[Homestead] book

Lynn Wigglesworth lynnw1366 at hotmail.com
Tue Jun 16 18:41:17 EDT 2009


In this show, they were gardening as if they were a true Victorian estate 
garden. Apparently they couldn't run to the store and buy veggies...they 
could only eat what they grew. And the Lord of the manor didn't want old 
carrots and turnips for every meal, so they were willing to expend the 
energy (mostly human) to have fresh, appetizing foods year round. They said 
that there should be a melon available for the table every day of the year. 
What a life, huh?

We have a long, cold winter. It's nice to see anything early. Rhubarb is 
just ready now...peas will be ready to pick any day now, early green beans 
blooming. There's been nothing to harvest besides greens so far (I'll have 
cucumbers  in the greenhouse in a couple of weeks). I grow everbearing 
strawberries, and have to wait until late June/July for the first 
berries...I wouldn't mind strawberries in April or May, especially if it 
only costs me the effort of putting the pots in the greenhouse.

I'd think you could put small strawberry plants close together in a flat if 
you will be transplanting them later. Remember, the more you squeeze them 
in, the more often you'll have to water them.

Lynn Wigglesworth
Tioga Co. PA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "EarthNSky" <erthnsky at bellsouth.net>
To: <homestead at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 2:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Homestead] book


> OMG, we were separated at birth, I think.
> EVERYONE thinks I am out of my mind trying to rescue plants that most
> folks would toss.  I have the same mental illness.obsessive plant
> collectors/resuscitators..OPC..
>
> I'm really trying to fathom why someone would force asparagus and
> strawberries and such.  I suppose the more northerly clime plays a part
> somehow.  I just eat my fill of asparagus in season.  I could can it, I
> suppose, but I don't.
> I've got strawberry runners everywhere.  I'm going to go clip some for
> propagation elsewhere, I think.  I won't force them, tho. If I clip off
> the runners and plant the new crowns in a large flat, how close do you
> think I could plant them(for transplant to permanent site later).  I
> think I will try them every 4 inches or so for the time being.
>
> I just finished a batch of blueberry jam- 11 half pints -and I have the
> worst headache.  I think I will take a nap before I go out to weedeat.
>
> B
>
> Lynn Wigglesworth wrote:
> ductivity.
>>
>>  I  can't stand throwing anything out...I'm even finding places to plant 
>> the
>> last, bottom-of-the-barrel, never thrived, pathetic-looking tomato plants
>> from the many that I started. They will never amount to  much, and I 
>> already
>> have more tomatoes planted than I need, but I never throw anything away
>> (that's a mental illness, isn't it?).
>>
>> Lynn Wigglesworth
>> Tioga Co. PA
>>
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