A neighbor has 4 hives of honey bees, and they share their honey with us. Love it!

Hello from ashland County Ohio

I grow the Bocking 14 Comfrey because it is a hybrid and does not spread by seed like the native Comfrey. I cut it about 4 times a year to use it for mulch or making compost.

Thanks! The pipes are about 8" deep, which is enough to allow for walking on them or pushing a wheelbarrow over them, but not deep enough to prevent freezing. Since I blow the water out of the lines with air in fall, freezing is not a concern. Those beautiful flowers are Peonies.

@@ohio_gardener Thank you for your reply. I enjoy watching your videos

I thought it is that whole process of pyrolysis (removing all those gases from burnt coal) that makes char. You merely shredded charcoal and got charcoal powder.

I'm in Clark county about 30 miles NE of Dayton.

Whether or not to split it depends on how big the plant is. If it has multiple crowns growing, it is safe to split it. If there is just one crown, it would probably be good to wait another year.

No, that raised bed is inside the greenhouse.

Yes, it will not bother the seeds, and it adds some fertilizer to the soil.

I like to apply it once a weed for 4 weeks to break the cycle of the larva emerging as adults, and the adults laying more eggs.

No special tips. As long as you have a rich, nutritious soil with lots of organic matter, the beans should do very well. For year I grew Blue Lake Bush bean with very good results, but after I built the arbor I planted the Blue Lake Pole Beans and I couldn't believe the beans on them - they produced three times as many beans as the bush beans did. So, now I am growing only the pole beans.

@ohiogardener4019 I should be OK then. I grew up watching my POP plant blue lake pole beans and he always did good so that's what I know. I tried the bush 1 year and I was like nope lol back to pole beans we go.

Thanks! No, it never freezes. I have a small thermostatically controlled gas heater to keep it above freezing. Yes, we enjoy those tomatoes all year, except for a brief time when I take out the old plants, replace the potting soil, and start new plants. They are Tumbling Tom tomatoes.

Don't remember the exact cost, but it was a little more than a off-the-shelf greenhouse since it was custom designed for me.

Yes, I let the leaves seep in the warm oil for 24 hours. I had to keep checking and adding water to the crock pot, though, as it kept evaporating out. A crock pot with a "warm" option would probably prevent that.

@@ohio_gardener thank you do much. I have some roots can I cut those an add to the infusion?

@@jamithompson358 I have seen where others have made the ointment using just root pieces, so it would probably work. I have only used the leaves, though.

@@ohio_gardener great. Thank you sir. I've got mine infusing now. Thank you so much for your information

Hopefully someone will be able to answer. I don't have any access to Neem leaves, so have no knowledge of them.

Not sure. Since I already have some Biochar in all of my beds, I just use this to add to the compost tumbler to get it activated. I add about 10% charcoal by volume to the compost tumbler, then when the compost is spread over the raised beds the activated charcoal is added at the same time.

@@ohio_gardener That is helpful thanks

I don't know, I never tried it. I have an abundant supply of beeswax, so haven't looked for alternatives.

No, it effectively kills the larva stage, but it does not affect the gnats since they do not eat anything.

LOL

Coconut oil liquefies at 75ºF, and does not make a solid salve at room temperature. The beeswax keeps it as a solid salve since it has a melting point of over 120ºF.

yes it is not solid without the wax but still not liquid. You had to melt the coconut oil first, right ? So when it cools it will be as hard as it was before melting it... right ?@@ohio_gardener