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Gourds?
I've seen seeds for hybrid small bottle gourds (Lagenaria) sold as Asian vegetables. Do you cook them like squash, or what? When I was a kid, we grew cuccuzi (cucuzzi?) squash one year, and it turned...
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The Wessels Living History Farm
From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout 1994-2010. The Wessels Living History Farm, the Story of Agricultural Innovation [Flash Player, Quick Time] Nebraskan David Wessels passed away, he...
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small carrots
I sowed carrot seeds into beds in May and even now in November, the carrots are still tiny. The biggest I've had has been 5 inches but that was a one off. I've checked the seed packet and their not a...
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OT Ah heady days with simple tools and real heart
I remember using a texas instrument Calculator that had a little hidden game called I believe moon landing. This when hand pulled calculators ruled and VPC (Vapor Phase Chromatography) was measured by...
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Harbor Freight greenhouse
I see that Harbor Freight has the small 6x8 greenhouse on sale for $250. Has anyone here had any personal experience with them? It looks mighty tempting, even to a cheap-skate like me. Chas
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cut and-come-again crops
or Not perennial but not your usual one harvest either. ..... From "GREENS THAT GROW back after you pick them save time, effort and garden space. Swiss chard, New Zealand spinach, Chinese (or...
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Just in time
This year I managed to get the garden picked before frost. If it was not freezing this morning it was very close. Even remembered to get the Basil in. It is now drying. Green tomatoes, peppers, and...
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Experiment results
In the spirit of 'nothing goes to waste' we were given a high end juicer this Spring from some good friends who'd purchased a higher end unit. After a working demonstration, complete with a glass of...
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Talk a little bit about the foraging
While walking about in my retiring getting garden I notice a bunch of fair mushrooms but the offer caused reflection . Later found the above URL but the rooms are somehow calling me. They are fair and...
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Peppers
Yesterday we picked over 20 pounds of peppers, Bell, Poblano, Jalapeno and Pepperoncini. Left the smaller ones on the plant to see what they will do before frost. Friday night it got down to 36°F so...
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OT Gary Snyder Books
Been a student of Gary for many years. Stumbled upon his latest entitled "The Etiquette of freedom" which refers to some of his previous writings mainly "The Practice of the wild". I last read his...
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Sugar.com AD
Sorry for the cross post but both groups touch on this. Just saw my first add. It was beautiful with a dad dancing with his daughter by a corn field . Then the message appeared SUGAR IS SUGAR and...
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Chilli Pepper Pots
These two chilli plants were grown at the same time from seed, one in a plastic pot, the other in terracotta. The plant in the plastic pot has 5 peppers and the other has none! Why do you think this...
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OT Eaarth
Dan L., I finally made it from position 125 at our local library to having recieved the book "Eaarth : making a life on a tough new planet", by Bill McKibben. Last I remember, from a few months ago,...
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Food and environment Early study Different
"Discover the details of the Double Pyramid by bringing your mouse to the food illustrations" In 1992, the US Department of Agriculture developed and released the first Food Pyramid which concisely...
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