Comments on: Insane Planting, and Just How We Eat Our Yard Year Round http://www.sustainableeats.com/2010/04/10/insane-planting-and-just-how-we-eat-our-yard-year-round/ Because Food Doesn't Have to Come From the Store Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:27:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: admin http://www.sustainableeats.com/2010/04/10/insane-planting-and-just-how-we-eat-our-yard-year-round/comment-page-1/#comment-4168 admin Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:11:02 +0000 http://www.sustainableeats.com/?p=1893#comment-4168 Maitreya - good luck! This was last year's spreadsheet. I'll be doing this years soon hopefully and it will include even more early varieties since we are likely to have another crummy summer (so says Farmer's Almanac). So I'll be concentrating on more greens and cool weather crops like peas and potatoes. Those take less effort to grow anyway so I'll have more time to enjoy summer when it comes! Maitreya – good luck! This was last year’s spreadsheet. I’ll be doing this years soon hopefully and it will include even more early varieties since we are likely to have another crummy summer (so says Farmer’s Almanac).

So I’ll be concentrating on more greens and cool weather crops like peas and potatoes. Those take less effort to grow anyway so I’ll have more time to enjoy summer when it comes!

]]> By: Maitreya http://www.sustainableeats.com/2010/04/10/insane-planting-and-just-how-we-eat-our-yard-year-round/comment-page-1/#comment-4157 Maitreya Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:52:41 +0000 http://www.sustainableeats.com/?p=1893#comment-4157 Thanks for sharing your spreadsheet! I'm a newbie Seattle gardener, and it's super helpful to have a guide to tell me when I should be doing all this stuff. Thanks for sharing your spreadsheet! I’m a newbie Seattle gardener, and it’s super helpful to have a guide to tell me when I should be doing all this stuff.

]]> By: Amy WK http://www.sustainableeats.com/2010/04/10/insane-planting-and-just-how-we-eat-our-yard-year-round/comment-page-1/#comment-2039 Amy WK Fri, 16 Apr 2010 04:52:05 +0000 http://www.sustainableeats.com/?p=1893#comment-2039 Oh, I see you posted it here! I should have read it first. See you Saturday. Oh, I see you posted it here! I should have read it first. See you Saturday.

]]> By: admin http://www.sustainableeats.com/2010/04/10/insane-planting-and-just-how-we-eat-our-yard-year-round/comment-page-1/#comment-2025 admin Wed, 14 Apr 2010 05:49:39 +0000 http://www.sustainableeats.com/?p=1893#comment-2025 Tom,you hit the nail on the head. ;p I need to ping you, I think I'm killing my second meyer lemon & the violetta bordeaux fig. The fig looked great, leafed out in the garage and then you said put it out where the leaves immediately got sunburned and no new figs now for over a month. The lemon same thing so I bought a replacement and think I didn't water it enough. It's still inside but all the leaves are falling off. I'm no good with things in pots! Gabriella, I wasn't able to put most of this on there since I have so many varieties and growveg only has 1 icon for each thing. For instance, dukat dill is huge and tarragon is small but they just have a random "herb" icon so the whole thing would have been very vague pictures all the same size and wouldn't have all fit on the map. I'm hoping to figure out how to put up a virtual tour so you can see better how everything is fitting. It really does! I'd almost rather squish a lot of things in and then do some pruning to make them fit than have fewer things with room around them. Anna Katherine, I can't wait! I doubt I'll get much quinoa, it's more an experiment. I know you can eat the leaves and the chickens will eat it all so I thought I would give it a whirl to see if it makes sense to devote more space to it next year. See you Sat! Tom,you hit the nail on the head. ;p I need to ping you, I think I’m killing my second meyer lemon & the violetta bordeaux fig. The fig looked great, leafed out in the garage and then you said put it out where the leaves immediately got sunburned and no new figs now for over a month. The lemon same thing so I bought a replacement and think I didn’t water it enough. It’s still inside but all the leaves are falling off. I’m no good with things in pots!
Gabriella, I wasn’t able to put most of this on there since I have so many varieties and growveg only has 1 icon for each thing. For instance, dukat dill is huge and tarragon is small but they just have a random “herb” icon so the whole thing would have been very vague pictures all the same size and wouldn’t have all fit on the map. I’m hoping to figure out how to put up a virtual tour so you can see better how everything is fitting. It really does! I’d almost rather squish a lot of things in and then do some pruning to make them fit than have fewer things with room around them.
Anna Katherine, I can’t wait! I doubt I’ll get much quinoa, it’s more an experiment. I know you can eat the leaves and the chickens will eat it all so I thought I would give it a whirl to see if it makes sense to devote more space to it next year. See you Sat!

