OK, so I've been really surprised at how much the information varies among different planting calendar's.
What do you think is the best resource to use as a gardening calendar?
Location specific farmers almanac calendars?
Other publications?
Please give me your sources
In the Garden
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Re: In the Garden
Here is something my neighbor tried once when he was a young boy.
My neighbor was helping his uncle butcher chickens in the winter and his uncle told him that if he planted the chicken legs feet up and stems in the snow, he could grow chickens. My neighbor did as he was told and went into the house. His dad looked out the window to see chicken feet sticking out of the snow. At first he was bewildered but upon hearing the instructions that his son was given by his uncle, the dad got quite a laugh.
So Wade, I bet you could get some interesting comments if you would plant chicken legs in that small garden bed of yours.
My neighbor was helping his uncle butcher chickens in the winter and his uncle told him that if he planted the chicken legs feet up and stems in the snow, he could grow chickens. My neighbor did as he was told and went into the house. His dad looked out the window to see chicken feet sticking out of the snow. At first he was bewildered but upon hearing the instructions that his son was given by his uncle, the dad got quite a laugh.
So Wade, I bet you could get some interesting comments if you would plant chicken legs in that small garden bed of yours.
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We moved away from that little garden and home four months after that picture.Ernie wrote:Here is something my neighbor tried once when he was a young boy.
My neighbor was helping his uncle butcher chickens in the winter and his uncle told him that if he planted the chicken legs feet up and stems in the snow, he could grow chickens. My neighbor did as he was told and went into the house. His dad looked out the window to see chicken feet sticking out of the snow. At first he was bewildered but upon hearing the instructions that his son was given by his uncle, the dad got quite a laugh.
So Wade, I bet you could get some interesting comments if you would plant chicken legs in that small garden bed of yours.
Now unfortunately where we have being renting the last year and a half we haven't been able to have chickens... The children pray to have them again often... And with over a foot and a half of snow still in the yard here we would have lots of time to plant legs too.
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When we had the homestead we'd consult the agricultural extension agent. They track the variations in climate. However one agent told me that most of them use the Old Farmers Almanac because the algorithms the almanac has used for over 200 years are just as accurate and sometimes more accurate than current weather prediction models.KingdomBuilder wrote:OK, so I've been really surprised at how much the information varies among different planting calendar's.
What do you think is the best resource to use as a gardening calendar?
Location specific farmers almanac calendars?
Other publications?
Please give me your sources
Since that agent's comment I've used the OFA most often and had good results. It's also good for the best fishing dates
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My local extension's advice varies so much.. I don't understand..MaxPC wrote:[When we had the homestead we'd consult the agricultural extension agent. They track the variations in climate. However one agent told me that most of them use the Old Farmers Almanac because the algorithms the almanac has used for over 200 years are just as accurate and sometimes more accurate than current weather prediction models.
Since that agent's comment I've used the OFA most often and had good results. It's also good for the best fishing dates
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problem is, they don't either!
By the way we have a good two feet of snow on the garden with more snow falling. 3 months to go for us.
By the way we have a good two feet of snow on the garden with more snow falling. 3 months to go for us.
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I think your best option is to try the Old Farmers Almanac then. Hardware stores and some groceries have it in the magazine section. It gives planting, frost, and lunar cycle dates for each section of the country.KingdomBuilder wrote:My local extension's advice varies so much.. I don't understand..MaxPC wrote:[When we had the homestead we'd consult the agricultural extension agent. They track the variations in climate. However one agent told me that most of them use the Old Farmers Almanac because the algorithms the almanac has used for over 200 years are just as accurate and sometimes more accurate than current weather prediction models.
Since that agent's comment I've used the OFA most often and had good results. It's also good for the best fishing dates
There's a lot of other good info in it. Some entertaining stories too.
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Wondering if anyone knows about this new apple variety?
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I understand their flavor is just out of this world!temporal1 wrote:Wondering if anyone knows about this new apple variety?
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