tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post5372747625621479207..comments2024-02-16T03:12:28.123-06:00Comments on Bacon and Eggs : Winter Winter Go Away!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666836930255009486noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-12643714895809497642013-04-12T06:35:32.814-06:002013-04-12T06:35:32.814-06:00You might be interested in some of the books by El...You might be interested in some of the books by Eliot Coleman. He is a market gardener who lives in zone 5 in Maine. With the varieties he uses, the timing of his plantings, and hoop houses he can have produce to sell all year long. Many of his ideas have helped me extend my growing season a great deal. I would think that your library could get some of his books for you.<br /><br />I also plant stiff neck garlic in the fall and it is already 5-6 inches tall. Some of the leaves could be snipped off to add some flavor to salads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-76726899978434658612013-04-11T23:49:01.637-06:002013-04-11T23:49:01.637-06:00Well I'll be danged! Spinach will overwinter w...Well I'll be danged! Spinach will overwinter way up there? Shoot, if you can do it, then I should be able to as well. I learn something new every day! Gonna have to give this a shot for sure since I could eat spinach in some form almost daily. (if only it would grow)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666836930255009486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-87076765484158995502013-04-11T23:39:53.693-06:002013-04-11T23:39:53.693-06:00Thanks Mike! Hey... we are all in this together~Thanks Mike! Hey... we are all in this together~Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666836930255009486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-78891381645467672902013-04-11T23:36:54.120-06:002013-04-11T23:36:54.120-06:00Those guys are gonna be the ones to watch AFTER th...Those guys are gonna be the ones to watch AFTER the zombie attacks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666836930255009486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-46916963074346552072013-04-11T23:36:34.093-06:002013-04-11T23:36:34.093-06:00Those guys are gonna be the ones to watch AFTER th...Those guys are gonna be the ones to watch AFTER the zombie attacks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666836930255009486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-31455245730911370582013-04-11T09:03:18.664-06:002013-04-11T09:03:18.664-06:00I live in Wyoming, our last frost date is supposed...I live in Wyoming, our last frost date is supposed to be May 15. I don't really leave my tomatoes unprotected until about the first week in June. If you really want early spinach plant it in the fall early enough that you can pick it for a little while. Then when the weather gets cold the plants will die down for the winter. In the spring the plants will begin to grow earlier than seed does. The plants will produce leaves for awhile then they will go to seed. If you are growing a variety like Bloomsdale you can save the seed and never have to buy seed again. I also plant seed in the spring so that I have two crops of spinach at different times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-59344939318468153572013-04-10T11:48:05.641-06:002013-04-10T11:48:05.641-06:00I feel your winter blues pain ... we went from sno...I feel your winter blues pain ... we went from snow on the ground then a week and a half later it is now 83 degrees outside .. which is great for tomatoes ... but it's not tomato season yetMike the Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16304376461169790364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-91282459377996525962013-04-10T10:06:05.687-06:002013-04-10T10:06:05.687-06:00Sci,
I work w/a guy that thinks he's all prep...Sci,<br /><br />I work w/a guy that thinks he's all prepared. He has guns, bullets, LDS cannery items, freeze dried MREs, gallons of water, etc. & also a #10 can of heirloom seeds. He doesn't cook at home so he hasn't tried using any of the dried foods & he has never even bought a parsley plant to take care of. My guess is that once he runs out of MREs, he'll be in the same boat as the rest of the ill prepared people.