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Vegetable gardening on the rise
Waterbury Republican-American ^ | April 12, 2008 | Brigitte Ruthman

Posted on 04/12/2008 10:50:55 AM PDT by Graybeard58

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1 posted on 04/12/2008 10:50:55 AM PDT by Graybeard58
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To: JustaDumbBlonde
with less of a carbon footprint than potatoes shipped from Maine

I know that's why I grow vegetables!

2 posted on 04/12/2008 10:52:00 AM PDT by Graybeard58
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To: Gabz

Ping


3 posted on 04/12/2008 10:55:48 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Graybeard58
Others are nostalgic about their grandparents' victory gardens, grown during war years

I wonder if modern Democrats grow "defeat gardens".

4 posted on 04/12/2008 10:59:26 AM PDT by SIDENET (Hubba Hubba...)
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To: Graybeard58; All
If you are a gardner or want to start your own garden visit the gardening thread here on FR.

FReepers Weekly Gardening Thread

5 posted on 04/12/2008 11:06:12 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Graybeard58
My garden this year will expand from 8-12 ft. to 24 x 48

I started 192 seedlings 3 weeks ago, more will be started soon.

The growing season here is short, the last frost usually occurs in late May or mind June.

Great stuff coming, peppers, tomatoes, green-beans, peas, sugar-snaps, watermelon, broccoli, punkins, onions, carrots and more.

Incidentally, I'm north and west of New Hartford and at an elevation far greater.

Here is how I planed ahead.

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6 posted on 04/12/2008 11:07:06 AM PDT by #1CTYankee (That's right, I have no proof. So what of it??)
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To: SIDENET
I wonder if modern Democrats grow "defeat gardens".

They'll attempt to defeat you in court to make you share YOUR garden with THEM.

7 posted on 04/12/2008 11:11:18 AM PDT by digger48 (http://prorev.com/legacy.htm)
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To: Graybeard58

Our asparagus bed has ten spears poking up and looking good.


8 posted on 04/12/2008 11:15:31 AM PDT by dainbramaged (the Tree of Liberty needs watering)
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To: Graybeard58

I’m not one to enjoy getting dirty in the heat (a girly girl) but I almost always set out tomato plants. Here in Texas we have two growing seasons and my home grown ones actually have taste to them unlike the grocery store tomatoes.


9 posted on 04/12/2008 11:15:52 AM PDT by McLynnan
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They'll attempt to defeat you in court to make you share YOUR garden with THEM.

I share mine with rabbits, which I am sure are democrats because they destroy what they can't eat, crap on everything and multiply like democrats.

I may have the problem solved though because some cats moved into my neighborhood last spring and the democrat rabbits started to disappear. I am pretty sure the cats are Conservatives, they work (hunt) for their food and don't bother anyone.

10 posted on 04/12/2008 11:18:30 AM PDT by Graybeard58
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To: McLynnan
my home grown ones actually have taste to them unlike the grocery store tomatoes.

A piece of card board has better taste than tomatoes sold in grocery stores. Around here the ones in stores come from Florida and all look just alike and taste the same - like card board.

11 posted on 04/12/2008 11:21:04 AM PDT by Graybeard58
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Expect home-growers to be regulated by the FedGov in not too long.


12 posted on 04/12/2008 11:24:45 AM PDT by wastedyears (The US Military is what goes Bump in the night.)
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To: Graybeard58; Diana in Wisconsin; gardengirl; girlangler; SunkenCiv; HungarianGypsy; Gabz; ...

Gardeining PING!!!!!!!

Thanks go to Red Devil for the heads up on this!!!!


13 posted on 04/12/2008 11:45:00 AM PDT by Gabz (Don't tell my mom I'm a lobbyist, she thinks I'm a piano player in a whorehouse)
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To: Red_Devil 232; gardengirl; Diana in Wisconsin

Thanks for the plug for our weekly fest!!!


14 posted on 04/12/2008 11:47:01 AM PDT by Gabz (Don't tell my mom I'm a lobbyist, she thinks I'm a piano player in a whorehouse)
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To: Graybeard58; McLynnan
A piece of card board has better taste than tomatoes sold in grocery stores.

Oh how right you are!!!!! I do my best to avoid buying tomatoes at this time of the year. If I do buy them I stick to the outrageously expensive grape tomoatoes, they at least have tomato flavor.

15 posted on 04/12/2008 11:51:15 AM PDT by Gabz (Don't tell my mom I'm a lobbyist, she thinks I'm a piano player in a whorehouse)
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To: Graybeard58
We didn't grow tomatoes last year. What a mistake! This year we have heirloom tomato plants ordered, which should be arriving within the next couple of weeks.
16 posted on 04/12/2008 11:54:11 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Gabz; Graybeard58
A piece of card board has better taste than tomatoes sold in grocery stores.

Oh how right you are!!!!! I do my best to avoid buying tomatoes at this time of the year. If I do buy them I stick to the outrageously expensive grape tomoatoes, they at least have tomato flavor.

I agree with both of you and bought a pint of grape tomatoes today for $2.50. They have some flavor but the skin is tough. One of my favorite childhood memories is of standing in my grandmother's garden with a salt shaker eating tomatoes off the vine.

17 posted on 04/12/2008 11:59:19 AM PDT by McLynnan
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Just thought some FReepers might want to take a break at, least once a week, from the politics. And I figured the more people who get involved with the thread well the more people I can ask questions to! LOL


18 posted on 04/12/2008 12:03:48 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Red_Devil 232

Good Thread!

It reminds me of the early ‘70’s when things took a down turn thanks to Ford and Carter. The home gardening fad took a full swing. Burpee was suddenly selling mail order seeds at huge rates and quantities. WE had 4 varieties of corn, 6 types of tomatoes, exotic cabbage and countless other hybrid veggies to weed, pick, can and freeze.

Gawd I hated late August!


19 posted on 04/12/2008 12:11:25 PM PDT by PSYCHO-FREEP (Juan McCain....The lesser of Three Liberals.")
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To: Red_Devil 232

Good idea!!!!!!!

I couldn’t do anything outside this afternoon, we’ve had horrendous thunderstorms so everyting is back to being swamp.........SIGH


20 posted on 04/12/2008 12:19:00 PM PDT by Gabz (Don't tell my mom I'm a lobbyist, she thinks I'm a piano player in a whorehouse)
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