Posted on 01/30/2009 6:49:17 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
So does this mean granny’s re-instated?
Can anyone get up with granny? I know she was really heartbroken about their decision. I didn’t and don’t understand why she got her hand smacked, but I wasn’t going to argue with the mods.
We only have 1.2 acres...but we’re surrounded by 700 acres...so it looks like we live on ‘Southfork’ but without the property taxes, LOL!
You can cram a lot into a small space when it comes to growing food.
I love ‘Square Foot Gardening’ and ‘How to Grow More Food on Less Land...’ Two of the best books on the subject, IMHO.
The last e-mail I got was that her computer was down...not that she’d been banned, so I’m not sure what the story is.
Mine, too! I get a lot of answers to questions I can’t find answers to anywhere else.
I can’t wait to start my seedlings this year! When I start them too early, they get spindly. I’d love to do the coldframe growing this year. We’ll see.
Mrs. BGH
Thanks for sharing. I’ll have to check it out.
Last I heard from her, the mods told her to stop spamming threads with recipes and such. Granny was really upset about it and said she was leaving FR. haven’t been on much lately tho so I might have missed her. Some of the crowd was going to try and petition Jim to let her have her thread back. I realy enjoyed it, when I had tome to browse. Tons of good info.
If you’re lurking granny, we miss you!
Bump!
Thank you for the reference to gardenweb.com.
It is exactly what I have been looking for.
I’d like more information on your composter. I’ve been looking at the tumbling composter bins, but they’re kind of pricey. My hubby said he could make one similar, we have some 55 gal. plastic drums we could use. Any additional specifics you could share just might get me a composter barrel this spring. :)
Those sites are great. Thanks for the links - and on how to research the subject further!
I spent HOURS on that thread last night!
Tons of great info there!
ps. Looks like I have a challenge in front of me. One site that I found said at above 7000 feet in the Sierras, we have only 40 growing days.
BTW, your idea of searching using ‘high alititude’ worked really well. Just putting in ‘Sierra Nevada gardening’ got me little. I guess not many garden high in the Sierras, but I can take the wisdom from those in other areas and try to apply it.
I couldn’t keep up but granny pinged me to the stuff she knew I was most interested in.
Sounds like someone got their wires crossed, but they sure hurt granny’s feelings when they told her to quit posting. :(
Kind of like our own version of The Firefox Series. Sigh.
Even thought about printing it, but I don’t have that much time/paper/ink. LOL
My uninvited cantalopes didn’t get very big (a little bigger than baseballs), so I didn’t taste them. I did throw them outside the fence for the deer.
I love cantalope, just don’t have the space to grow them.
I grow my veggies in raised beds.
I learned a lot from my mistakes last year.
Any suggestions from freepers on the best (most nutritious) veggies to grow in small spaces?
I am thinking brocholi, lettuce, tomatoes, bell peppers, green onions, climbing beans (maybe some peas, I love them). Oh, and celery. I use a lot of celery. I figure I can chop and freeze these for stews.
I hate to hear that about granny. I loved reading her posts.
I bought some of these nasturtium for the first time last year, for my flowerbeds. I just fell in love with the leaves and flowers.
My aunt from England told me they use them for salads there, and they are delicious. So I may try them next summer.
You’re welcome.
I love that site, but not as much as FR, of course. :)
You are welcome. I’m glad you found it helpful. Lots of good advice to be had there.
Me too. :(
Caught your post the other day about long hair and go carts! OUCH! My hair is still long—to the pockets of my jeans, but that’s as far as it goes. It won’t get any longer. Like yours, it’s ruler straight and baby fine. If I had any sense, I’d get a crew cut and be done with it! I always had short hair when I was little—hated brushing the tangles out. Keep it braided or tied in a knot now.
Sorry to hear about your neighbors house. Are they ok?
Don’t you just love “Love in a Mist”? I haven’t tried it here, prob too hot and humid. Same goes for Canterbury bells and lilacs. :( Haven’t tried CB’s but delphiniums crap out so I’m assuming the cb’s would too.
Hope you’re feeling better. :)
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