Posted on 05/15/2020 9:27:27 AM PDT by Ellendra
Mr. Cannon’s chaos garden sounds like what I have suggested to my wife more than once as a “Darwin garden”. Just mix a lot of seeds, strew them broadcast, water when you happen to think of it, and see what happens.
We garden the regular way each year.
Yes, there are a lot of veggies that can’t stand one another, LOL!
Usually it’s due to one veggie attracting a bug or a disease that’s deadly to the other one, or planting a nutrient HOG next to a veggie that needs extra nutrition.
There’s also a huge list of beneficial veggies that love one another. That’s called ‘Companion Planting’ and it really works!
https://www.farmersalmanac.com/companion-planting-guide-31301
I was feeling VERY put-upon, but Michigan’s Governor takes the cake. I would think after this, she, and other Dem Governors would be pretty easy to pick off, if there’s even a semi-decent Conservative to run that can make a lot of noise about the unconstitutional, unprecedented and tyrannical lock downs.
Missouri; cattle, corn, soy for the most part yet most anything will grow somewhere in the State, aside from citrus.
I first saw this article when it was posted on a plant-breeding forum I’m on. Some of the people there use that approach when developing new varieties. Mix together seeds they know will cross, plant them en masse, and see what shakes out.
If you ever see the word “landrace” in a variety name, that’s basically what it means. Some people have had remarkable success with that technique, particularly when it comes to adapting plants to less-than-ideal conditions.
Actually, there’s a variety of citrus that will grow there, too. It’s not a tasty one, but I keep hoping to try it as a breeding project. https://www.rareseeds.com/store/vegetables/garden-berries/hardy-orange-poncirus-trifoliata
A local farmer who usually grows soybeans and corn in rotation is planting oats this year. I picked up a few plants yesterday for a container garden.
Bkmk gardening info
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