to decorate the basket. Not sure if it helped…
#Halloween #gardening #jardin #garten #ClimateChangeGardening #foodsecurity
Our house is full of plants. And more are covered up outside... Focused on the remaining flowers, cabbage, beets and potatoes outside, brought the chard and potted flowers onto the porch. We'll see what survives the frost. But I'll have some goodies for the remaining pollinators (and maybe some other goodies to harvest for us next week).
#GardeningForPollinators #GardeningHacks #ClimateChangeGardening #SolarPunkSunday
Switching gears... My plans for this week's #SolarPunkSunday will be to focus on alternative forms of communication and #ClimateChangeGardening, utilizing #FoodWaste and #harvesting, since #FoodSecurity is on a lot of folks' minds right now. I'm sure we'll also cover #RepairCafes (use the SPS hashtag and we'll boost the signal), #Rewilding, and spending time in nature (especially needed to recharge)! Even those who live in cities can find green spots -- and that's better than nothing.
Anyhow, I'm looking forward to exchanging information and #BuildingCommunity on Sunday -- since I think that's what most of us are here for! (Even ol' Doomsday over here...)
J blue
DoomsdaysCW
