On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:37:12 -0800, Dan Abel > wrote:

> I think it's worth it, but that's an individual decision.


I also looked into the Water Farm systems.
http://tinyurl.com/9ndgxb

But you still need light.

I emailed the company, and they said you can grow 5 herbs in one
"bucket" simultaneously.

Omelet > wrote in
news

>> Nahhhh, not a cat hater per se...... just a dog person :-)
>
> Ok. I have and enjoy both. Pet bird too.



So long as the bird isn't called Tweety and the cat Sylvester :-)



>>
>> Plus, I'm not a huge fan of animal hair all over the house. My pooch
>> is an outdoor dog, always has been.
>
> Ok, I can empathize with THAT emotion.


White/grey coloured hair is not a good look all over a dark
shirt/jumper.


My best mate has/had two Golden Retrievers that were allowed the run of
the house.

After a couple of days, it looked like it had snowed inside her house!!

She'd then madly clean it al up, and it's start all over again.

Even my pooch is a monumental hair dropper!! And she's a short-hair!!

Every time I clean up around her bedding area, it's like scraping a
mini-pooch together with all her left behind fur!!



>> My best mate is a ruff 'n tumble ex driller (oil fields, gas fields,
>> all over the world). He has a cat, and most recently, a new puppy.
>> Trouble is, the cat thinks it's a dog.
>
> We used to have a cat that fetched...


This one sniffs dogs bums, loves being ruff 'n tumbled........ and
*every* time I go there comes straight over to me and jumps up on my
lap. Doesn't do it to anyone else, just me!!


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

You will travel through the valley of rejection;
you will reside in the land of morning mists...and you will find your
home,
though it will not be where you left it.

Omelet > wrote in newsmpomelet-
:

> In article > ,
> PeterLucas > wrote:
>
>> maxine in ri > wrote in news:d4fd790f-cd42-495d-
970b-
>> :
>>
>> > On Jan 12, 11:50*am, Omelet > wrote:
>> >
>> >> I see you are a cat hater... :-(
>> >> That seems to be common with Aussies.
>> >
>> > Ask them about rabbits....
>> >
>>
>>
>> Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm, we *love* rabbits....... especially in a casserols
with
>> some red wine :-)
>
> I like them kentucky fried.



LOL!! That's the nickname KFC has over here.... Kentucky Fried Rabbit.
It used to be years ago, but now rabbits are more bloody expensive to
buy than chicken!!


But what do you put in your Kentucky fried seasoning?


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

You will travel through the valley of rejection;
you will reside in the land of morning mists...and you will find your
home,
though it will not be where you left it.

"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
> In article > ,
> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote:

>> Janet
>
> I'm thinking about one for lettuce and spinach. :-)
>
> Wonder how it'd do with chard?
>
Chard grows too large to be efficient in that type unit.

d

In article >,
flitterbit > wrote:

> > I'm thinking about one for lettuce and spinach. :-)
> >
> > Wonder how it'd do with chard?
> >
> I'd be concerned about the height of chard; in my outdoor garden, chard
> typically reaches between 2 and 3 feet in height
> >
> > Now that I've had the house rock skirted tho', I'm considering building
> > a low garden bed out front (South side) to keep some swiss chard going
> > in a raised bed. I can build it against the rock facing without having
> > to worry about termites.
> >
> I built my raised bed frames out of Trex; no chemical leaching, no
> rotting, no warping. The initial outlay wasn't cheap, but will last a
> lifetime.

I have a LOT of leftover limestone blocks from the house facing! The
contractor left them and piled them out back at my request. :-)
After all, I'd paid for them.

Plus it'll look nice... but thanks!
--
Peace! Om

"Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once." -- Anonymous

In article >,
flitterbit > wrote:

> > Cherry tomatoes get HYOOGE!
> >
> I'd amend that to, "cherry tomatoes worth growing ...", ie, in my neck
> of the woods, Sweet Millions and Sweet 100s, whose vines on my vertical
> frames outdoors typically reach 6 feet or more. I've yet to find a
> compact-growth variety with a fraction of the flavour of either Sweet
> Millions or Sweet 100s.
> >
> > Now that the inlaws have moved back into town, I can justify growing a
> > couple of sweet 100's this year. <g>
> >
> Heh -- I'm the only tomato eater in this house and every year I grow two
> Sweet Millions and a couple of others for variety. Last year it was
> Sweet Millions, "Juliette" grape tomatoes, yellow pear and Cupid, a sort
> of heart-shaped largish cherry tomato. I won't bother with the latter
> two varieties again; while the fruits are interesting in appearance (ie,
> look pretty in a salad), they didn't have much flavour at all.

