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["Jeanne Driese" <jeanne13 AT earthlink.net>]

Here goes Bev.  But wait a  minute my house is too small to have a kitchen 
table, I do have a 10 inch wide drop leaf in front of the window with an aloe 
vera plant and a small towel for the cat to sit on and look out the window.  
Now here is what is on my counter: 3 melons, 6 squash, peaches  (12) that 
were too green to freeze yesterday, a cutting board, and a row of spice jars, 
my blender ready for my morning drink, 12 items from the health store (just 
got back from shopping), my garlic keeper, a soap dish as I use bar soap, a 
cup with my tooth brush etc. (no bathroom sink) and I think that is all!  My 
space is 4 feet by 2 feet.
My seeds for the fall crops are on the sofa.
Small is a real challenge!!
Jeanne
tnhillwoman
North East TN zone 6
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: EarthNSky 
  To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org 
  Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 10:37 AM
  Subject: Re: [Homestead] The kitchen table, was Asparagus seeds


  Hi Keith, and yes, they are still on the paper plate on the kitchen 
  table.  They are dry now, though, and I could store them.  Before, I 
  collected them just as the rain stopped, so they were wet and some of 
  the skins had slipped.  I never realized that asparagus seeds have slip 
  skins, but they do.
  I'll save these over the winter to crush in the Spring and collect some 
  more as they ripen.  There are a few more stalks out there, but the 
  berries are still green.

  This could actually be a new thread:
  What's on your kitchen table??
  For me it is collected asparagus seeds, collected marigold seeds, 
  collected wildflower seeds, seed trays of broccoli, cabbage, and Brussel 
  sprouts, stacked boxes of mason jars for canning, along with the 
  Victorio strainer and appropriate lids, some purchased seeds to be 
  planted, like Fall peas and radishes and carrots, etc. peat pot disks, 
  napkins, salt, pepper grinder, recipe box, large bowl of ripening 
  tomatoes, dehydrator, 2 dog leashes(training lead and regular leash)

  DAMN, I did not realize my table would hold all that junk!  It is at 
  present a 4x6 table! My house is so small, that the whole place is 
  workspace, not showplace, and I suppose the stuff on the table is 
  indicative of that!

  So everyone, what's on your kitchen table, at this very moment?

  Bev

  keith bellinger wrote:
  > Hi Bev,
  > Sorry it's taken so long to reply; been a long week 
  > (month...year...decade) We've got forty plants currently from the 100 or 
  > so seeds planted. None (possibly one or two) of the seeds from the 
  > unripe (picked green) berries germinated. We harvested a meal from the 
  > stand this spring (grilled in olive oil and splashed with lemon juice) 
  > but then let them grow into the nice tall ferns hiding my old truck bed 
  > behind the garden.
  > 
  > What did you do with your seeds? They aren't still on your kitchen table 
  > are they? :)
  > 
  > As far as collecting seeds for saving I let the berries dry in a paper 
  > bag through the winter and crushed them to get the seeds in the spring 
  > just before planting. Is it the best way? I don't know but it was easy 
  > and productive.
  > 
  > In other news, I just finished the knotty pine in the greenhouse today. 
  > All that's left is trim and floor tile. The concrete floor turned out 
  > nice with the help of a semi-pro mason friend but it wasn't my best 
  > barter deal ever--promising to help him build a similar greenhouse 
  > addition onto his garage cost me fifty hours labor compared to his three 
  > hours at my job.
  > 
  > 
  > EarthNSky wrote:
  >> Well Keith, I actually went out and collected the seed today.  I've got
  >> a couple of Tablespoons of red-orange berries.  It rained last night, so
  >> they are moist and not all are unbroken.  I have them on a paper plate
  >> on the table, awaiting word from you.
  >> Knowing that we have discussed this at least twice(sorry to be a pest),
  >> I searched my mail folders for asparagus posts and found this one that
  >> you reposted for me last year.
  >> Whatever happened with this experiment?
  >> Did all of the seed germinate?
  >> What do you think was the best, easiest, and most productive way of
  >> acquiring and saving the seed?
  >> Since you did this in 2006, three years ago now, have you harvested any
  >> asparagus from the seeds you sowed?
  >>
  >> Bev
  >>
  >>   
  > 
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