tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636358068441886242.post2675402697924458405..comments2024-01-03T17:26:32.872-08:00Comments on Our Subsistence Pattern: New Acquaintances In The GardenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636358068441886242.post-9039806258902989572012-06-12T05:48:32.876-07:002012-06-12T05:48:32.876-07:00Nijwm - Thanks for sharing this with me, I always ...Nijwm - Thanks for sharing this with me, I always find it very interesting to hear how other people use certain herbs and edible plants. We have made good use of spilanthes over the past couple of years and have started adding the leaves to our salads but never tried it in soup...we will have to do that as well.Mr. H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576034751522467377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636358068441886242.post-60717091009794087042012-06-11T08:15:01.296-07:002012-06-11T08:15:01.296-07:00hi, i'm nijwm from india and i belong to a nor...hi, i'm nijwm from india and i belong to a northeast indian tribe that has used toothache plant leaves for medicinal purposes for generations. the leaves actually taste really good if its made into soup with chicken and other tropical spices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636358068441886242.post-7196672667236962592009-02-25T14:07:00.000-08:002009-02-25T14:07:00.000-08:00Hello MJ,Pique, not peak...thank you. I have not w...Hello MJ,<BR/><BR/>Pique, not peak...thank you. I have not written much more than my own name since high school, and am more than a little rusty. I appreciate the correction and can only imagine how many grammatical errors I make in each and every sentence I type. <BR/><BR/>Good luck with your melons, and I would love a somewhat rainy, hot summer. I have no doubt it will probably be one way or the other though.<BR/><BR/>I'm still not sure about the post title...acquaintances or ance's or ances' ?<BR/><BR/>MikeMr. H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576034751522467377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636358068441886242.post-41712515280380065392009-02-25T09:41:00.000-08:002009-02-25T09:41:00.000-08:00I will be trying the black tail watermelon this ye...I will be trying the black tail watermelon this year. Also some other melons. Let's hope for a hot summer- but with rain,too.<BR/><BR/>(Its pique, not peak interest)<BR/>MJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636358068441886242.post-36301500602697486002009-02-25T04:00:00.000-08:002009-02-25T04:00:00.000-08:00Deborah,We are going to grow lots of purple this y...Deborah,<BR/><BR/>We are going to grow lots of purple this year...purple podded peas, 3 types of purple beans, 3 different carrots, 3-4 purple/blue potatoes, and a couple other purples that slip my mind just now.<BR/><BR/>I'm happy to see, you are game for new varieties as well. I am confident that the beans and tomatoes will turn out if I can control myself and not plant them out to early.<BR/><BR/>The melon...well let's just say that if it does well it will be a nice surprise. I know it can be done as the French and Europeans were able to get nice crops in sometimes unfavorable weather conditions. Of course they truly were, master gardeners.<BR/><BR/>I was looking at a book the other day and although I did not purchase it I have added it to my "wish" list. Perhaps you have read it? <BR/><BR/>"French Dirt: The Story of a Garden in the South of France" by Richard Goodman<BR/><BR/>MikeMr. H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576034751522467377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636358068441886242.post-74873844321867908802009-02-24T20:13:00.000-08:002009-02-24T20:13:00.000-08:00What a marvelous line up!! How excited you must b...What a marvelous line up!! How excited you must be. And I'll begin by saying I covet your evidently ample gardening space.<BR/><BR/>We are sharing some firsts this year and will have to compare notes.<BR/><BR/>Paul Robeson Tomato: I've heard enough rave reviews now. It's time to grow it myself.<BR/><BR/>Purple Podded Pole Beans: It's that purple thing...I like it.<BR/><BR/>Charantais Melon: I don't have a lot of luck with melons, but the Charantais is a little earlier than some that I've tried. Also, it's the quintessential French melon, and you know how I feel about all things French :)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for another lovely post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636358068441886242.post-21356873364974478142009-02-24T16:52:00.000-08:002009-02-24T16:52:00.000-08:00chiot's RunI saw some of the seed you have and it ...chiot's Run<BR/><BR/>I saw some of the seed you have and it looks like you will be very busy in the garden this year.<BR/><BR/>It's almost time,<BR/><BR/>MikeMr. H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576034751522467377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636358068441886242.post-70527717528692605682009-02-24T14:19:00.000-08:002009-02-24T14:19:00.000-08:00It all looks so fantastic! I can't wait to start ...It all looks so fantastic! I can't wait to start planting all the stuff I ordered. I'm growing a bunch of different heirloom species this year.Chiot's Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086153621579437021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636358068441886242.post-33350312326938728052009-02-24T13:27:00.000-08:002009-02-24T13:27:00.000-08:00Hello Michelle,Glad to hear the Paul Robeson did w...Hello Michelle,<BR/><BR/>Glad to hear the Paul Robeson did well for you...I have high hopes for it also.<BR/>I have passed on the Litchi for a couple years now and just had to give it a try this time around.<BR/><BR/>Your input is appreciated,<BR/><BR/>MikeMr. H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576034751522467377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636358068441886242.post-67331024135253776202009-02-24T13:23:00.000-08:002009-02-24T13:23:00.000-08:00El, Oop's, you are right I took a picture of both ...El, <BR/><BR/>Oop's, you are right I took a picture of both seed packets and loaded the wrong one. <BR/><BR/>We are also trying the Emerald Gem Melon...perhaps it will do better? We have tried numerous melons over the years with little success. I will let you know how all these do for me.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for catching my error, and yes garden experimentation certainly is half the fun.<BR/><BR/>MikeMr. H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576034751522467377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636358068441886242.post-25775072675796331832009-02-24T13:03:00.000-08:002009-02-24T13:03:00.000-08:00Yay, Mike, I love garden experimentation!!Re: cap...Yay, Mike, I love garden experimentation!!<BR/><BR/>Re: cape gooseberries and the huckleberries: both are okay...just make sure you put them somewhere you are sure you can weed well. They are very similar to tomatillos and Chinese lanterns in that once you have them, you will ALWAYS have them. <BR/><BR/>Re: Purple podded pole beans: are these really a picture of them? If so, they're cowpeas, or are at least in that family: not the best edible-podded beans. I tend to grow cowpeas (black-eyed peas) as a kind of green manure; they do love climbing trellises and the like. I do like them, but the only members of the family with what I consider to be edible pods are the long beans (which are eaten best when they're only 18" long, though they can get to 30").<BR/><BR/>Charentais melon: Stingy producer, easily done in by any and all bugs. The two fruits I got off my plants last year were quite tasty but not worth a retry. I think I am too wet for their needs.<BR/><BR/>Sea kale: Terribly fussy! I have a great green thumb with any brassica but these guys take the cake as far as I am concerned. Perhaps the conditions here just don't fit them. I do keep trying, though. <BR/><BR/>Good luck, looks like a fun gardening year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636358068441886242.post-55709444359378867402009-02-24T12:48:00.000-08:002009-02-24T12:48:00.000-08:00Paul Robeson is one of my all time favorite tomato...Paul Robeson is one of my all time favorite tomatoes. Summers start off cool around here which delays the tomatoes. Paul Robeson is always one of the first to set fruit and keeps on going. It is delicious.<BR/><BR/>Litchie tomatoes never did set fruit for me. I suspect that our summer nights are too cool for it.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.com