I love sweet 100's, but there is a variety of plum tomato that is a
good producer too. The tomatoes are a bit meatier so suitable for
cooking if you want to peel them. I just blanch and give them a pinch
and they pop right out of the skin.

Sweet 100's are good for sauces too if you end up with too many. Peel
the same way. :-)
--
Peace! Om

"Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once." -- Anonymous

In article >,
flitterbit > wrote:

> > Sounds like slugs? Try some flat pans of beer.
> >
> >
> I have the same problem with chard as Janet does, and it only started up
> a few years ago. It's not slugs as far as I'm aware; these aren't slime
> trails, and there's no evidence of slugs anywhere else in my vegetable
> garden, which is in a series of 12-inch-tall Trex-framed raised beds,
> and I rotate my crops on a 4-year cycle so there shouldn't be any pest
> buildup in the soil.
>
> Rather, the marks look like the result of larvae burrowing through the
> leaves, but I've yet to see *any* insect of any kind anywhere around my
> chard, so have no idea what pest I might be dealing with.
>
> BTW, what I've found that works best for slugs (not that I've had any
> for the past decade) is copper. Years ago I bought a bunch of copper
> pot scrubbers (remember Kurly Kate?), stretched them into largish
> circles, laid them on the soil and planted the seedlings in the centre;
> never saw another slug.

I'll have to try that. I don't have a LOT of slugs, but they are around.

Never had the burrowing problem. My issue here is with cabbage worms.
I've spent a lot of time hand-picking the damned things off the plants
at dawn!

I need to try some BT next time I grow them and broccoli.
--
Peace! Om

"Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once." -- Anonymous

In article >,
flitterbit > wrote:

> > No kidding. I can't have anything green in the house. I can't bring
> > flowers in from the garden, have houseplants or even silk plants or
> > flowers. They eat the real plants and chew the snot out of the fake
> > plants. And they puke.
> >
> > Michael
> >
> >
> Grow a flat of oats or for them; they'll eat that instead of your plants
> or flowers. You can also buy "kitty grass" either already growing or as
> packets of seeds.
>
> Cats are really fond of greens; apparently they eat young spring grass
> for vitamins, and coarser later-season grass as an irritant to help
> cough up hairballs.

Mine like fresh catnip. <g> I need to replant that this year.
--
Peace! Om

"Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once." -- Anonymous

In article > ,
PeterLucas > wrote:

> > I like them kentucky fried.
>
>
>
> LOL!! That's the nickname KFC has over here.... Kentucky Fried Rabbit.
> It used to be years ago, but now rabbits are more bloody expensive to
> buy than chicken!!
>
>
> But what do you put in your Kentucky fried seasoning?

Salt, white pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika and a bit of
ground lemon peel.
--
Peace! Om

"Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once." -- Anonymous

Mitch---The good news is, both rosemary and thyme are perenials---they
just keep growing every summer and will stay quite alive and happy
INSIDE in the winter. Get a pot of rosemary and one of any kind of
thyme you like and keep them in a sunny window all winter.

I have a rosemary plant outside that is about six years old now...and
HUGE. My thyme (outside) looks dead in the winter, but always comes back
bigger in the Spring. The best part is, picking off a few sprigs only
makes them grow MORE---

Growing a pot of thyme and rosemary inside makes the room smell nice,
too.

Lass

OT kinda, My new Aero Garden

Group: rec.food.cooking Date: Tue, Jan 13, 2009, 12:13pm (EST-1) From:

Thanks Chatty Cathy. It's going to be nice having a herb "garden" in the
winter.
I can't bring myself to pay supermarket prices for fresh herbs. I
printed out a recipe this morning that calls for a sprig of rosemary and
some fresh thyme. That would cost me $7. Not gonna happen. "

For grubs, cabbage worms and most oher crawlie or flying critters, Try
buying a "floating row cover" and covering your cabbage (or any other
plant that does not require bee polination). The row covers are made of
some kind of very light, white material that lets rain and sunshine
thru...but NOT crawlie or flying pests.
If you treat them gently, you can use them season after season.

