In the Garden

[Robert]

Robert, what vegetables do you intend to plant? A garden is such a wonderful thing to have. The freshest of vegetables. We let our children choose something they want to grow when we planned our seed orders.

Mostly the basics. Green beans, carrots, corn, a little squash, yea, I am sure it will be more than a little, cucumbers, onions, sweet peppers, and some peas. I am sure it will grow as the boss decides we are doing more. We were just talking about planting peanuts on the way home. My youngest said, "yea, like peanuts grow on trees!" We informed him they do grow from plants. He was shocked.

I guess this is what happens when we move too far from the land. I guess he thought they only grew in stores.

[temporal1]

I guess this is what happens when we move too far from the land.
I guess he thought they only grew in stores.

oldest of 9, mother of 6, my mother was a wiz at peeling potatoes+apples. fast, peels were paper-thin, so as not to waste a thing. she used a cheap everyday paring knife. my grandmother, same.

when i was a teen, a younger cousin visited our grandmother, was astonished when grandma began peeling potatoes for dinner.

“O. That’s where potatoes come from!!”
he thought they came from a box in grocery stores.

at the time, this was a horrifying thought. early boxed potatoes tasted AWFUL.
we felt so sorry for him. we wondered about our aunt’s mental stability.

today, we continue with real potatoes. but, i have occasionally tried some prepared versions that i thought were pretty good. the early versions tasted like wallpaper paste.

o.yeah. who knows what wallpaper paste is anymore??


i can smell it to this day. starchy, glue-y, dampness. wallpapering was a big job that overtook the house until completed.

[steve-in-kville]

We didn't garden until maybe 8 years ago, and I use a "lasagna" garden method that just works for me.

My pasta experience with gardening has not been very productive. I just haven't had the thyme to put into it.

You ain't doing it right. Try harder.

[silentreader]

We didn't garden until maybe 8 years ago, and I use a "lasagna" garden method that just works for me.

My pasta experience with gardening has not been very productive. I just haven't had the thyme to put into it.

You're saying it didn't pan out?

[ohio jones]

We didn't garden until maybe 8 years ago, and I use a "lasagna" garden method that just works for me.

My pasta experience with gardening has not been very productive. I just haven't had the thyme to put into it.

You're saying it didn't pan out?

There are several layers of meaning in that post.

[steve-in-kville]

Must be comedy hour again....

[silentreader]

My pasta experience with gardening has not been very productive. I just haven't had the thyme to put into it.

You're saying it didn't pan out?

There are several layers of meaning in that post.

So it did pun out?

[temporal1]

STRAWBERRIES

Which kinds of strawberries were the best tasting? Which kinds are all around best for home gardeners?
I have Sparkle and Galletta ordered.

Earliglow is the best tasting.
Very sweet with a strong strawberry flavor.
After the first berries, they get small.
They have lots of berries so picking is too time-consuming for most commercial growers, but if you are planting less than a thousand feet of row, they're great.

https://www.noursefarms.com/product/earliglow/

Those are what we used to grow.
They would not last long so one day on the farm stand was all they would take.
As a result we ended up with a lot of frozen strawberries! But indeed they are the most strawberry tasting strawberries.

i must remember!
i’ve told my granddaughter about them, and we want to try!

[Somebody]

Peas came up very poorly, will till it down and plant something else instead. Beans also didn't come up. Will replant beans.

Strawberry plants are getting off to a good start.

Corn and potatoes are up.

[temporal1]

Peas came up very poorly, will till it down and plant something else instead. Beans also didn't come up. Will replant beans.

Strawberry plants are getting off to a good start.

Corn and potatoes are up.

Peas can be sensitive, don’t give up on beans - green beans? They should do well, more than 1 crop per planting.
Zucchini is a reliable crop.

i like to grow Romaine lettuce, it doesn’t do well in summer heat - but - i read about planting in an old wheelbarrow (i have an old garden cart) - then the plants can be moved to shadier spots as needed. i haven’t tried it, but it sounds like a good idea for small families.

my poor old garden cart. i used it for years. can’t find another like it.

it just seems, if you find anything you like, you should buy 2 or more, cause chances are it will disappear, or
quality cheapened, prices increased.