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	<title>Rivenrock Gardens Cactus Blog... go to www.rivenrock.com for edible cactus &#187; Agriculture</title>
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		<title>A Customer&#8217;s Cactus Photos</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Submersible Water-Pump replacement</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:11:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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   This looks nice... sure it is cloudy and silted, but we've had no new water for days now although we had a little in one tank... you don't want to irrigate or take many showers when you don't know when the well will be running [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Critters in my mug</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/06/28/critters-in-my-mug/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:36:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[   Here's the last two critters the kittens brought into the house... one is a large shrew.. the other is a small cottontail bunny such as are so common here, and a major food source for local predators.
   I took both critters outside and released [...]]]></description>
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		<title>hay time</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/06/26/hay-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 22:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ In most places hay is stored to be used through the winter to keep livestock alive.   But here winter brings us much green grass and plenty... but we are dry and most plant life is dead or dormant in the summertime. So local people take advantage of winter rains to grow grasses... we harvest them in the spring when they go dry, and then we can store them to feed them to livestock in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunset From the Cactus Patch</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[quite often for fruiting orchards, north-facing hillsides are preferred.
This is so that the trees will get more winter cold, and delayed warming and flowering in the spring.
Early blooming on a south-facing hillside makes the tender sprouts and flowers susceptible to a late frost. So delaying blooming time by keeping the trees in the shade of a hill in the spring often saves a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Cowboy meets the Windmill</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 14:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Over the years they have gently expanded their operations to include a petting zoo and fresh vegetables they grow on an acre or so behind the main shop where they sell produce.  I really like the series of little houses they've built for the petting zoo. It is so 'Ghost Town' looking... so 'Western'.... so very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Please don&#8217;t let my dreams run dry&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/05/19/please-dont-let-my-dreams-run-dry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 02:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We've been oranically certified since 1993....
   This is one song that runs right into and through me...
   All I want to do is grow cactus, and live in this beautiful, quiet, remote [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Harvesting Cactus Again</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/04/06/harvesting-cactus-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:41:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cactus Growth Report]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the weeks go by, we'll add larger box sizes to the offerings. The leaves are growing well now, and we have good weather forecast which keeps growth active, so we may be able to offer list members an early offering of leaves in bulk within a month. Also, within two weeks I expect we'll be offering the cactus in 16 lb [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tony and Rocky</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/03/21/tony-and-rocky/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:21:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Having cats around keeps the rodent population down.... mice aren't an issue for our cactus, but gophers are, so having these fellows keeping the numbers down helps a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cowboy Song</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/03/19/cowboy-song/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[   One of the neighbors came by and helped me herd them from our place up onto his spot which has a whole hillside of deep green grass he'd like them to work on. We also moved a livestock water-trough from our place up to his hill so they'd have fresh water (cows drink a HUGE amount of water). [...]]]></description>
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