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  • From: bobf <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Spring planting
  • Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:27:24 -0800 (PST)

Rob, I have a suggestion for a plant ,for you ,that should work in your
region. Scuppernongs. They are real big, great tasting grapes, that grow
'up' rather than in rows. Most people build a type of arbor. I love the
taste of them, but like persimmons, they don't grow out here ........

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--- On Tue, 2/17/09, Robert Walton <waltonrp AT gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Robert Walton <waltonrp AT gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Spring planting
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2009, 5:04 AM
> > We have been eating lots of salad greens and dinner
> greens from the garden and , so far, the greens plants seem
> to be putting on new, fresh leaves after the cutting -- the
> brocooli plants are putting on new broccoli fruit , too. I
> don't know how long this will last -- we should see our
> first 90+ degree day within a week or two.
> >
> > Anyway, no big gardens or goats or pigs or llamas, but
> I'm doing something; and what I am doing does taste
> good. :-)
>
> Doing something is good. Your posts remind me so much of
> when I was in
> the city. I'm happy here, but those were good times. I
> got a lot more
> acknowledgment from people in the city when I grew a garden
> than I do
> here. Luckily, I get that from inside, also.
>
> I plowed up my garden yesterday, I can plant some English
> Peas in a
> week or so and have asparagus crowns coming. I've got
> onion seeds up
> and broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage coming up for
> transplant at the
> end of March.
>
> I went to my manure lady yesterday and she's got
> truckloads, also
> found some new people that say they have a few truckloads,
> I'm going
> to visit them on Thursday. Good times! Horsey people are
> so useful!
>
> Rob - Va
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