tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321001235420683667.post4188330281290753559..comments2023-08-28T07:52:09.405-04:00Comments on Future House Farm: InventoryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321001235420683667.post-44545291305765588432008-03-07T20:05:00.000-05:002008-03-07T20:05:00.000-05:00This sounds like a really fabulous garden. I need...This sounds like a really fabulous garden. I need to stop reading all the garden lists as they're making me too excited, I want to start growing now (my first plantings will be next weekend). Some of the things we're growing are the same (i.e., Lemon Summer Squash, Santo Cilantro, etc.) and some varieties you listed just barely missed my cut this year, but I might grow next year (such as Mr. Big P, True Red Cranberry Bean, etc.) so it'll be fun to see what your experiences will be like with them.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14449752194039825350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321001235420683667.post-89086075389129027752008-03-03T14:14:00.000-05:002008-03-03T14:14:00.000-05:00Meg,Do you realize you won't be able to save seeds...Meg,<BR/><BR/>Do you realize you won't be able to save seeds from everything on your list? It always seems like I'm the bearer of bad news... <BR/><BR/>Some things will need isolation or they will cross pollinate, and others will need a minimum genepool size which you probably don't have. You'll understand this better when you read one of those two books.<BR/><BR/>Things that should be straightforward are:<BR/><BR/>Garlic<BR/>Lettuce<BR/>Spinach (if you only have one kind)<BR/>Beans<BR/>Soybeans<BR/>Peas<BR/>Tomatoes<BR/>Most Herbs<BR/>Potatoes<BR/><BR/>Maybe Onions/Leeks, but these are biennials so will take an extra year. Biennials take some special skills that you might not be ready for and they are a lot of extra trouble.<BR/><BR/>If you learn how to do hand pollinations quickly, you might be able to do some squashes.<BR/><BR/>But this is all assuming a best case scenario. Mostly, this all takes some time to learn and things never go as you expect them. You will certainly have some crop failures. You will forget to collect seeds until it's too late, and you will make other mistakes.<BR/><BR/>The other thing that will probably happen is you end up with some seeds you are not sure are good so you don't want to share any until you grow them yourself.<BR/><BR/>This is all going to be a bit more work and require a little more thought than you expect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321001235420683667.post-67029790390309348032008-03-02T20:36:00.000-05:002008-03-02T20:36:00.000-05:00Angelina, we've rarely used tarragon at all, so we...Angelina, we've rarely used tarragon at all, so we don't know what the heck the difference is between any varieties. <BR/><BR/>Danni, we're interested to see our implementation plan, too :P<BR/><BR/>Christina, absolutely! There's this list here, obviously, and we'll probably be posting about everything a bunch as it's growing--if you see anything you want, let us know and we'll grab extra seeds. <BR/><BR/>Jenny, if you have extras that you don't have a use for, that would actually be awesome! Of course you're welcome to anything we've got, too. We have enough to share of nearly everything on the list, I think, but if you want something we don't have a ton of we can make it an IOU and plan on extra seeds for the end of the season. If you're interested, shoot me an email to swap addresses--I'm at chapstickmeg (a) gmail.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15830705259612540929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321001235420683667.post-57069793279300358822008-03-01T22:02:00.000-05:002008-03-01T22:02:00.000-05:00Very nice! I'm interested to see how the stevia do...Very nice! I'm interested to see how the stevia does--I've heard it's hard to grow. <BR/><BR/>I've got an excess of carrots--Big Top, Early Gold, Scarlet Nantes, and Yellowstone--and an extra packet of parsnips (name unknown) from the Toledo free-seed-swap thing. I'd be happy to send some to you if you'd like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321001235420683667.post-18884257488483880532008-03-01T20:36:00.000-05:002008-03-01T20:36:00.000-05:00Sounds like a wonderful list. I'm interested in r...Sounds like a wonderful list. I'm interested in reading what works for you this year and comparing notes. Perhaps we could swap some seeds at harvest.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12607821498331135305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321001235420683667.post-54467654336645364692008-03-01T11:36:00.000-05:002008-03-01T11:36:00.000-05:00HOW big is your garden plot again? You guys are g...HOW big is your garden plot again? You guys are going to be extremely busy! This is an incredible number of plants. This is going to be so interesting to see your implementation plan - I'm excited for you!Dannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623233206043947281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321001235420683667.post-21793534538531503652008-03-01T10:39:00.000-05:002008-03-01T10:39:00.000-05:00Have you grown French Tarragon? If so have you no...Have you grown French Tarragon? If so have you noticed much difference between the French and the Russian?Angelinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216322840161752535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321001235420683667.post-72420828969761908572008-03-01T10:26:00.000-05:002008-03-01T10:26:00.000-05:00Wild (sometimes called currant) tomatoes are a dif...Wild (sometimes called currant) tomatoes are a different species (usually Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium or Lycopersicon esculentum) from normal tomatoes (Lycopersicon lycopersicon). In the SSE yearbook you'll see they are listed in the 'Other Species' section.<BR/><BR/>Normally different species don't cross with each other, but tomatoes are an exception. Not only are they genetically compatible, but wild tomatoes have flowers that are more open than normal tomatoes meaning insects can more easily get at the pollen, so they are more likely to cross with each other as well as normal tomatoes.<BR/><BR/>Honestly, while this explanation probably sounds so clear and logical, consider it as a guideline. This is disputed, and probably depends on as much as anything they kind of insects you have as well as the varieties of tomatoes you have in your garden. Many people report growing wild tomatoes next to normal tomatoes and never seeing a cross. Others report crosses.<BR/><BR/>Just to be on the safe side, keep the wild tomato away from the others...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321001235420683667.post-71440080290486526902008-03-01T10:03:00.000-05:002008-03-01T10:03:00.000-05:00Patrick, thanks! We would like to save seeds from ...Patrick, thanks! We would like to save seeds from all the tomatoes, so we'll segregate that one. <BR/><BR/>Do you know why it cross pollinates more easily? Is that also true of other cherry/grape tomatoes?Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15830705259612540929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321001235420683667.post-69407334226982403422008-03-01T04:23:00.000-05:002008-03-01T04:23:00.000-05:00Wow, that looks like a great collection of plants!...Wow, that looks like a great collection of plants!<BR/><BR/>One piece of advice about the tomatoes. If you are saving seeds, the Matt's Wild Cherry can easily cross pollinate with the others, so I suggest putting it in a different part of the garden if possible. Maybe you want to grow it in a pot near the house.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com