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Skriven 2008-01-10 23:02:14 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
    Kommentar till text 551 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
Ärende: RE: good veggies
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Hi Hap!

> -> > 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 :)
> ->

> Cow farm smells never bothered me...Pig farms? Now THATS a SMELL!

hehe.. never had the 'pleasure' <grin>.. but that reminds me of when I used to
go horse-back riding, the farm nearby raised chickens and I always used to
think 'thank goodness THAT isn't near anybody's home' <grin> We should have the
experience soon though.. we're thinking of checking out a local farm where we
can buy grass-fed beef, pork, etc.  It's normally pretty expensive from what I
can see online, but if you pay in advance of the order at a few of the farms,
it sounds like it's _quite_ a bit cheaper... I hope it is, at least.

> -> >-> 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 :)
> ->

> They are great as a late season crop, you can plant them
> in late July or early august and they'll stay up and green
> even past the first frost! ( I used to only harvest them
> after the first frost, they seem sweeter then)

Ok, thanks for the tip :)

> -> > -> > 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.
> ->

> That's a healthy sized garden!

Yeah it generally is :)  Typically I grow as much as I can knowing that my
vegetarian kids (my daughter, her husband and their 3 kids) can eat up a ton of
them :) My son and his girlfriend aren't vegetarians, but they're really picky
eaters so they usually take a bunch of the produce from here as well :)

>We used to do
> peas and chard and beets early (cold weather crops)
> and bush beans later in the season.

Yeah, first to in over here are sugar-snap peas, spinach, chard or kale and
beets.. we start eating beet greens as soon as they get thinned <grin>

> ->
> -> > -> > -> Last summer, I had two kinds of
> -> pototoes going butter and red.. they
> -> > were
> -> > -> > soooo
> -> > -> > -> good :)
> -> > -> > ->

> Anne really likes the purple ones and yukon golds.
> it reallly pays off when you grow varieties that
> you can't find at the store (or are very expensive)

Very true!  and they're so so easy to grow!

> -> > -> > 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.. :)

> go to king5.com and look for clips of him there!
> He's a real character! look for the clip called
> "One on one with ciscoe himself!"

hehe.. will do :)

> -> 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>
> ->

> Yes we have been fans of the show since it's
> inception! For us Jim was the only real host
> of the show and all the ones since have been
> not nearly as good!

Exactly!! :)

> Now they have Jamie Durie
> and we have not seen enough of him yet to
> make a decision! (grin)

I haven't caught any of his shows yet, but probably will just to see.. but I
agree, there hasn't been anyone as neat as Jim Crockett!  He made gardening so
easy to do!  When we moved back to NY from KY, the moving company lost a box or
two of our books (we had some ungodly number like 110 boxes <grin>), and my
gardening books were in one of those boxes :(  The first one I replaced (and it
wasn't easy to find) was Crockett's Victory Garden.  None of the others really
mattered <grin>

Take care,
Janis

=======Lentil Soup========
Olive oil
1/2 cup prociutto, or 1/2 cup ham, chopped 3 carrots, diced
1/2 cup onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic
1/2 cup celery, chopped
1 bouilion cube (chicken or beef)
red pepper flakes
black pepper
salt
6 cups water
1 pound lentils, rinsed and picked over 1/2 cup red wine
Parsley
Basil

Cover bottom of soup kettle with olive oil.  Saute garlic and onions in olive
oil.  Saute ham or prociutto with onions in garlic and celery.  Add carrots,
water, lentils and boulion cube.  Salt and pepper to taste.  Simmer 2 hours. 
Add wine.  Taste for seasoning again.  Add parsley, basil and locatelli cheese.
 Serve with small pasta or rice .

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