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Seeding time - Preparing for winter

Last post by Zasso Nouka « Mon Oct 08, 2018 5:39 am
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by Zasso Nouka » Fri Sep 21, 2018 6:42 am

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So with summer receding into the distance and autumn getting going it's now time to get those veggies that will go through the winter in the ground....

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Mon Oct 08, 2018 5:39 am
Field of weeds

Last post by Zasso Nouka « Sun Sep 02, 2018 5:52 am
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by Tora » Wed Aug 22, 2018 10:29 am
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Looking for advice on how to change a field of weeds into a field of dreams.

I am working on moving into an old house on the fringe of town (or...
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Last post by Zasso Nouka
Sun Sep 02, 2018 5:52 am
Autumn planting time

Last post by Zasso Nouka « Thu Aug 23, 2018 7:21 am
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by Zasso Nouka » Sat Aug 18, 2018 6:15 am

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So, it's time to start preparing for autumn and winter once again and start seeding the appropriate veggies. This week we seeded the first of the...

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Last post by Zasso Nouka
Thu Aug 23, 2018 7:21 am
Choosing a kusakariki

Last post by Tora « Sat Aug 04, 2018 11:29 am
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by Tora » Tue May 01, 2018 10:33 am
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Or taming of the weeds

We are getting ready to start renovating an older house with land on the outskirts. First step is cutting weeds before the...
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Last post by Tora
Sat Aug 04, 2018 11:29 am
The worst weed out there

Last post by Zasso Nouka « Fri Aug 03, 2018 3:09 pm
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by Paletti » Tue Jul 17, 2018 2:52 pm

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As summer is well underway the weeds seem to have taken over about every inch of bare soil they can find in our garden. Fortunately our present...

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Last post by Zasso Nouka
Fri Aug 03, 2018 3:09 pm
Adventures in Japanese Bee (Apis Cerana) Keeping

Last post by Caleb Fuller « Fri Jun 22, 2018 3:30 pm
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by Zasso Nouka » Thu Mar 15, 2018 6:29 am
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So, we've decided to have a go at capturing and keeping some Japanese bees this year and have ordered up a starter set from the Kyoto Weekend...
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Last post by Caleb Fuller
Fri Jun 22, 2018 3:30 pm
Leather, Synthetic, or Cotton? Best work glove for the money?

Last post by Zasso Nouka « Fri Jun 22, 2018 6:28 am
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by Eric in Japan » Sun Jan 10, 2016 10:36 pm

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Leather hard, synthetic wear out so easy, and cotton... well, it is cheap.

What is your favorite work glove?
I have used cotton gun-te for years...

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Last post by Zasso Nouka
Fri Jun 22, 2018 6:28 am
Tool recommendations for the vegetable patch or farm

Last post by Shizuman « Thu Jun 14, 2018 5:56 pm
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by Zasso Nouka » Mon Jun 27, 2016 6:15 am
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We have the クリーンシーダ AP-1 from Agritechno Yazaki which is actually just a rebranded Jang AP-1 Clean Seeder.

It's a fairly well thought out...
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Thu Jun 14, 2018 5:56 pm
Gun ownership and hunting in Japan

Last post by donguri « Wed Jun 13, 2018 2:10 pm
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by KumamotoHunter » Sat Feb 25, 2017 12:57 pm
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I expect several members on this board have problems with boar and deer causing damage to crops on their properties.
If you want more information...
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Last post by donguri
Wed Jun 13, 2018 2:10 pm
Mystery digger

Last post by Zasso Nouka « Tue Jun 12, 2018 5:48 am
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by Funasshi » Fri Aug 04, 2017 11:27 am
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Hi all
Recently my small plot keeps getting tunneled overnight. The entry/exit holes are 3-5 cm wide, some of the tunnels seems to have entry/exit,...
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Last post by Zasso Nouka
Tue Jun 12, 2018 5:48 am
Disposing of "haze" (lacquer) tree

Last post by Tora « Mon May 21, 2018 8:52 am
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by Tora » Thu May 17, 2018 9:01 am

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There are a few small lacquer ( haze ) trees and saplings i need to remove on the property I'm cleaning up. As I don't plan to get into lacquer-ware...

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Last post by Tora
Mon May 21, 2018 8:52 am
Organic weed control methods / herbicide?

Last post by xxxxtom « Mon May 14, 2018 4:21 pm
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by paradoxbox » Tue May 24, 2016 12:47 pm
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Alright, I dug up both of my fields twice, once last year and once this year and mulched them both (with dead leaf, grass, straw etc), but the land...
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Last post by xxxxtom
Mon May 14, 2018 4:21 pm
Plant pest and disease identification and solutions

Last post by Zasso Nouka « Sun May 13, 2018 9:31 am
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by Zasso Nouka » Tue Jun 21, 2016 7:17 am
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As it's getting much hotter now we are seeing more and more pests appearing amongst our vegetables so as I come across them I thought I might post...
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Last post by Zasso Nouka
Sun May 13, 2018 9:31 am
Summer crops?

