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Donna's in the Food Forest @oncontour.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Also looking at a hybrid currant called 'Viking' which is said to be "virtually immune" according to One Green World.

Donna's in the Food Forest @oncontour.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

So, Lily, it has been a while since you posted anything here about currants. What's new? Any new recs for currants resistant to White Pine Blister Rust? I'm looking at Ribes odoratum 'Crandall' for it's beauty, and also because it seems to have quite a bit of tolerance for poor soil and heat.

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Donna's in the Food Forest @oncontour.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Talk about the difference your congregation made in your community this year. Tell them why you are excited to be part of the ministry (or ministries) you are involved in. Be authentic. Make it personal. Just be you. You got this.

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Donna's in the Food Forest @oncontour.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Well, now that's top of my wishlist! Thank you for posting!

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Donna's in the Food Forest @oncontour.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Other than being tricky to transplant, I see no reason that Common Milkweed wouldn't thrive for you once established. It can take years to establish though. Patience!

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Donna's in the Food Forest @oncontour.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Swamp is a robust grower, but a short lived plant, especially if you have milkweed weevils. If you do get weevils, keep the soil around the plant very swamp-like.

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Donna's in the Food Forest @oncontour.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Butterfly Weed has good years and bad. It does not like it's feet wet and the young ones can be badly damaged by aphids unless they are protected until they are old enough to shrug them off. Also it does not like a lot of mulch around it's roots.

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Donna's in the Food Forest @oncontour.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

I found Spider and Whorled to be difficult to keep alive.

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Donna's in the Food Forest @oncontour.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Nice shot, beautiful bird, stunning photo.

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Donna's in the Food Forest @oncontour.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Parmesan cheese is the answer to everything.

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Donna's in the Food Forest @oncontour.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Wait, I haven't noticed a difference on my phone app. Maybe I'm missing something. Where do I make this choice?

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Donna's in the Food Forest @oncontour.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Thomas Jefferson's favorite tree. I love my fringe trees. I was lucky enough to get a male and a female many years ago. Sadly, they are now infested with emerald ash borers.

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Donna's in the Food Forest @oncontour.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Ugh. As much as I love bugs, I don't appreciate bugnadoes.

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Donna's in the Food Forest @oncontour.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Can't wait for ours to flower so we can see what they are. We planted 3. Crossing our fingers to have both male and female.

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Donna's in the Food Forest @oncontour.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Ours are young, so still not very big. I can't wait until it reaches full size. Slow grower, but worth the wait. t's so beautiful!

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Donna's in the Food Forest @oncontour.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

I can't walk across the lawn right now because this is happening everywhere. Cicada's can be troublesome to newly planted or small woody plants, but they are also beneficial to the ecosystem in numerous ways. Read the surprising list of good things cicadas do here: cicadas.wisc.edu/good-or-bad/ 🪲🪳

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Donna's in the Food Forest @oncontour.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

May 20 is World Bee Day! To celebrate I am posting an Eastern Carpenter Bee photo-bombing my shot of Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis) in our native food forest. Baptisia is one of the few deer resistant nitrogen fixers in Ohio and we love it! #Insects #NativePlants #Permaculture 🐝

Carpenter Bee flying toward Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis) in the native food forest at Christ the King Lutheran Church in West Chester, Ohio

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Donna's in the Food Forest @oncontour.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

I know, right? Have you ever used a "stirrup hoe." I think it is now my favorite kind of hoe.

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Donna's in the Food Forest @oncontour.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

So, it works. It would be interesting to know if it works even better in an outdoor, natural setting.

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Donna's in the Food Forest @oncontour.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

I know, right? I was so rough on it, and I came back the next day expecting to find it severely wilted or worse. But there it was just happy and perky and enjoying it's new haircut.

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Donna's in the Food Forest @oncontour.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Just need to say the sign isn't quite complete, and a second board will read "AND RAIN GARDEN."

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Donna's in the Food Forest @oncontour.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

I looked at putting QR codes on the plant labels for the food forest. Found several sticker options on Etsy. Didn't like using plastic, and wondered how they would hold up, so decided instead to put a metal QR code on the food forest sign which leads to website with plant lists, layouts, and more.

The wooden sign at Christ the King Lutheran Church which reads "Native Food Forest." QR code on the sign leads to webpage about the food forest here https://www.ctkluth.org/food-forest.html

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