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Skriven 2008-01-09 21:21:24 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
    Kommentar till text 409 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
Ärende: RE: good veggies
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Hi there Hap!

> -> my daughter says the cost of food is outrageously high.. no doubt
> because that
> -> area doesn't have an major interstates to transport food items.. just ONE
> long
> -> winding road :(
> ->

> That can make a difference, I have several (well
> more than several) good markets available all
> nearby so I can shop for a day or two in advance
> if I need to. I can stop at one of the stores while
> I am out doing my daily errands.

Ah, that does sound handy...  Over here.. well, down the street there's a cow
farm, but all that does is smell bad in the spring <bg> And this is on Main
Street :)

>-> hehe :)  I admit, since I tried brussel sprouts with the recipes you posted
> -> I've really changed my mind about them <grin>
> ->

> Way to go!! BTW Ciscoe is a big fan of brussels sprouts too!

hehe :) Maybe I'll grow them this year :)

> -> > -> Yes :) A couple of years, I ordered a slew of various chinese
> vegetables
> -> > -> seed... Dakon Radish,Bok choy, Cabbage.. geez, I can't even
> remember..
> -> > it was
> -> > -> really nice to be able to just "have" what I needed given what I felt
> -> > like
> -> > -> experimenting with <grin>
> -> > ->
> -> > Those are the things that it really
> -> > pays off to grow.
> ->
> -> Agree there :)  This year one of the reasons I want to add another bed is
> to
> -> give the bok choy and other chinese veg's some more room.  My husband
> really
> -> likes the home grown potatos too.. so your post about the potatoes was
> of great
> -> interest to me :)
> ->
> We used to grow parsnips, kohlrabi, beets, turnips, brussels sprouts
> green beans, squashes and a few other veggies we liked. All were more
> pricey in the store than the "staples" (potatoes, onions, corn etc)

Let's see.. I'm planning out this spring's garden beds now, but last year I had
4X8' bed of Roma Tomatoes, 4X8' bed of potatoes,  4X8' bed of Cabbage (purple
and green), 4x8 bed of squash, 4x8' bed of asparagus (that never gets changed
<grin>), 2X8' bed of sugar snap peas (hate shucking peas <grin>) and lettuce
growing in a row in front of the peas, 2x8' bed of spinach in the first row,
with bush green beans behind that... 4x8 bed of beets... grew bok choy in early
spring in that one.. darn now I can't wait til spring :)  It DIDN'T help that
yesterday the temperature here was over 60F! Today it's back to a little
cooler, but still warmer than "normal", about 50+ degrees I think.


> -> > -> Last summer, I had two kinds of pototoes going butter and red.. they
> were
> -> > soooo
> -> > -> good :)
> -> > ->
> -> > Go have a look at ciscoe.com it should still be there!
> ->
> -> Found it and bookmarked it..
> http://www.ciscoe.com/~ciscoe/archive/spuds.html
> -> :)  Thanks for that :)  I might not need that other bed after all :)
> ->
> That's the guy, he is a real character, and an all around nice guy!

He looks it!! and he looks like he'd be great to catch on TV.. :)  I used to
love to watch Crockett's Victory Garden when Jim Crockett was still alive.. it
was on PBS.. did you ever catch that gardening show? I think this is going back
to the 80's? (ouch) <g> His  gardening book is still the bible of gardening for
me <bg>

Take care,
Janis

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