In article , Charlie wrote:

On Wed, 21 May 2008 17:57:23 -0700, Billy wrote:


Not to be thought a slacker, yesterday I harvested a chard (3/4 was used
as an accompaniment to our dinner, the other 1/4 used in salad). Two
lettuces replaced the chard in the garden.

Whoa, Hoss....this confuses me, this replacement thing. Did you
harvest the whole chard plant, root and all?
Root and all. It was from a mesclun salad mix that included chard.
I need the room for my regular lettuce. I already have a designated area
for the chard.

Speaking of greens, have you tried Mizuna? It is receiving 100% in
this household, even Lovey, who has a , uhhh, very sensitive palate and
lots of taste buds, has given it the thumbs up. It is very prolific.

Strangly, I have a packet of mizuna but I haven't sprouted it yet.
But then the summer is young.

This morning I picked two
strawberries and shared with my significant other. Five anise came out
of the germinator. Yesterday I finished planting 26 Dent corn and
6 Mammoth sunflowers. Temps are cooling here and I covered the
peanuts with a clear plastic hood so they would stay warm.

I am still in awe of how early the tomatoes have started to bloom.

Charlie

How's thing goin' out in the "Skunk Works"? Yo plants jumpin' up and
givin' you a minstrel show? Anything lookin' different?

Whoa, have I got a book for you. "Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of
the Global Food Supply" by Vandana Shiva. Sound like anybody you
know? I've only finished the introduction and this lady is already
going for the groin.
http://www.amazon.com/Stolen-Harvest...y/dp/089608607
0/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211432791&sr= 1-1
I'm only halfway through, "In Defense of Food", which the library
gave me two weeks to read. But "Stolen Harvest" has stolen my heart)
--

Billy
Bush Behind Bars
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