]]> By: Anna Katherine http://www.sustainableeats.com/2010/04/10/insane-planting-and-just-how-we-eat-our-yard-year-round/comment-page-1/#comment-2023 Anna Katherine Wed, 14 Apr 2010 05:24:38 +0000 http://www.sustainableeats.com/?p=1893#comment-2023 I really look forward to seeing your garden. Wow - your list is impressive. Did not know you could grow quinoa out here. I feel like I pack a lot in my garden bed and deck - excited to see how you pack in even more! I really look forward to seeing your garden. Wow – your list is impressive. Did not know you could grow quinoa out here. I feel like I pack a lot in my garden bed and deck – excited to see how you pack in even more!

]]> By: Gabriella http://www.sustainableeats.com/2010/04/10/insane-planting-and-just-how-we-eat-our-yard-year-round/comment-page-1/#comment-2018 Gabriella Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:04:37 +0000 http://www.sustainableeats.com/?p=1893#comment-2018 Hi Annette, Wish I could click on your garden map so I can see it bigger and appreciate everything that you have in your plan. Keep up the good work and inspiration to us all! Hi Annette,
Wish I could click on your garden map so I can see it bigger and appreciate everything that you have in your plan.
Keep up the good work and inspiration to us all!

]]> By: tom | tall clover farm http://www.sustainableeats.com/2010/04/10/insane-planting-and-just-how-we-eat-our-yard-year-round/comment-page-1/#comment-2014 tom | tall clover farm Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:52:53 +0000 http://www.sustainableeats.com/?p=1893#comment-2014 Wow, impressive post. When do you sleep, or do you? ;-) Love seeing what other folks are planning to plant and their plans of attack. Look forward to reading about your progress. Wow, impressive post. When do you sleep, or do you? ;-)

Love seeing what other folks are planning to plant and their plans of attack. Look forward to reading about your progress.

]]> By: admin http://www.sustainableeats.com/2010/04/10/insane-planting-and-just-how-we-eat-our-yard-year-round/comment-page-1/#comment-2006 admin Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:47:58 +0000 http://www.sustainableeats.com/?p=1893#comment-2006 Brittney, email me with a good Sat afternoon for you and let's set it up! Aunt Lolo - good timing to start your winter garden! When you get to town and you're ready to get gardening (hopefully by 4th of July) email me and I'll point you towards some easy and good things to grow here. Or you can look on my spreadsheet and anything I'm putting in 6/21 is a winter crop and the varieties will do well here with little or no protection. I get all those winter seeds from www.territorialseed.com. I hope your move goes well! Brittney, email me with a good Sat afternoon for you and let’s set it up!
Aunt Lolo – good timing to start your winter garden! When you get to town and you’re ready to get gardening (hopefully by 4th of July) email me and I’ll point you towards some easy and good things to grow here. Or you can look on my spreadsheet and anything I’m putting in 6/21 is a winter crop and the varieties will do well here with little or no protection. I get all those winter seeds from http://www.territorialseed.com. I hope your move goes well!

]]> By: Aunt LoLo http://www.sustainableeats.com/2010/04/10/insane-planting-and-just-how-we-eat-our-yard-year-round/comment-page-1/#comment-2004 Aunt LoLo Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:09:27 +0000 http://www.sustainableeats.com/?p=1893#comment-2004 Totally new here. I'm Myrnie's sister, and she pointed me over here. Absolutely amazing!! We are moving to the Seattle area in two months, so I doubt that we'll be able to get anything in the ground this year, but our new place has two planting boxes, and I plan on planting the heck out of it! (I sure hope it gets sun! LOL) Totally new here. I’m Myrnie’s sister, and she pointed me over here. Absolutely amazing!! We are moving to the Seattle area in two months, so I doubt that we’ll be able to get anything in the ground this year, but our new place has two planting boxes, and I plan on planting the heck out of it! (I sure hope it gets sun! LOL)

]]> By: brittney http://www.sustainableeats.com/2010/04/10/insane-planting-and-just-how-we-eat-our-yard-year-round/comment-page-1/#comment-2003 brittney Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:41:57 +0000 http://www.sustainableeats.com/?p=1893#comment-2003 I would LOVE it if you scheduled a make up! I'm so bummed I can't come this Saturday. If not, I'd thought about emailing you the next time I was headed down to Seattle to see if I could stop by for a garden tour. The invitation is open next time you're up in Everett too! I would LOVE it if you scheduled a make up! I’m so bummed I can’t come this Saturday. If not, I’d thought about emailing you the next time I was headed down to Seattle to see if I could stop by for a garden tour. The invitation is open next time you’re up in Everett too!

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