Zatta Melon
Posted on 12/03/2006 9:36:19 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Zatta Melon
"Square Foot Gardening" (the book) is out in a recent edition (I picked up a copy for a relative's birthday). There's also "Cubed Foot Gardening" by another author. Both are (I believe) based on the French Intensive Method. I tried it a number of years ago, but my yard must have been a toxic waste dump or something, so I confine my gardening efforts to when I'm out in the country. :') Try it on a small scale first, with something you're going to eat for sure (three or four different crops), as you will need a lot of compost and/or compostable material. Each year you'll have more compost, and can expand your efforts.
It is getting on toward that time of the year (starting seeds). I like spring, and love summer. Of course, that's easy to say during a week like this one. ;')
Well some day I will find the time to do seeds again.
Thanks....I've been looking at the official SFG website and getting some ideas. Beans and tomatoes are a good start for us. We're definately going to try it.
Why the lady[bug] is running short of lovers
Daily Mail | 5th February 2007 | FIONA MACRAE
Posted on 02/06/2007 4:56:12 PM EST by Lorianne
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Fungus causes pumpkins to develop mold
Yahoo News | 10/4/06 | Yahoo/News
Posted on 10/05/2006 3:53:14 PM EDT by Jaded
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According to cgk's list, there is no gardening ping list, nor is there a cooking / recipe ping list. That seems a little weird to me. I did manage to botch up a pretty nice lookin' ping list logo...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1748035/posts?page=14#14
I'm just not willing to take on another list. Know anyone?
thanks for the ping...isn't it a good time to put lime in the soil?
If I could see any soil here in Michigan, I might agree with ya. ;')
Unique Tomatoes Tops in Disease-Fighting Antioxidants
Yibanet.com | Mar 1, 2007
Posted on 03/02/2007 10:03:05 PM EST by nickcarraway
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just a bttt.
Planted tomatoes two weeks ago — just two, and put those under caps. The other six plants (all are Romas) sat in the plastic packs all week, somewhat protected. Last weekend planted the rest, and removed the two caps, while adding a beefsteak.
Also repotted a volunteer from last year, one that had come up in the compost pile, and had survived the frost. I’d cut out a nice green chunk, rooted it in an old wine bottle, and after it thrived a few weeks indoors, potted it, and kept it alive and kickin’ all winter. I’d repotted it once, but this current pot should be its home all season. It is protected by a wall of water.
Here in Michigan, garden transplants are done near the end of May.
Tuesday, April 3, it was 84 degrees.
It snowed the next day, and that snow hung around for days. The following week sometime we had a slush storm, and that melted over a couple of days. It was up and down, but never really warm until this week. It has been beautiful.
Do they have any Oriental vegetables? My wife wants to try some, and I couldn’t find any after a quick search.
To come up with these links, I used Google either directly or indirectly. I’d be surprised if some source isn’t available for whatever seeds she seeks.
The Mathematical Lives of Plants
Science News Online | Week of May 5, 2007 | Julie J. Rehmeyer
Posted on 05/11/2007 1:22:23 AM EDT by neverdem
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On Tuesday I planted flowers, a Brandywine tomato plant, a butternut squash plant, a buttercup squash plant, and replanted the potato plants which come up every year in the same old garden spot.
I found the Black Diamond watermelon seeds and planted them Sunday, May 27th. I’d forgotten to mention the Scorzonera, but last week I noticed that my last-year’s seeds (ordered from a commercial source) seem to have germinated quite nicely. I’m still hunting the Golden Pearl seeds.
Regarding Scorzonera recipes, there are loads of ‘em online.
thanks neverdem.
Barbara Kingsolver’s Latest Fiction - Life on the farm ain’t always a picnic
Reason | June 1, 2007 | Ronald Bailey
Posted on 06/05/2007 3:53:27 PM EDT by neverdem
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In Tennessee, Goats Eat the ‘Vine That Ate the South’
NY Times | June 5, 2007 | THEO EMERY
Posted on 06/05/2007 1:51:35 AM EDT by neverdem
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Last night I dug out a sunflower volunteer and transplanted it this morning, along with a California Wonder sweet pepper plant, and a tray of catharanthus to replace some which had vanished (gophers?). All that remains to do is a partial flat of leftover marigolds, but then again, watch this space...
Eating the Environment: A Literary Kitchen Cornucopia
NYTimes Book Review | June 15, 2007 | William Grimes
Posted on 06/14/2007 8:50:11 PM EDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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Eating the Environment: A Literary Kitchen Cornucopia
NYTimes Book Review | June 15, 2007 | William Grimes
Posted on 06/14/2007 8:50:11 PM EDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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