tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post4735348085856179389..comments2024-03-28T16:39:18.019-05:00Comments on Far Side of Fifty: Black EarthFar Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-8732069961189254382017-04-11T10:55:27.698-05:002017-04-11T10:55:27.698-05:00I am not a 'fire' person....give me a torn...I am not a 'fire' person....give me a tornado any day rather than a fire.Sam I Am......https://www.blogger.com/profile/17358633233189452832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-29871170301123528642017-04-10T06:25:40.964-05:002017-04-10T06:25:40.964-05:00...you have large black muck farms in this area, g......you have large black muck farms in this area, good for potatoes and onions.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04082494067802628837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-73373281655353475102017-04-09T20:33:27.965-05:002017-04-09T20:33:27.965-05:00Like Linda R. says, everything around here is so w...Like Linda R. says, everything around here is so waterlogged you couldn't get it to burn no matter how you tried.Granny Marigoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15858237999602347848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-14334537225391988162017-04-09T17:32:00.621-05:002017-04-09T17:32:00.621-05:00So two kinds of black earth. It's better to b...So two kinds of black earth. It's better to burn off to prevent fires. We had our terror last year.I hope they've learned a few things so that it doesn't happen again.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-73006384912725255702017-04-09T11:26:29.648-05:002017-04-09T11:26:29.648-05:00i know that fire often stimulates the ground to re...i know that fire often stimulates the ground to reproduce, but I've never figured out quite why that is. :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-89007554921612292482017-04-09T10:08:49.507-05:002017-04-09T10:08:49.507-05:00Interesting. It is so different there than here. E...Interesting. It is so different there than here. Everything here is water logged, and green, often mossy. It is in summer that we have fire danger. In Oregon, where I grew up, they set grass seed fields on fire after harvest, to kill off weeds and re stimulate the seed producing grass. Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-4498874384800831042017-04-09T10:04:58.405-05:002017-04-09T10:04:58.405-05:00Ya..right! Been there done that!Ya..right! Been there done that!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01077219130874294320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-17784049535519809712017-04-09T09:13:25.738-05:002017-04-09T09:13:25.738-05:00My Mom used to burn the lawn every spring, and it ...My Mom used to burn the lawn every spring, and it came back thick and healthy. She always had her "fire department" (water hose) handy. I was never brave enough to attempt it myself. Tired Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17285635623675889289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-60189438713564734752017-04-09T08:49:26.840-05:002017-04-09T08:49:26.840-05:00We have been having tire, and saw dust fires of co...We have been having tire, and saw dust fires of course they <br />were set by mean people. Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17862394699499538591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-89307447915570217032017-04-09T07:31:47.981-05:002017-04-09T07:31:47.981-05:00Ever since we had a massive fire in a preserve nea...Ever since we had a massive fire in a preserve nearby I've sniffed the air with more attention, wondering if we have another blaze moving toward where we live. Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-37919125431454706532017-04-09T05:31:56.845-05:002017-04-09T05:31:56.845-05:00I was fascinated to learn that some seeds won'...I was fascinated to learn that some seeds won't grow even without a fire. Lots of fires at this time of year down here as they are set to control the weeds in the tree farms. Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.com