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Topic: Self Sufficiency Garden Update! |
xerces
Replies: 6
Views: 401
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:23 am Subject: Re: Self Sufficiency Garden Update! |
| Peas in PA can grow to be 6 to 7 feet tall. The best technique that I know of is to set down 6 feet bamboo stakes intertwined with string. The peas grow up the stakes and along the string for maxima ... |
Topic: Self Sufficiency Garden Update! |
xerces
Replies: 6
Views: 401
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:50 am Subject: Re: Self Sufficiency Garden Update! |
Looks good, xerces!
I was just looking at your blog, too. What do you use to stake up your peas? I used some kind of plastic netting, but it turned out to be too short for my pea plants and now ... |
Topic: Self Sufficiency Garden Update! |
xerces
Replies: 6
Views: 401
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 3:55 pm Subject: Self Sufficiency Garden Update! |
Last week, we pulled in 39 lbs of summer squash, 3 lbs of tomatoes, and 2lbs of peas.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3234/2672228501_4514d58ac9.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3050/2672228183 ... |
Topic: First year gardener. How am I doing? |
xerces
Replies: 21
Views: 912
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 2:52 pm Subject: Re: First year gardener. How am I doing? |
| It looks great! I would work towards soil improvement. Richer soil would allow you to plant more crops in the same space. |
Topic: Work ethics & TSHTF |
xerces
Replies: 32
Views: 1223
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Forum: Psychology Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 6:39 pm Subject: Re: Work ethics & TSHTF |
| Work is terribly mind-numbing for me. The money is excellent and is going towards my PPO preparations. And quite frankly the $$$ is the only thing left that still motivates me at the office. |
Topic: I Buys Me a Shed for a Cabin---PICTURES! |
xerces
Replies: 95
Views: 7229
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 6:20 pm Subject: Re: I Buys Me a Shed for a Cabin---PICTURES! |
Heineken, you're living the dream!!! I'm so envious!!!  |
Topic: How far do you commute on a bike? |
xerces
Replies: 24
Views: 1237
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:22 pm Subject: Re: How far do you commute on a bike? |
| 6 miles round trip for me. I bike to work once a week and take the subway for the other 4 days. Sweat is a huge dis-incentive. When I do bike I have to carry along an extra set of office clothing. |
Topic: Massive Suburban Garden Harvest this weekend!!!! |
xerces
Replies: 23
Views: 1157
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 7:07 pm Subject: Massive Suburban Garden Harvest this weekend!!!! |
I used 1 garden bed and two containers, so about 26 sq ft under intensive cultivation yielded 52lbs of potatoes.
My entire garden this year is around 100 sq ft.
props, dood...major props!
car ... |
Topic: Massive Suburban Garden Harvest this weekend!!!! |
xerces
Replies: 23
Views: 1157
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:50 am Subject: Re: Massive Suburban Garden Harvest this weekend!!!! |
Nice crop. Can you expand it? You seem to have a nice knack for high production on small area.
Well this is a succession pattern. The potatoes and onions are succeeded immediately after harvest ... |
Topic: Massive Suburban Garden Harvest this weekend!!!! |
xerces
Replies: 23
Views: 1157
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:45 am Subject: Massive Suburban Garden Harvest this weekend!!!! |
Good work, dude!
How much space do you devote to potatoes? They do take up a good amount of space, but I love them, and they are a staple.
What do you do with your excess, dry, can, or sell?
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Topic: Massive Suburban Garden Harvest this weekend!!!! |
xerces
Replies: 23
Views: 1157
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:40 am Subject: Re: Massive Suburban Garden Harvest this weekend!!!! |
Harvested a ton of food from my 100 sq ft suburban garden this weekend...
Great work, Xerces! Now to put things in perspective:
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/7366/xercesgardenlogbookux6.jpg ... |
Topic: Massive Suburban Garden Harvest this weekend!!!! |
xerces
Replies: 23
Views: 1157
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:56 pm Subject: Massive Suburban Garden Harvest this weekend!!!! |
Harvested a ton of food from my 100 sq ft suburban garden this weekend:
http://bp1.blogger.com/_NunP7T-aDGw/SHA3ZIhTJGI/AAAAAAAAAPs/yBtZYI1KFic/s200/IMAGE_248.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/ ... |
Topic: Indians and Chinese people!!!!! Go back to your villages |
xerces
Replies: 36
Views: 2054
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 2:17 pm Subject: Re: Indians and Chinese people!!!!! Go back to your villages |
| Boy does it make my blood boil to read this crap. The Chinese and Indians are simply following in the footsteps of the Western Countries. We are blaming them for trying to have the life that we alre ... |
Topic: Big city dwellers...what's your plan? |
xerces
Replies: 81
Views: 3963
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:54 am Subject: Re: Big city dwellers...what's your plan? |
I don't think there will be a single event where people suddenly drop what they are doing and become homeless. Even the great depression didn't resemble that.
The city allows people to have an e ... |
Topic: Big city dwellers...what's your plan? |
xerces
Replies: 81
Views: 3963
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 2:00 pm Subject: Re: Big city dwellers...what's your plan? |
I don't think there will be a single event where people suddenly drop what they are doing and become homeless. Even the great depression didn't resemble that.
The city allows people to have an e ... |
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