You put the row covers over the bed immediately after planting, leaving
enough 'slack" so the plant can get tall without pressing against the
material of the row cover. Make or buy "pins" (bent coat hanger wire) to
hold the row covers down.
Works great for chard, spinach, (any kind of greens), cabbage,
B.sprouts.

Obviously, not good for tomatoes or squash or any plant that flowers and
has to be bee pollinated.

Lass

Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> flitterbit > wrote:
>
>>> Sounds like slugs? Try some flat pans of beer.
>> >
>> >
>> I have the same problem with chard as Janet does, and it only started up
>> a few years ago. It's not slugs as far as I'm aware; these aren't slime
>> trails, and there's no evidence of slugs anywhere else in my vegetable
>> garden, which is in a series of 12-inch-tall Trex-framed raised beds,
>> and I rotate my crops on a 4-year cycle so there shouldn't be any pest
>> buildup in the soil.
>>
>> Rather, the marks look like the result of larvae burrowing through the
>> leaves, but I've yet to see *any* insect of any kind anywhere around my
>> chard, so have no idea what pest I might be dealing with.
>>
>> BTW, what I've found that works best for slugs (not that I've had any
>> for the past decade) is copper. Years ago I bought a bunch of copper
>> pot scrubbers (remember Kurly Kate?), stretched them into largish
>> circles, laid them on the soil and planted the seedlings in the centre;
>> never saw another slug.
>
> I'll have to try that. I don't have a LOT of slugs, but they are around.
>
> Never had the burrowing problem. My issue here is with cabbage worms.
> I've spent a lot of time hand-picking the damned things off the plants
> at dawn!
>
> I need to try some BT next time I grow them and broccoli.
>
>
I hate cabbage worms; I had an infestation on a broccoli crop once and
looked out one morning to see sparrows picking them off!

You can also deal with cabbage worms by using floating row cover. It's
a non-woven fabric that you drape over the row of vegetables you want to
protect; not so useful if you require insect pollination and it also of
course hides the vegetables from view, but it does keep away the pests.

The copper works a treat; it must be real copper, though; I gather
there's a chemical reaction between the slug's slime and the copper that
gives the slug a shock of sorts.

You can also use crushed eggshells; apparently the sharp edges cut the
slugs' bodies so they won't cross an eggshell barrier. Diatomaceous
earth works, but is hazardous to all wildlife and pets (sharp-edged
powder that damages lungs if inhaled) so I don't use it and don't
recommend it. I've heard of folks who go out after dark with a
flashlight and a pair of scissors, but I'm not *that* keen! Another
trick is to lay a board on the ground; apparently slugs will seek out
the shelter of the underside and be relatively easy to pick off. I've
never tried this myself so have no idea how effective it is.

Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> flitterbit > wrote:
>
>>> I'm thinking about one for lettuce and spinach. :-)
>>>
>>> Wonder how it'd do with chard?
>>>
>> I'd be concerned about the height of chard; in my outdoor garden, chard
>> typically reaches between 2 and 3 feet in height
>>> Now that I've had the house rock skirted tho', I'm considering building
>>> a low garden bed out front (South side) to keep some swiss chard going
>>> in a raised bed. I can build it against the rock facing without having
>>> to worry about termites.
>> >
>> I built my raised bed frames out of Trex; no chemical leaching, no
>> rotting, no warping. The initial outlay wasn't cheap, but will last a
>> lifetime.
>
> I have a LOT of leftover limestone blocks from the house facing! The
> contractor left them and piled them out back at my request. :-)
> After all, I'd paid for them.
>
> Plus it'll look nice... but thanks!
>
>
Those blocks will be terrific for the job; they'll provide some
insulation (hold heat and warm your soil earlier in spring) as well as
framing!

Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> flitterbit > wrote:
>
>>> Cherry tomatoes get HYOOGE!
>>>
>> I'd amend that to, "cherry tomatoes worth growing ...", ie, in my neck
>> of the woods, Sweet Millions and Sweet 100s, whose vines on my vertical
>> frames outdoors typically reach 6 feet or more. I've yet to find a
>> compact-growth variety with a fraction of the flavour of either Sweet
>> Millions or Sweet 100s.
>> >
>>> Now that the inlaws have moved back into town, I can justify growing a
>>> couple of sweet 100's this year. <g>
>> >
>> Heh -- I'm the only tomato eater in this house and every year I grow two
>> Sweet Millions and a couple of others for variety. Last year it was
>> Sweet Millions, "Juliette" grape tomatoes, yellow pear and Cupid, a sort
>> of heart-shaped largish cherry tomato. I won't bother with the latter
>> two varieties again; while the fruits are interesting in appearance (ie,
>> look pretty in a salad), they didn't have much flavour at all.
>
> I love sweet 100's, but there is a variety of plum tomato that is a
> good producer too. The tomatoes are a bit meatier so suitable for
> cooking if you want to peel them. I just blanch and give them a pinch
> and they pop right out of the skin.
>
> Sweet 100's are good for sauces too if you end up with too many. Peel
> the same way. :-)
>
>
In the years I have excess, I toss them into freezer bags and add them
to soups and stuff in the winter; they of course can't be eaten the same
way as fresh, but add summer flavour when I need it most. I don't even
bother skinning and seeding

Are the plum tomatoes San Marzanos? I've read that they're typically
flavourful and preferred by lots of home growers.

> OT kinda, My new Aero Garden
>
> Group: rec.food.cooking Date: Tue, Jan 13, 2009, 12:13pm (EST-1) From:
>
> Thanks Chatty Cathy. It's going to be nice having a herb "garden" in the
> winter.
> I can't bring myself to pay supermarket prices for fresh herbs. I
> printed out a recipe this morning that calls for a sprig of rosemary and
> some fresh thyme. That would cost me $7. Not gonna happen. "
>

Lass Chance_2 wrote:
> Mitch---The good news is, both rosemary and thyme are perenials---they
> just keep growing every summer and will stay quite alive and happy
> INSIDE in the winter. Get a pot of rosemary and one of any kind of
> thyme you like and keep them in a sunny window all winter.
>
> I have a rosemary plant outside that is about six years old now...and
> HUGE. My thyme (outside) looks dead in the winter, but always comes back
> bigger in the Spring. The best part is, picking off a few sprigs only
> makes them grow MORE---
>
> Growing a pot of thyme and rosemary inside makes the room smell nice,
> too.
>
> Lass
>
I've never been able to overwinter thyme indoors; it always dies off
within a month or two.

I did manage to overwinter a rosemary plant for several years, but lost
it two years ago and haven't succeeded with another since.

I end up starting with new seedlings each spring, unfortunately; I
suspect the problem is I don't have a room cool enough for them.

In article >,
flitterbit > wrote:

> I hate cabbage worms; I had an infestation on a broccoli crop once and
> looked out one morning to see sparrows picking them off!

I envy you your sparrows. ;-)

>
> You can also deal with cabbage worms by using floating row cover. It's
> a non-woven fabric that you drape over the row of vegetables you want to
> protect; not so useful if you require insect pollination and it also of
> course hides the vegetables from view, but it does keep away the pests.

I don't need broccoli or chard pollinated. <g> I'll have to try that, so
long as it does not act as a greenhouse and cooks them?

>
> The copper works a treat; it must be real copper, though; I gather
> there's a chemical reaction between the slug's slime and the copper that
> gives the slug a shock of sorts.

I've read the same works for snails.

>
> You can also use crushed eggshells; apparently the sharp edges cut the
> slugs' bodies so they won't cross an eggshell barrier. Diatomaceous
> earth works, but is hazardous to all wildlife and pets (sharp-edged
> powder that damages lungs if inhaled) so I don't use it and don't
> recommend it. I've heard of folks who go out after dark with a
> flashlight and a pair of scissors, but I'm not *that* keen! Another
> trick is to lay a board on the ground; apparently slugs will seek out
> the shelter of the underside and be relatively easy to pick off. I've
> never tried this myself so have no idea how effective it is.

