tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384603002716687734.comments2015-11-23T13:33:00.211-08:00Badgersett Farm Icelandics!Philip Rutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11041935672454266013noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384603002716687734.post-90821214253296440932015-11-23T09:45:58.346-08:002015-11-23T09:45:58.346-08:00Hm, they build one in a variety of widths, said fo...Hm, they build one in a variety of widths, said for blueberry farms:<br />http://flameengineering.com/products/red-dragon-blueberry-flamers<br /><br />And something narrower: <br />http://flameengineering.com/collections/agricultural-flamers/products/red-dragon-multi-purpose-flamerHank Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521410755553979665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384603002716687734.post-70083211364099811102015-07-23T15:33:54.539-07:002015-07-23T15:33:54.539-07:00Have you tried flame weeding? I use it on my moun...Have you tried flame weeding? I use it on my mountain restoration site (and sometimes in the urban yard). Definitely not for drought conditions, best after a drizzle or light rain, when the raindrops are mostly off the plants.<br /><br />https://www.flameengineering.com/<br /><br />The idea is to pass a propane flame over the plant while it's fully invested in making viable seed but hasn't yet ripened, and "blanch" the plant. Done right there's a puff of steam as all the cells boil and pop -- then the plant turns bright, bright green as all the chlorophyll is suddenly exposed to oxygen. And a few hours later, the plant keels over.<br /><br />For annuals that's enough; for perennials, well, persistence furthers.<br /><br />We bought one when they only had one variety, the big one; there are several others now. We used it a lot right after a forest fire, keeping down the invasive grasses until the natives recovered and started to hold their own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384603002716687734.post-19347501955062579062015-06-14T09:47:21.328-07:002015-06-14T09:47:21.328-07:00Hi, Risa! Nifty. I'm still trying to figure ...Hi, Risa! Nifty. I'm still trying to figure out the differences between Iceland and Minnesota. I know they need barns for winter there (no surprise) but I thought lambing in barns was unusual. We have a lot of twins, and a couple ewes to throw triplets. So far feeding triplets seems hard on the moms, though.Philip Rutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11041935672454266013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384603002716687734.post-36671557688799448402015-06-14T09:37:05.698-07:002015-06-14T09:37:05.698-07:00Beloved went to Greenland and Iceland while you we...Beloved went to Greenland and Iceland while you were away, and she spent a couple of hours in a barn full of Icelandic ewes who were all loaded with twins. Doyu Shoninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148504542232844586noreply@blogger.com