Posted on 05/08/2011 2:22:00 PM PDT by orsonwb
Unless you haven’t eaten in the past several months, or you already grow all of your own produce, you’ve probably noticed that food prices have been rising dramatically. According to the USDA, the average cost to the U.S. consumer of Lettuce is up 4.5%, and fresh Tomatoes are up 4.7% from the same time last year. The recently released U.S. Labor Department consumer price index survey reports that the price of grains such as corn, wheat and soybeans has roughly doubled since last summer...
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Don’t narc me out, man.
Thanks Red_Devil 232.
Like, when they get all overripe and maggoty then you can throw them at Keynesian economists and politicians?
Cheers!
Sunday a week ago we had snow and 20 mph headwinds for the Minnesota Ironman bike ride.
Cheers!
Hydroponics is your best friend.
Had some Toledo Windowbox once that wasn’t too bad though.
Hubby and I have recently made quite a few friends in Houston. He works there then comes home to Baton Rouge on the weekends. The people we know over there have told us that Gov. Perry has requested emergency help from obama and he basicly told Texas tough shit. I can’t believe that with all the money Texas puts into the fed tax coffers that y’all aren’t getting any help. It is a damn shame. We love it out there and hope to move over in the next year or two.
I just learned last week that lettuce was originally called a “Pot Green” and that lettuce was used in soups (commonly), long before salads like we do today. I thought it was interesting.
Of course, we still have danger of frost = My bales topped with compost and fish mulch are ‘perking’ and will be planting in a week or so.(I have garlic coming on good from sticking some in the ground in October - but just stuck some in my new bale garden, along with some onions - just to see if they'll get up. Garlic is getting to be worth it's weight in gold, like in Roman days.
I’ve heard of pot green but thought it was like a mustard or poke salad. Yes, interesting. Thanks.
Oh, you’re correct. I had just watched a video about it (Lettuce), and it said there is a whole class of plants used in salads today that were part of the collective group of “Pot greens.” I was just pretty amazed to hear of lettuce in the group, because I’d have never thought to put it into a soup, lol. I like my greens raw. : ) Take care.
Wow, that’s a terrific idea. I am using straw for my potato bags, never really thought to plant into the bales themselves. Thanks for the link!
Thank you.. I have a bunch of wild roses to contend with too.
I refuse to buy a tomato or a pepper from my grocery store. I grow huge numbers of big, beautiful tomatoes and peppers in the summer-fall that I consume or give away. I do not try to sell any produce.
I freeze ripe tomatoes whole to use in chili, meatloaf, spaghetti sauce, etc., and dice and freeze sweet peppers to use in scrambled eggs, omelets, meatloaf, etc. over the winter.
I do not try to eat BLT’s in the winter. The thought of them is what gets me through the winter, and preparing the garden in the spring for the new planting.
I still have two little packages of cherry tomatoes in the freezer from last year. I’ve recently learned I can slip in diced canned ones for tacos in the winter and the family doesn’t complain. Can’t wait until the ones on the vine ripen.
But it’s bell peppers I’m craving. I’m not having any luck with seeds or transplants for some reason.
I do have a bag of jalapenos (not my garden) that I’m going to slice, seed, and freeze for poppers later - yum. Only problem is there is zero, zero, zero room in the freezer and I still have one tray of strawberries that need to get bagged and stuffed in somewhere.
One year, I had the car packed and ready to evacuate because of flooding but I wasn’t leaving until the pickles were in their jars and finished. Hey, priorities, huh.
I totally understand that! I’ve been a ‘survivalist’ for the last 30 years and didn’t even know it.
Maybe it’s climate related then. I’m in NE Ohio and it gets hot but not HOT. :) Not sure, sorry. I just water and pick as needed all season long. I’m sure there are some TX gardening freepers around here somewhere who could help...
We got a good shower last night. Hope you did as well! 60% chance of more tonight!
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