Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 9:16 pm Post 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 I'm running to find something else to use to get them up, as they're bending over. I was thinking of just getting some tall stakes and tieing each plant to a stake.
What do you do with all your squash? Does it freeze well?
I'm also going to have a lot of tomatoes this year. I planted 12 plants, different varieties, and I can see lots of green tomatoes already. I live in Alberta, Canada, so with the climate here my garden is not as far along as yours is. Also, I could have planted a bit earlier but I'm a bit of a scaredy cat and held off planting until it got warmer.
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:50 am Post subject: Re: Self Sufficiency Garden Update!
WildRose wrote:
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 I'm running to find something else to use to get them up, as they're bending over. I was thinking of just getting some tall stakes and tieing each plant to a stake.
What do you do with all your squash? Does it freeze well?
I'm also going to have a lot of tomatoes this year. I planted 12 plants, different varieties, and I can see lots of green tomatoes already. I live in Alberta, Canada, so with the climate here my garden is not as far along as yours is. Also, I could have planted a bit earlier but I'm a bit of a scaredy cat and held off planting until it got warmer.
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 I'm running to find something else to use to get them up, as they're bending over. I was thinking of just getting some tall stakes and tieing each plant to a stake.
What do you do with all your squash? Does it freeze well?
I'm also going to have a lot of tomatoes this year. I planted 12 plants, different varieties, and I can see lots of green tomatoes already. I live in Alberta, Canada, so with the climate here my garden is not as far along as yours is. Also, I could have planted a bit earlier but I'm a bit of a scaredy cat and held off planting until it got warmer.
For the peas I used 5-6 feet tall bamboo stakes. Squash stores very well in the fridge but not the freezer. It gets soft and watery if frozen solid and then thawed out.
Thanks, xerces. Yeah, I'm going to pick up some of those tall stakes today.
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:19 am Post subject: Re: Self Sufficiency Garden Update!
WildRose wrote:
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 I'm running to find something else to use to get them up, as they're bending over. I was thinking of just getting some tall stakes and tieing each plant to a stake.
What do you do with all your squash? Does it freeze well?
I'm also going to have a lot of tomatoes this year. I planted 12 plants, different varieties, and I can see lots of green tomatoes already. I live in Alberta, Canada, so with the climate here my garden is not as far along as yours is. Also, I could have planted a bit earlier but I'm a bit of a scaredy cat and held off planting until it got warmer.
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:23 am Post 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 maximal production. _________________ http://backtowilderness.blogspot.com http://grown-up-permaculture.com
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