Almanac says it's Time to start Planting
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andynap
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I stopped seeds 3 years ago when I discovered Wolffes Farm. Their seedlings are great.
Bart -my real name-
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I have leeks, broccoli, cauliflower and lettuce going now. Also trying ginger for the first time just for kicks.
MIke R
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Yeah given the very deep snow pack we got right now we ll probably wait til end of March .....
we re doing less things you have to plant and more things that just come back naturally......so more blueberries...apples...rhubarb....raspberries....strawberries...grapes......I think this year we re just planting peas, carrots, beans, kale and sunflowers
we re doing less things you have to plant and more things that just come back naturally......so more blueberries...apples...rhubarb....raspberries....strawberries...grapes......I think this year we re just planting peas, carrots, beans, kale and sunflowers
MIke R
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yeah I hear ya
you know what's funny?......I made a small composted dirt pile in my back yard just at the edge of the woods.....and every Thanksgiving week i take one of our pumpkins we have around the house for decoration and toss it in the dirt pile...And just let it decompose on the pile.....and the next year I get pumpkins!!'.......true low maintenance gardening
you know what's funny?......I made a small composted dirt pile in my back yard just at the edge of the woods.....and every Thanksgiving week i take one of our pumpkins we have around the house for decoration and toss it in the dirt pile...And just let it decompose on the pile.....and the next year I get pumpkins!!'.......true low maintenance gardening
Bart -my real name-
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Yeah, I hear you. Every year I try to grow less and less just so I can keep up with the bounty, both in the garden and in the kitchen. Every August there's a point where it becomes a chore to even give tomatoes away! (I won't even get into the hours and hours spent harvesting them every week) Sensible neighbors only want 5 or 10 tomatoes, but I need to get rid of 20 or 30, per person! I used to grow 50 plants from about 40 varieties. Then I reduced it to about 34 plants, which was still completely unmanageable and overkill. This year I'm gong to try to get down to about 24 plants which is probably overkill, but there are so many colors, flavors, sizes, varieties, etc to chose from that it's hard to get it down to a manageable number.
Poor me!
If you're ever in the DC area in August or September, let me know. I'll hook you up with as many tomatoes as you can fit in your car!
Bart -my real name-
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Down here in the "big city" the prices are much higher. You can got broke shopping at these farmers markets.
MIke R
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oh not here...no middle man...the farms literally have a family run stand on their property......its cheap all season long but gets ridiculously cheap as they get closer to closing up for the season.....and even some of the meat/poultry farms have stands on property in season as well....
good eats...cheap for us....and with no middle man or the overhead of an off property store, great margins for them........a win win for everyone
fins85258
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andynap
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[h=3]Wolff's Apple House - Local Farm Market & Garden Center in Media ...[/h]wolffsapplehouse.com/
Our farm market and garden center offers locally grown and organic produce, prepared gourmet food, baked goods and natural and organic grocery items.
Our farm market and garden center offers locally grown and organic produce, prepared gourmet food, baked goods and natural and organic grocery items.