Beer works too. :-) Especially a bit of dark ale.
--
Peace! Om

"Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once." -- Anonymous

In article >,
flitterbit > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > flitterbit > wrote:
> >
> >>> I'm thinking about one for lettuce and spinach. :-)
> >>>
> >>> Wonder how it'd do with chard?
> >>>
> >> I'd be concerned about the height of chard; in my outdoor garden, chard
> >> typically reaches between 2 and 3 feet in height
> >>> Now that I've had the house rock skirted tho', I'm considering building
> >>> a low garden bed out front (South side) to keep some swiss chard going
> >>> in a raised bed. I can build it against the rock facing without having
> >>> to worry about termites.
> >> >
> >> I built my raised bed frames out of Trex; no chemical leaching, no
> >> rotting, no warping. The initial outlay wasn't cheap, but will last a
> >> lifetime.
> >
> > I have a LOT of leftover limestone blocks from the house facing! The
> > contractor left them and piled them out back at my request. :-)
> > After all, I'd paid for them.
> >
> > Plus it'll look nice... but thanks!
> >
> >
> Those blocks will be terrific for the job; they'll provide some
> insulation (hold heat and warm your soil earlier in spring) as well as
> framing!

And match the house. <g>
--
Peace! Om

"Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once." -- Anonymous

In article >,
flitterbit > wrote:

> > Sweet 100's are good for sauces too if you end up with too many. Peel
> > the same way. :-)
> >
> >
> In the years I have excess, I toss them into freezer bags and add them
> to soups and stuff in the winter; they of course can't be eaten the same
> way as fresh, but add summer flavour when I need it most. I don't even
> bother skinning and seeding
>
> Are the plum tomatoes San Marzanos? I've read that they're typically
> flavourful and preferred by lots of home growers.

Sorry, I don't recall. :-(
But they are small, and very meaty.
--
Peace! Om

"Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once." -- Anonymous

In article >,
(Lass Chance_2) wrote:

> For grubs, cabbage worms and most oher crawlie or flying critters, Try
> buying a "floating row cover" and covering your cabbage (or any other
> plant that does not require bee polination). The row covers are made of
> some kind of very light, white material that lets rain and sunshine
> thru...but NOT crawlie or flying pests.
> If you treat them gently, you can use them season after season.
>
> You put the row covers over the bed immediately after planting, leaving
> enough 'slack" so the plant can get tall without pressing against the
> material of the row cover. Make or buy "pins" (bent coat hanger wire) to
> hold the row covers down.
> Works great for chard, spinach, (any kind of greens), cabbage,
> B.sprouts.
>
> Obviously, not good for tomatoes or squash or any plant that flowers and
> has to be bee pollinated.
>
> Lass

You've seconded the nomination. I've never tried those.

I presume that'll work for chard too.
--
Peace! Om

"Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once." -- Anonymous

On 2009-01-14, Lass Chance_2 > wrote:

> Growing a pot of thyme and rosemary inside makes the room smell nice,
> too.

I'd like to try indoor spice planter, but that Aero price is pretty damn
steep. For that kinda money it better come with an illigal alien to tend
it.

nb

On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:50:21 -0600, Omelet wrote:

> In article > ,
> PeterLucas > wrote:
>
>> Omelet > wrote in newsmpomelet-
>> :
>>
>> > In article > ,
>> > PLucas > wrote:
>> >
>> >> >> Interesting. I wonder where I'd put such a thing?
>> >> >
>> >> > The problem I have is that my cats would eat it. <g>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Electric fence it.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> :-)
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>> > Don't have that kind of indoor space!
>>
>>
>>
>> OK, a cattle prod ;-)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > I trained them to stay off the kitchen counter and stove tho' using
>> > upside down mouse traps.
>> >
>> > Those work!
>>
>>
>>
>> I would have just had the stove ticking over, so that it was always
>> hot.
>>
>>
>> Just like the song: Just like a cat on a hot stove top :-)
>
> I see you are a cat hater... :-(
> That seems to be common with Aussies.

Certainly not with me.

