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To: DuncanWaring; appalachian_dweller; OldPossum; VirginiaMom; CodeToad; goosie; kalee; ...
Prepper ping - Home gardening/ horticulture alert

Just to keep you all in the information loop for springtime seed selection and crop planning .
If you believe in global cooling, you might want to get seed for more tolerant conditions,
or plan on selecting crops which don't require as much time until maturity or productivity.
Hybrids are grown for productivity and for market; Heirlooms are grown for consistency and proven viability in various adverse conditions.
Many of us have already diversified crops, and many have already sown seed indoors for spring transplanting.
This is just an alert to keep you informed in your planning and planting future.

9 posted on 03/19/2018 9:08:51 AM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt
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11 posted on 03/19/2018 9:11:11 AM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt
If you think a solar minimum is going to happen it would be wise to plant trees that would survive at least one zone colder.

You can also stock garden seed for one zone colder but since your garden is a yearly thing you don't have to do as much preplanning.

Your trees will be in the ground for at least two years, if you are planting saplings, before you see any results. Five is more realistic. Nut and fruit trees with a fish pond (don't forget the cattails and wild rice) is the easiest and quietest way to have food.

13 posted on 03/19/2018 9:21:49 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Bunnies, bunnies, it must be bunnies!! Or maybe midgets....)
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt
Hybrids are grown for productivity and for market...

So are GMOs. And some people scream about a danger from them.

37 posted on 03/19/2018 11:48:33 AM PDT by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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We ordered heirlooms that had shortest days to maturity or early description. Don't care for hybrids other than one or two like the fooled you jalapeno.
41 posted on 03/19/2018 1:20:13 PM PDT by greeneyes
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