On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:38:51 -0700 (PDT), Dana <dcarpend@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
>On Apr 10, 6:43 pm, Boron Elgar <boron_el...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:39:38 -0700 (PDT), Dana <dcarp...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> Let me know how the lasagna turns out. I find it interesting. Don't
>> have room to try it here as I have spent a lot of time improving the
>> beds I have or grow in tubs or pots on the deck to defeat the
>> critters.
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>My neighbors are world-champions at this stuff -- see
>http://www.permacultureactivist.net.
They've been teaching me. So
>far I've planted spinach, lettuces, arugula, mizuna (a mild relative
>of mustard, grown for the greens,) carrots, and a couple of forms of
>pod peas.
May I recommend radishes of all sorts. They grow quite quickly and you
can then replant.
I envy you your early crops. I won't even put spinach or other greens
out for another couple of weeks. I'm trying baby bak choi this year.
>> Do be wary of over planting unless you want to learn to can or
>> preserve or freeze an enormous amount, especially from fruit and nut
>> trees.
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>I'd like to try canning, and I bought a food dehydrator for $7 at the
>Goodwill recently. But easier, I think maybe I'll try turning part of
>my cellar into a root cellar. Worth a shot for storing turnips,
>rutabaga, carrots and such.
You might also want to drop in on rec.food.preserving.
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>> What sort of nuts are you going to try?
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>Hazels for sure, probably in a hedge. Black walnuts are like weeds
>around here, so I'd think the thinner shelled varieties should do
>well, though they'll take a while to bear. There are pecans that are
>hardy this far north -- they're a close relative of hickory, and we've
>got those. There are even some almonds that are hardy through zone 5,
>which we were until recently -- thanks to global warming we're now
>zone 6. They seem to have the shortest time to bearing; re****tedly
>3-5 years.
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>Long term investment for sure, but then I plan to live here till I
>die.
That'll be a lot of nuts.
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>Oh, and I have to put in asparagus!
I am jealous. I cannot grow them in tubs and the critters would feast
on the spears. You don't have deer or groundhogs there?
Boron
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