On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:02:50 +0000, PeterLucas wrote:

> Omelet > wrote in newsmpomelet-
> :
>
>> In article
>> >,
>> maxine in ri > wrote:
>>
>>> On Jan 12, 11:50Â*am, Omelet > wrote:
>>>
>>> > I see you are a cat hater... :-(
>>> > That seems to be common with Aussies.
>>>
>>> Ask them about rabbits....
>>>
>>> maxine in ri
>>
>> Indeed...
>
>
>
> You get to keep rabbits as pets??
>
>
> It's not allowed over here. They're regarded as pests.

Wrong. It's not allowed in *certain states*.

On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:42:29 -0800, Pits09 wrote:

> On Jan 13, 3:03Â*am, Omelet > wrote:
>> In article
>> >,
>> Â*maxine in ri > wrote:
>>
>> > On Jan 12, 11:50Â*am, Omelet > wrote:
>>
>> > > I see you are a cat hater... :-(
>> > > That seems to be common with Aussies.
>>
>> > Ask them about rabbits....
>>
>> > maxine in ri
>>
>> Indeed...
>> --
>>
> Indeed is right you can have as many as you want
> http://www.invasiveanimals.com/resea...lague_web2.jpg

I love getting the bunnies into my camp oven, so they have /one/
redeeming feature

Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> flitterbit > wrote:
>
>> I hate cabbage worms; I had an infestation on a broccoli crop once and
>> looked out one morning to see sparrows picking them off!
>
> I envy you your sparrows. ;-)
>
>> You can also deal with cabbage worms by using floating row cover. It's
>> a non-woven fabric that you drape over the row of vegetables you want to
>> protect; not so useful if you require insect pollination and it also of
>> course hides the vegetables from view, but it does keep away the pests.
>
> I don't need broccoli or chard pollinated. <g> I'll have to try that, so
> long as it does not act as a greenhouse and cooks them?
>
Nah, it's very light weight and allows both water and light to get
through, and doesn't really trap any heat at all. If you sew, think
extremely lightweight non-woven interfacing

>> The copper works a treat; it must be real copper, though; I gather
>> there's a chemical reaction between the slug's slime and the copper that
>> gives the slug a shock of sorts.
>
> I've read the same works for snails.
>
Yes; same slimy body, same response.

>> You can also use crushed eggshells; apparently the sharp edges cut the
>> slugs' bodies so they won't cross an eggshell barrier. Diatomaceous
>> earth works, but is hazardous to all wildlife and pets (sharp-edged
>> powder that damages lungs if inhaled) so I don't use it and don't
>> recommend it. I've heard of folks who go out after dark with a
>> flashlight and a pair of scissors, but I'm not *that* keen! Another
>> trick is to lay a board on the ground; apparently slugs will seek out
>> the shelter of the underside and be relatively easy to pick off. I've
>> never tried this myself so have no idea how effective it is.
>
> Beer works too. :-) Especially a bit of dark ale.
>
>
You just have to remember to renew it after it rains

Lass Chance_2 wrote:
> For grubs, cabbage worms and most oher crawlie or flying critters, Try
> buying a "floating row cover" and covering your cabbage (or any other
> plant that does not require bee polination). The row covers are made of
> some kind of very light, white material that lets rain and sunshine
> thru...but NOT crawlie or flying pests.
> If you treat them gently, you can use them season after season.
>
> You put the row covers over the bed immediately after planting, leaving
> enough 'slack" so the plant can get tall without pressing against the
> material of the row cover. Make or buy "pins" (bent coat hanger wire) to
> hold the row covers down.
> Works great for chard, spinach, (any kind of greens), cabbage,
> B.sprouts.
>
> Obviously, not good for tomatoes or squash or any plant that flowers and
> has to be bee pollinated.
>
> Lass
>
>
I hadn't thought of using floating row cover for chard; I think I'll
have to try it this year because I'm tired of my entire chard crop being
spoiled and ending up in municipal compost.

Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> flitterbit > wrote:
>
>> Omelet wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> flitterbit > wrote:
>>>
>>>>> I'm thinking about one for lettuce and spinach. :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> Wonder how it'd do with chard?
>>>>>
>>>> I'd be concerned about the height of chard; in my outdoor garden, chard
>>>> typically reaches between 2 and 3 feet in height
>>>>> Now that I've had the house rock skirted tho', I'm considering building
>>>>> a low garden bed out front (South side) to keep some swiss chard going
>>>>> in a raised bed. I can build it against the rock facing without having
>>>>> to worry about termites.
>>>> >
>>>> I built my raised bed frames out of Trex; no chemical leaching, no
>>>> rotting, no warping. The initial outlay wasn't cheap, but will last a
>>>> lifetime.
>>> I have a LOT of leftover limestone blocks from the house facing! The
>>> contractor left them and piled them out back at my request. :-)
>>> After all, I'd paid for them.
>>>
>>> Plus it'll look nice... but thanks!
>> >
>> >
>> Those blocks will be terrific for the job; they'll provide some
>> insulation (hold heat and warm your soil earlier in spring) as well as
>> framing!
>
> And match the house. <g>
>
>

Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> flitterbit > wrote:
>
>>> Sweet 100's are good for sauces too if you end up with too many. Peel
>>> the same way. :-)
>> >
>> >
>> In the years I have excess, I toss them into freezer bags and add them
>> to soups and stuff in the winter; they of course can't be eaten the same
>> way as fresh, but add summer flavour when I need it most. I don't even
>> bother skinning and seeding
>>
>> Are the plum tomatoes San Marzanos? I've read that they're typically
>> flavourful and preferred by lots of home growers.
>
> Sorry, I don't recall. :-(
> But they are small, and very meaty.
>
>
That sounds about right

In article >,
flitterbit > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > flitterbit > wrote:
> >
> >>> Sweet 100's are good for sauces too if you end up with too many. Peel
> >>> the same way. :-)
> >> >
> >> >
> >> In the years I have excess, I toss them into freezer bags and add them
> >> to soups and stuff in the winter; they of course can't be eaten the same
> >> way as fresh, but add summer flavour when I need it most. I don't even
> >> bother skinning and seeding
> >>
> >> Are the plum tomatoes San Marzanos? I've read that they're typically
> >> flavourful and preferred by lots of home growers.
> >
> > Sorry, I don't recall. :-(
> > But they are small, and very meaty.
> >
> >
> That sounds about right

:-d

Kinda like teensy Romas.
--
Peace! Om

"Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once." -- Anonymous

On Jan 13, 9:18*am, (Lass Chance_2) wrote:
> *"Yuuup! Herb likes a locked door. Lining the closet with aluminum foil
> (shiny side in) is recommended by some. As long as temperature and
> humidity do not exceed that of a tropical rainforest in Thailand, you
> should be okay." *Mark Thompson
>
> LOL! *Different kind of HERB!
>
> But yes, that will do it. *Paint the inside of the closet bright white
> works just as well.
> *A couple years back, I had a nice little sustem in my unused downstairs
> closet....had two shelves, each five feet long, suspended on chains from
> the clothes rod....had one blue spectrum and one red spectrum lightbulb,
> each in a reflector, each 60 watts, plus a four foot flourescent, a
> small oscilating fan, all on a timer.
>
> I produced 10 nice White Widows,. Sadly, six were males. *But, the four
> females got about 14" tall and pretty bushy, giving mee almost an ounce
> of the best pot on the planet.
>
> IF I had been thinking, I would have kept one of the males and bred it
> to one of the females....and produced thousands of FREE seeds. *But I
> went stupid and didnt think to do that....resulting in the need to BUY
> 10 more seeds....at 10 bucks per seed, for crying out loud.
>
> sigh...we live and we learn.
>
> Lass

Fun Hobby!!

On Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:30:47 -0500, (Lass
Chance_2) wrote:

>Mitch---The good news is, both rosemary and thyme are perenials---they
>just keep growing every summer and will stay quite alive and happy
>INSIDE in the winter.


Hmmm...might be worth another try.
One of the main reason I grow herbs at all is for cilantro. I just
love the stuff.

We had a basil plant that lived for years outside, because it was
right next to the dryer vent.

I could go out in the dead of winter and get basil. It was freaky.

I see that Amazon has the Aerogarden Pro 100 for the same price as the
"old" Aerogarden. But I still don't want to pay it. Not until I land
a job.

Come on...let's see more updates. :-)