I like to hear about others' garden planning,
because I do that too. However, it's primarily spatial; secondarily
temporal. Propagating trees from seed is primarily temporal, i.e. when do
I scarify (and how ? - manual, boiling water, acid), stratify (how, and for how
long), plant? I need a way to tell me when to take actions on the
individual seeds.
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Have you considered basil? If your near the right
markets it is a high value easy crop.
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On Behalf Of TradingPostPaul Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 9:23
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Re: [Livingontheland] Garden Planning
You're the tree man, anyone
else? Do you do any grafting or rooting? This doesn't apply to trees, but I
diagram the garden on graph paper and show what goes where and which
varieties follow early plantings and how long each takes up the bed space.
Have to keep in mind that some mature and then they're done like cabbage;
others bear over a period of weeks like snow peas and pole beans. Some
won't keep well and must be staggered for continuous harvest like fresh
carrots and beets. Some continue to produce in summer heat and after first
frost like swiss chard. Some need harvesting all at once and will keep well
into fall and winter market like the alliums, red onions, shallots, &
garlic. Winter squash produces late and keeps for winter market - and we
ran out in Sept. Next summer we're limiting their space to Lakota and
Delicata because their nuttier flavor and looks get better customer repeats
and bring a better price for the time and space they take up. Fingerling
potatoes, we'll see how they work out and they get a higher price than
baking potatoes.
No shell beans because they take too much work and
keep so long they can be stored and shipped and we gain no taste edge over
the big farms. No more space hog melons except Moon & Stars because
people like the yellow specks on green, and the taste. It all comes down to
how much a square foot is worth, how much labor and space a variety needs,
how much it produces and how much it retails for. Carrots and tomatoes are
way up there on that basis. And then some things we grow small amounts of
aren't so profitable on that basis, but a few customers will want them and
we think it helps to have a wide choice on the table so there's something
for almost everyone. Most of our all heirloom varieties simply aren't in
stores or even other markets, and we grow for taste like the Genovese
tomato and Scarlet Nantes carrot. Our concern for prices just means it has
to be worth our time or we can't afford to grow for market at all. And
planning is everything. I like to say you can work hard or work smart. On
that point, we're learning from mistakes and trying to avoid new ones.
paul tradingpost@lobo.net
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On 12/30/2007 at 9:05 AM E. E.
Mitchamore Jr wrote:
>This time each year I'm faced with a planning
problem: The native tree >seeds I work with require a variety of
treatments to assure germination. >With 50+ species, it gets
confusing. I'd appreciate input about methods >that you have found
helpful to remember and plan the things you do to >prepare and plant
your gardens and crops. > >Thanks. > >E. E. "Mitch"
Mitchamore >www.hillcountrynatives.biz > >_______________________________________________ >Livingontheland
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