Last post by Caleb Fuller « Fri May 11, 2018 8:34 pm
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by Funasshi » Thu Jul 13, 2017 9:31 am

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Hi

I just readied my tiny plot with a couple of beds, but realized all the few vegetables I know how to grow are sown in either spring or autumn....

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Last post by Caleb Fuller
Fri May 11, 2018 8:34 pm
tree delivery

Last post by xxxxtom « Wed May 09, 2018 9:51 pm
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by qshoefarmer » Sat Mar 03, 2018 9:45 am

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hello. i want to plant some fruit trees but i dont have an easy way of going to the home center and bringing them back here. does anyone know if...

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Last post by xxxxtom
Wed May 09, 2018 9:51 pm
Preparing firewood

Last post by Eric in Japan « Wed Mar 28, 2018 12:50 pm
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by KumamotoHunter » Sat Mar 24, 2018 5:04 pm

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A couple of my neighbors up here grow chestnut trees. They cut back the branches every ten years or so in a major way (we all know Japanese pruning...

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Last post by Eric in Japan
Wed Mar 28, 2018 12:50 pm
preparing beds

Last post by Zasso Nouka « Fri Mar 09, 2018 6:02 am
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by qshoefarmer » Tue Jan 30, 2018 12:58 pm

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I'm going to be putting in more potatoes so I want to know how I should prepare the soil for them. Up until now for all my other plants ive basically...

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Last post by Zasso Nouka
Fri Mar 09, 2018 6:02 am
Compost Delivery

Last post by Caleb Fuller « Tue Mar 06, 2018 9:41 pm
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by qshoefarmer » Wed Jan 24, 2018 9:20 am

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hello im looking to buy a large amount of compost. I dont have a car and have been biking to Komeri to buy what i can and carry back up the mountain...

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Last post by Caleb Fuller
Tue Mar 06, 2018 9:41 pm
farming license?

Last post by Zasso Nouka « Thu Jan 25, 2018 1:27 pm
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by qshoefarmer » Wed Jan 24, 2018 7:15 pm

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So heres the story. I live in a Buddhist temple. The temple bought an area of land from a green tea farmer and now I have the opportunity to grow...

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Last post by Zasso Nouka
Thu Jan 25, 2018 1:27 pm
Out of the Persephone months

Last post by Zasso Nouka « Tue Jan 16, 2018 6:38 am

by Zasso Nouka » Tue Jan 16, 2018 6:38 am

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According to Time & Date.com's Day length chart we are now out of the Persephone months as yesterday's day light was 15 seconds over 10 hours....

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Last post by Zasso Nouka
Tue Jan 16, 2018 6:38 am
Indoor "AeroGarden" type herb garden suggestions?

Last post by Zasso Nouka « Fri Jan 12, 2018 6:46 am
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by paradoxbox » Thu Jan 11, 2018 12:22 pm

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I want to have an indoor herb garden for my apartment.

We have a veranda facing southeast but it's still winter and light on it gets cut off by...

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Last post by Zasso Nouka
Fri Jan 12, 2018 6:46 am
Cover crops - which ones?

Last post by Paletti « Thu Jan 11, 2018 9:01 am
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by Paletti » Fri Dec 29, 2017 5:24 pm

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These cold winter days are the perfect time to prepare for next spring. My wife and I don't have a property yet but I can help reading everything I...

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Last post by Paletti
Thu Jan 11, 2018 9:01 am
Unclaimed land in rural Japan article

Last post by Zasso Nouka « Tue Dec 12, 2017 6:00 am
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by Wendy » Thu Jun 29, 2017 8:38 am
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I saw this article and thought it might be of interest:

Unclaimed land in rural Japan
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Last post by Zasso Nouka
Tue Dec 12, 2017 6:00 am
Rain water collection system basics

Last post by gaijinfarmer « Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:16 pm
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by gaijinfarmer » Mon Nov 27, 2017 10:54 am

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I have a couple tanks that I'm interested in repurposing for rainwater collection. There are a number of Japanese sites about this but to be honest I...

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Last post by gaijinfarmer
Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:16 pm
How to get information on unoccupied, unused land in inaka?

Last post by Zasso Nouka « Tue Nov 14, 2017 6:48 pm
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by kaeru » Tue Nov 14, 2017 5:15 pm

I am looking for a plot of land in the inaka but when I go through the net listings, I don't see too many land available. However when I drive down...

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Tue Nov 14, 2017 6:48 pm

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