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Post by cff on Nov 6, 2008 23:26:28 GMT -5
Yes Rebsie, I suspect Grungy and I will accept it  Hayne, can I move to your place in winter? ;D I've been to your state once in winter, and I was wearing a t-shirt while the locals were wearing light coats ( light for us  ) Man, I would take it for 6 months with so much joy... Mike" I actually have a friend that lives in the Catskill mountains of NY who visits every year just to get a break from the cold. Friends are always welcome here.  |
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Post by ottawagardener on Nov 12, 2008 15:47:34 GMT -5
I have to get my polytunnel up and those roots out of the ground before its undiggable. I've given up on my usual wooden, rickey 'high tunnel-like' structure and am thinking of converting a car tempo frame. I would actually use real hoops but I don't know where to find them and don't want to use pvc and don't want to bend metal as I'm afraid it would look wonky. Rebar? Anyhow, I think I'll be lazy.
P.S. The snow returnth Mike, within the next two weeks.
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Post by flowerpower on Nov 13, 2008 6:16:44 GMT -5
I actually have a friend that lives in the Catskill mountains of NY who visits every year just to get a break from the cold. Friends are always welcome here. Yeah, his friend lives in the valley below me. About 1700 ft lower than I am. They hardly get any snow there. lol Hayne, make sure to pack your winter gear next time you are in the area. We are already seeing flurries almost every day here. So be careful driving. |
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Post by Alan on Nov 13, 2008 23:50:35 GMT -5
So, I was obsessive compulsively repeating to myself in my head today "Is it spring yet" the thought actually crossed my mind to rename this thread "anybody tired of lettuce and collards yet" and then I smacked myself and remembered "I've got strawberries!" Yay! I know, I'm a dork.
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Post by swisscharrd on Nov 20, 2008 19:48:00 GMT -5
I have a lot of herbs that make it over winter- some celeric still going and some new salad greens and spinach. Saving a few carrots for that touched by frost thrill. Nothing like I would
like to have but must accept the time crunch of my life for now. Love hearing about the fall gardens. The NW is a good place to grow a lot of fall crops and a lot overwinters too. I actually have a lemon verbena that makes it through the winter. Last year we had some crazy spikes up and down and it ended up a lot smaller but it made it through. Have some nice scented geraniums that will go in the greenhouse this year though, not taking any chances with them.
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Post by ottawagardener on Dec 3, 2008 16:49:53 GMT -5
Thankfully I'm rather fond of the cole family. Ask me again in February... Specifically, ask 'tired of mache salad?' though I find it impossible that I could be. ;D
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Post by canadamike on Dec 3, 2008 17:05:24 GMT -5
Telsing, I forgot to ask you when I visited you. Are you a vegetarian?
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Post by nanojamb on Dec 6, 2008 7:30:02 GMT -5
I just have mesclun mix this year but what I really mss from past fall garden: Jeruselum artichoke.
Are there more than 2 varieties (red and white is all I've seen...and those little related things called crones?)
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Post by Alan on Dec 7, 2008 19:46:25 GMT -5
Yep, there are a ton of different Jerusalem Artichokes out there, some are hard to come by, I know there were several varieties listed in the SSE Yearbook this year, most of which are grown and maintained by Will Bonsall. I grew three varieties this past year and they produced like crazy with no care given whatsoever, I'm not much of a fan of them really, but it was interesting to grow them and the flowers were very pretty anyhow.
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) Man, I would take it for 6 months with so much joy...