<br /><br />Hope you warm up soon!DFWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345712839702427280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-62448459690365069262013-04-10T08:42:20.319-06:002013-04-10T08:42:20.319-06:00Absolutely. I am SO on the same page with you on t...Absolutely. I am SO on the same page with you on this. I have seen the ads almost everywhere online for those seed vaults. I feel like, ARGH. That would be useless unless you were using it regularly. I guess it makes people feel better to own something that could help in an emergency. The real help is from Practical Use of Skills and learning new skills (and using them.) Creative thinking is often the best thing to have (You know, you can think of something else to try if the first, second, third goes belly up.) <br /><br />Anyway, I was glad to read your words about it. It is nice that someone else thinks the way I do. <br /><br />BTW, in an earlier post you said that you originally started prepping to stay ahead of food prices. If this is the case, you might want to read The Complete Tightwad Gazette. It is not really a prepping book, but it offers many ideas for saving money. It has helped me learn many new skills and save a good bit of money on food, as well as many other things. You might be able to check it out from the library. (I own a very dogeared and marked up from use.)Cristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11885394458317264217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-58240887169778315672013-04-10T08:09:32.625-06:002013-04-10T08:09:32.625-06:00Cristy, It seems sometimes I tend to wander away f...Cristy, It seems sometimes I tend to wander away from what I used to preach almost daily. PREP PREP PREP cause honestly.... these days... your life could literally depend on it. So thank you for reminding me that it doesn't matter if we DO preach to the choir, there's still something every one of us can learn to do better.<br /><br />I've thought about the whole seed vault things a lot. I personally don't see that they are all that good an idea unless you are using them the same as you would in your food storage. That means they need to be rotated out and replaced. And you are so right.... I've had several packs of seeds that I've had trouble germinating. Some with no results at all. So what WOULD you do in a SHTF situation if your beans didn't come up? Or if they did come up and bugs got them? Or heat... or... you know what I mean. Practical use of skills will be extremely important if things go Tango UpAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666836930255009486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-88015772996642818942013-04-10T08:02:37.530-06:002013-04-10T08:02:37.530-06:00Sandy,
We sure got a bunch MORE rain here overni...Sandy,<br /> We sure got a bunch MORE rain here overnight and into this morning. Had to be at least another inch. I'll be waiting for the ground to dry till freaking MAY! LOL<br /><br />Like you, I've got pots and cans and planters of things wanting a new home. I wish I could help them move into some new digs but it's going to be a few more days before that can happen around here.<br /><br />See, I'm not the only one who has lawnmower issues! That was awfully nice of your friend to cut your grass. I hope you made sure he was well "hydrated" for his hard work. <br /><br />Thanks for the heads up on the expo. I doubt if I'll be going though. I hate to admit I didn't even make it to the one held in Tulsa, Of course it was raining that day too! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666836930255009486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-14882584414053700412013-04-10T07:56:47.207-06:002013-04-10T07:56:47.207-06:00Marica, it's always something isn't it? I...Marica, it's always something isn't it? I'm just about tired of the cold though. lol You cracked me up too.... cause "I didn't want to be behind again" That sounds so much like I feel right about now. I know it's not probably as late as my head is telling me it is either. Shoot, it's not the 15th yet even.<br />(BTW- my lettuce is just now coming up)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666836930255009486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-87747252875682665972013-04-10T06:09:43.285-06:002013-04-10T06:09:43.285-06:00Thank you for posting the little aside that said, ...Thank you for posting the little aside that said, "BTW, if the SHTF, you might want to get familiar with gardening, instead of throwing some seeds in the soil and hoping for rain." I have been thinking a lot about this mindset. It seems to me that there are lots of people who feel a little nervous about the future and their answer is to just buy some product, throw it in the garage, and forget about it. They never incorporate that product into their lives. They never learn to use (whatever they bought for that rainy day). Heck, maybe they can't even FIND that rainy day item. <br /><br />Perhaps most of the people reading your blog will be like "preachin' to the choir," so to speak, but maybe someone will hear you saying that to get prepared means to actually change your habits, to incorporate some strategies into your life. <br /><br />I have only been gardening for 3 years. Every year has presented its own challenges. This year, it's been cold and dry (for Mobile, Al.). And the seeds I saved from previous years... well, many of them didn't germinate at all. What if I had waited until the SHTF to find out that my seeds didn't germinate? Oy, Vay!<br />Cristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11885394458317264217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-10953832020942450622013-04-10T04:00:15.403-06:002013-04-10T04:00:15.403-06:00SCI,
