The Earthly Gardener by Bobbi A. Chukran
February 13, 2007
Dear friends,
The winter weather continues here. It was 17-degrees when I woke up, NOT something that this thin-blooded Texan wants to even think about. I comforted myself by rushing into my office and looking at the wee little basil seedlings struggling along here. They are coming up, slowly, mostly because this room gets chilly at night. I’m thinking of adding a warming mat to my stash of seed-starting tools!
Here’s a great website I just discovered….it covers info. on organic gardening, farming, sustainable agriculture, heritage (heirloom, or antique) vegetables, organic food on a budget, etc.
Even though the site is maintained in the UK, the information applies to anyone, anywhere. Enjoy!
Dig it!
bobbi c.
All text and photos Copyright©2005-2007 by Bobbi A. Chukran
Showing posts with label antique vegetables. Show all posts
Showing posts with label antique vegetables. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Heirloom veggies
The Earthly Gardener by Bobbi A. Chukran
February 27, 2007
Dear friends,
I was excited to find a good selection of heirloom tomato plants at our new garden center last night. It’s hard to find heirloom anything around here, much less ready-grown plants. I bought a few Roma tomatoes and a Cherokee Purple. I wasn’t going to buy plants this year, opting instead to start my own frohttp://www2.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifm seeds, but I’m a sucker for the heirlooms.
Here’s an I found that talks about heirloom plants and why you might want to grow them.
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I like to grow heirlooms mostly because of their connection with gardeners of the past…gardeners who lovingly saved seed from their favorite vegetable because it had been given to them by their grandmother or had been carried from one home to the other. And if it tastes great, well, that’s just a bonus!
dig it!
bobbi c.
Copyright ©2007 by bobbi a. chukran.
February 27, 2007
Dear friends,
I was excited to find a good selection of heirloom tomato plants at our new garden center last night. It’s hard to find heirloom anything around here, much less ready-grown plants. I bought a few Roma tomatoes and a Cherokee Purple. I wasn’t going to buy plants this year, opting instead to start my own frohttp://www2.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifm seeds, but I’m a sucker for the heirlooms.
Here’s an I found that talks about heirloom plants and why you might want to grow them.
http://www2.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif
I like to grow heirlooms mostly because of their connection with gardeners of the past…gardeners who lovingly saved seed from their favorite vegetable because it had been given to them by their grandmother or had been carried from one home to the other. And if it tastes great, well, that’s just a bonus!
dig it!
bobbi c.
Copyright ©2007 by bobbi a. chukran.
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