massachusett4hills
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Yes, in the poor man's garden grows Kind thoughts, contentment, peace of mind, And joy
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Post by massachusett4hills on Oct 29, 2009 18:29:48 GMT -5
We all Love Harvest Time ......  Shows us your Pics or Movies......... I`ll start .............. . |
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Post by bunkie on Nov 5, 2009 13:07:28 GMT -5
great little movie there massachussett! nice looking carrots too! that's what we're doing now. don't know how to make movies tho, and are on a step up from dialup! ;D
what variety of carrots are those? and are you covering them with the green tops? we use sand.
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Post by hiven on Nov 5, 2009 17:19:06 GMT -5
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massachusett4hills
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Yes, in the poor man's garden grows Kind thoughts, contentment, peace of mind, And joy
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Post by massachusett4hills on Nov 5, 2009 17:50:09 GMT -5
Thanks bunkie This Mov. is so slow  on a Dialup line and I won`t be posting them anymore ....... The carrot is Red Cored Chantenay is good in rocky soils like mine This heirloom originated in France around 1879 . It produces short and thick red-orange roots . excellent carroty flavor and has strong tops which is nice . they kind of get a jump on the weeds early in the growing season... I put my carrot tops in my compost pile.......... I blanch and freeze the sliced carrots for winter soups. Next season I would like to fresh store in sand ? Do you have Any "sand method" tips ? .  |
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massachusett4hills
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Yes, in the poor man's garden grows Kind thoughts, contentment, peace of mind, And joy
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Post by massachusett4hills on Nov 5, 2009 18:22:25 GMT -5
hiven Wow..........  . Your Tomatoes / Harvest Pics are great..... Are these growin in Newfoundland by July 26th ?...   |
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Post by oldfatguy on Nov 6, 2009 0:13:36 GMT -5
Cabbage Filderkraut and Zapotec tomaters Attachments:
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Post by oldfatguy on Nov 6, 2009 0:16:32 GMT -5
Cabbage Filderkraut Attachments:
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Post by grunt on Nov 6, 2009 1:34:12 GMT -5
massachusett4hills: There are a few photos here of what I did in the past, and what I made to replace it with this year. picasaweb.google.ca/TVgrunt/2009SPUDPIT#The first 4 photos show the trench I dug. I put the spuds in loose (carrots too, but they don't show in the photos), covered them with mulch, and put a tarp over it all to keep out the rain and snow. The spuds (or carrots, cabbage .....) go in the pit in bags now = any cloth or paper bag will do. This year I used flour bags, next it will likely be feed bags. In place of mulch, this year I am using fiberglass insulation batts, cut in half and put in feed bags. I layer them over the bags of veggies, and put one across the end of the pile if it doesn't make a complete layer in the pit. the new pit is basically an open bottomed box, sunk in the ground, and a roof put over the top of it. Figured it was time to make a permanent one. Basically a mini root cellar. If you leave the bottom of the box open, you don't have to worry about packing the carrots in sand, as the ambient moisture in the pit keeps them from shriveling. Make sure the top of the veggies are lower than the soil surface outside the pit. If you have hay bales available, you can just dig the pit, fill with your veggies, and lay bales across the top of the pit for insulation. Edited to add: You will notice the two openings at the bottom back edge of the new "pit" = these are access doors for the cats, so I don't develop mouse problems (which I never had with the simple pit anyway). |
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Post by bunkie on Nov 6, 2009 11:59:16 GMT -5
great pics olfatguy! love your beard! hubby has one just like it!;D
massachussett, i was planning on doing the bucket sand method this year...i'm experimenting! but now, i have to have hubby read dan's post...
looks doable. dan, does the frost go down deep in your neck of the woods? we have to plant water pipes and such at least three to four feet below the surface. will putting the spuds, carrots just below the surface work?
forgot...since switching to a different computer, i have lost my camera...maybe some pics when i find it, hopefully soon...
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Post by hiven on Nov 6, 2009 16:23:45 GMT -5
We have had crazy warm spring which speed up the harvest time. The majority of harvest were from green house tomatoes. The outdoor ones were only a few yet there were 4x more outdoor plants. hiven Wow.......... . Your Tomatoes / Harvest Pics are great..... Are these growin in Newfoundland by July 26th ?... |
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Post by hiven on Nov 6, 2009 16:25:26 GMT -5
You have such lovely tomatoes, so pretty ! Cabbage Filderkraut and Zapotec tomaters |
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Post by stratcat on Nov 7, 2009 0:07:47 GMT -5
November 5 photo of tomatoes that ripened on the counter-  |
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Post by grunt on Nov 7, 2009 3:42:58 GMT -5
Bunkie: The old pit method was done in a raised bed, with maybe 6" of soil left along the sides of the bed. I never had anything freeze in it, unless the mulch got wet and froze too. Our normal winter here has temperatures down to about -7 F for maybe two weeks. Given your location and elevation, I don't think you have anything to worry about. The farther you extend the insulation beyond the edge of the trench, the better the protection you afford. Old time usage in the northern areas of Canada, was a haystack, which would offer protection even at -40 F. One of the main things is to keep the insulation material dry. I'm now using fiberglass batts doubled in feed bags. I cut the batt in half, and put bith halves in one bag, giving me about 6" of insulation. Probably overkill, but I put double layers of bags over the veggies.
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Kelly
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Post by Kelly on Nov 7, 2009 12:17:47 GMT -5
Oh I'll join in! Here's one of my smaller harvests, I think in total in this bowl there was about 3kg. Pictured are 'Fantome Du Laos', 'Black From Tula', 'Japanese Black Trifele', 'Yellow Ruffles', 'Green Zebra', 'Tsygan', and 'Black Sea Man'. Attachments:
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Post by oldfatguy on Nov 7, 2009 14:00:00 GMT -5
massachusett4hills: There are a few photos here of what I did in the past, and what I made to replace it with this year. Great storage system grungy! Your place up there in the Creston valley looks like the "Garden Of Eatin" to me! |
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on a Dialup line and I won`t be posting them anymore 
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