tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post2322248562813007975..comments2023-10-17T09:38:33.865+01:00Comments on Our New Life in the Country: Thoughts About Planting..........Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-24650558626585233742010-01-29T19:20:43.849+00:002010-01-29T19:20:43.849+00:00Coo ! I'm impressed - I really am.
Gave the he...Coo ! I'm impressed - I really am.<br />Gave the hens some lettuce today which they DEVOURED... so I was imagining my salad crop growing out there with those little beady eyes looking on & plotting, " wait 'til mum has turned her back... and ATTACK the lettuce!!!"<br /><br />Loved your spooky stuff over at mine !BadPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889591351222591488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-59345268645199920312010-01-29T16:09:18.679+00:002010-01-29T16:09:18.679+00:00Really good use of land going on there Sue, a kind...Really good use of land going on there Sue, a kind of extensive intensive system: love it! You deserve that uplifted feeling.<br /><br />I used to grow my courgettes and the like in tyres full of poo 'n' stuff. Worked a treat. Never thought of carrots unfortunately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-74260902936008566652010-01-29T15:40:15.038+00:002010-01-29T15:40:15.038+00:00You are lucky having all that land, that would be ...You are lucky having all that land, that would be lovely. We have a tiny garden. Having said that, I don't have the time to manage that! <br /><br />'The 3 sisters' is a great way of growing veg. The native Americans used to use it. We have tried it and it works, and keeps the ground level weeds at bay:<br /><br />Native Americans<br />The Native Americans used a variety of agricultural methods. In "three sisters" agriculture, for example, corn, beans and squash were grown in the same area to enhance plant growth. Bean vines grew on the corn stalks and increased the soil's nitrogen. The squash decreased the amount of weeds with its extensive ground cover. It is estimated that growing these three crops together increased crop productivity by 30 percent or more.Tinyholderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06282856264223984826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-11739680691062696082010-01-29T15:27:52.553+00:002010-01-29T15:27:52.553+00:00My poor veg patch has been 'resting' for s...My poor veg patch has been 'resting' for such a long time now that I think I've cultivated a new strain of weed :( Once the snow disappears I'll have to summon up the energy to go dig it over, you have inspired me.<br /><br />And thank you for my order of Lavender, I think my postie was high on lavender when he dropped it off as the package smelt beautiful even in all its pretty packaging. :)Tazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575542198843990599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-33164483352824475102010-01-29T15:07:20.830+00:002010-01-29T15:07:20.830+00:00WOW! Sue, that's major stuff. I am very impres...WOW! Sue, that's major stuff. I am very impressed. And Humphrey is very interested: nose twitch, 'why don't we have a vegetable bed mummy?' nose twitch...<br />Love Charlotte<br />xCharlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06187037174877356896noreply@blogger.com