Posted on 02/27/2015 12:35:01 PM PST by greeneyes
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That is what got me interested in the Master Gardener program, and home production for flowers, vegetables and fruits, all at the same location.
He advocatated wide row plantings , and mixing flowers with vegetables, so that gardens 'looked nice' while being vegetable productive, so that the gardener would visit frequently.
It was the combination of beauty , along with productivility in the garden .
He provided a calender which included preparation, seeding, plant action ,disease p-roblems, and harvest.
I still refer to him as : "Saint" James Underwood Crockett" and is still available at : www.http://www.amazon.com/Crocketts-Victory-Garden-Underwood-Crockett/dp/0316161209
It is one of the best introductions to sucessful gardening in my mind !
Any port in a storm...any port!
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That makes good sense johnny, Take it easy and enjoy.
Is it still icy where you are? It’s cold and wet down here. Kind of like Ketchikan in the winter.
Boy, that’s a crusty neighbor. Kind of reminds me of an article I read about a Mall in Houston that allowed clerks etc to grow whatever they wanted (vegs, fruit, herbs) in the Mall’s decorative pots. One fellow watched a person pick a tomato off of his plant in HIS pot. He walked over to the person and said (paraphrase) “That will be a dime, we clerks “own” the fruits of our labors, so as a non-planter, I’m requesting a dime for that tomato you picked from my plant”. I thought that was great.
I’ve read the Mayer lemon is a cross between lemon and tangerine. They are soft and juicy and really yummy. You may have a mayer. I’m spelling it wrong, but it sounds ok.
The Scandanavians have been growing potatoes in straw forever. They probably put the “mamma” potatoes in soil and cover the offspring with straw. We’ll see. It’ll be interesting.
I think they are trapped in the "poor" mentality. They have so many excuses why they can't do something for themselves that they don't even see opportunities. They will borrow tools (always do bring them back) and ask for stuff like the garden produce which I gladly give them. But then he wants to be paid if he helps me out. I really feel sorry for them to tell the truth.
Unfortunately my work schedule is changing again, so I'm going to have to fight for my gardening time. The problem with having Saturdays and Sundays off is, so does everybody else in the family. It's amazing how fast the guilt-tripping can start.
My plan to move into a camper in the spring has been thwarted. The truck is unrepairable, and the van I'm borrowing isn't much better. I need to find a reliable truck for less than $4000, and there just aren't many like that to find.
Who knows, maybe I'll get a settlement from Folgers? I opened a can of their coffee and there was a big wooden splinter in it. Right now I have a complaint in, but I'm not too optimistic about that. If it had happened to anyone else, I'd be sure they were making it up.
Ok, that was kind of rambly.
Bamboo is actually a grass , so a rooting in spring should work for you.
If you get root/rootlett sample, you may want to restrain the rootletts, like in a pail with the bottom cut out, unless you don't care how it spreads.
While I have seen them go 'to seed', I have not had the opportunity to harvest any seed.
There are some that way. We’ve seen it, yet they live in the same neighborhood as we. I guess they had faced some pretty hard times in their life. Bless them. But, they should learn how to grow their own.
It's hard to understand but they never will. Out here we each have between 2-3 acres. So they have plenty of room for a garden. It's just not in their way of thinking. And it's not like others before hadn't tried. Some time in the past someone gave them a 5x8 greenhouse and lot's of pots. When I moved here and started my garden they asked me to come and pick it all up as they were cleaning their yard. The greenhouse was brand new! They asked if I would give them $50 for it!
We have some people like in our little town. During our Market days, they will look at the produce but now buy any. They are on food stamps, most overweight and buy food already prepared. Not all, but a good many.
I am posting a link to a post from the 2009 Gardening thread on growing potatoes in a container. The original poster is no longer on FR. He was our expert on growing potatoes and this post is a step by step guide on how he grew his. Hope this is a help.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2260427/posts?page=143#143
We do crop rotation. Solarized, and also treated with fungicide that meant we couldn’t use any produce for at least a year.
Once the spores come, they spread, and are very difficult to get rid of. Hubby says he is not planting any of that family this year. I may plant some cukes and zukes in a couple of buckets with potting soil from Wally World.
For canning, I’ll probably visit the farmers market.
Thank you, Thank you Red. I’d pulled that down when he posted that information. I’ve pulled it down again, and put it in my gardening book.
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