Good morning to you! I hate this weather, i...SCI,<br /><br />Good morning to you! I hate this weather, it's so unpredictable. We went from extreme humidity, a dry line, circular rotating clouds, to high winds, the dry line moved, rain, thunder, lightning, hail and temperatures at 28 degrees at 3AM.<br /><br />I've not been able to get any of my vegetables in the ground. My strawberries are still in pots, doing good though. My onions are sitting in water and looking pathetic. My celery, looks amazing sitting in water, parsnips growing like crazy in cans and the rest of my vegetables are sitting in envelopes :-(<br /><br />We pulled out lawn mower out because like you the grass is growing. Darn thing won't start. We need to do some more maintenance. One of our friends swung by before all the weather started changing and cut most of the property for us, which was extremely nice of him to do.<br /><br />I don't know if you're interested but there is a reliance expo going on the end of this month down in Arlington, Texas at the convention center. I believe it's April 26 - 28 figured I would give you a heads up. Sandy Livesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183449816586125720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-8007374050397383242013-04-09T22:28:07.963-06:002013-04-09T22:28:07.963-06:00"Which reminds me.... if you are thinking abo..."Which reminds me.... if you are thinking about gardening as a means of survival if SHTF you might want to get a bit familiar with the whole process. Just tossing some seed in the dirt and hoping for rain isn't going to save your family."<br /><br />That cracked me up. Mostly b/c Mississippi weather has been so horrible this year. Last year began crazy warm and I was behind. So this year we had three weeks of warm in January-- so I planted lettuce. I didn't want to be behind again. It's April. and my poor little lettuces are just now respectable. But it's April. I should be planting tomatoes.<br /><br />But the overnight low is going to be in the 40s. <br />Maricahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03856090571383020938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-2726179042091278232013-04-09T21:34:51.377-06:002013-04-09T21:34:51.377-06:00One good thing about lettuce.. it only takes about...One good thing about lettuce.. it only takes about a week to start some more. I have my pants hitched and my gardening shoes on... my feet are still cold though! LOL!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666836930255009486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-76366874288309922732013-04-09T21:32:59.890-06:002013-04-09T21:32:59.890-06:00lol Judy... I'd like to stave them off all yea...lol Judy... I'd like to stave them off all year long!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666836930255009486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-30462680957709832742013-04-09T21:32:04.955-06:002013-04-09T21:32:04.955-06:00See! What's the deal with the dang lawnmower? ...See! What's the deal with the dang lawnmower? As for patience, I'm just tired of being in the dang house!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666836930255009486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-51962229690079968852013-04-09T21:19:47.402-06:002013-04-09T21:19:47.402-06:00Oh, I so hear what you're saying!! It was 81*...Oh, I so hear what you're saying!! It was 81* here earlier today and is now 29*! A blue norther for sure! I just have lettuce in and I guess it's a good thing as most everything is going to freeze hard! <br /><br />We'll just have to hitch up our suspenders and wait for Spring to come to stay!<br /><br />Blessings!CottonLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18253761109385226538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-62047379303251194682013-04-09T21:19:32.115-06:002013-04-09T21:19:32.115-06:00Welcome to zone 6a in the Great Plains! Here'...Welcome to zone 6a in the Great Plains! Here's a thought, if it stays cool and wet all month we may be able to stave-off the town-flatting tornadoes until May. Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530748998376076224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429758274949022857.post-9994746348374598492013-04-09T19:55:19.251-06:002013-04-09T19:55:19.251-06:00Haha! I feel ya! I've spinach, broccli and le...Haha! I feel ya! I've spinach, broccli and lettuces in but that's about it. We went from the f40's to 80 this afternoon! What a roller coaster this years weather has been. DH went to start our mower yesterday and the belt broke....parts on order! Have patience with yourself, you'll get the seasons down. Katididshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15568618127371786808noreply@blogger.com