tuckermor wrote:
Congratulations on your beet crop.
There is no sarcasm there, none, just sympathy.
I once decided to try growing wheat in my 4x16 vegetable bed. I used about
half of the bed for the wheat, and my friend with the electric flour mill
laughed and laughed when I showed up on his doorstep with my little pint jar
of wheat berries.
But hey, I had enough flour to make a *delicious* batch of whole wheat rolls
for Thanksgiving, and gained a much better understanding of what goes on up
there in North Dakota.


I planted some buckwheat out there, to attract bees, build the soil, but
I think it's in a spot that is too shady.

I also planted a container of snap beans. Got one plateful out of it.
But, by golly, I grew them.

What's a good shade tolerant veggie?

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doofy wrote:

tuckermor wrote:
Congratulations on your beet crop.
There is no sarcasm there, none, just sympathy.
I once decided to try growing wheat in my 4x16 vegetable bed. I used about
half of the bed for the wheat, and my friend with the electric flour mill
laughed and laughed when I showed up on his doorstep with my little pint
jar
of wheat berries.
But hey, I had enough flour to make a *delicious* batch of whole wheat
rolls
for Thanksgiving, and gained a much better understanding of what goes on up
there in North Dakota.


I planted some buckwheat out there, to attract bees, build the soil, but
I think it's in a spot that is too shady.

I also planted a container of snap beans. Got one plateful out of it.
But, by golly, I grew them.

What's a good shade tolerant veggie?

I'd like to know too.
I'm not sure there are any?

Maybe broad leaf greens such as chard?
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No jpeg? :-)

No,


Slacker! g

Ok, ok, give me another day, and I'll take a picture of what the beet
has become.

giggles

Believe it or not, there is a website for that. ;-)

http://www.ratemypoo.com/top.html

Do NOT click that link unless you have a strong stomach!!!

Honestly some people are so gross, and have WAY too much time on their
hands!

Or have a poop fetish.

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Omelet wrote:
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No jpeg? :-)

No,


Slacker! g

Ok, ok, give me another day, and I'll take a picture of what the beet
has become.

giggles

Believe it or not, there is a website for that. ;-)

http://www.ratemypoo.com/top.html

Do NOT click that link unless you have a strong stomach!!!

Honestly some people are so gross, and have WAY too much time on their
hands!

Or have a poop fetish.

As unsanitary a subject as it is, what comes out of us can be
instructive. If it is black, you may have internal bleeding or too much
iron in your diet. If you haven't been eating beets and it comes out
red, you have bleeding. If there are things moving on it, you have
problems. If it comes out hard, you need more fiber. If it comes out
loose, you should consider what you ate. If it comes out unexpectedly,
you may need to see a doctor. You you don't poop, you can probably
expect to explode before you turn fifty;-)

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Get up, stand up, Don't give up the fight.
- Bob Marley

Man, I can't wait until I get some land. Hard to change the world on my
10x12 concrete patio.

Sounds to me like you need to start thinking outside the box.. as in
stacked containers? Secure well, the last thing you want is toppling
over when you are a week from harvest!!

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gonzo wrote:

Man, I can't wait until I get some land. Hard to change the world on my
10x12 concrete patio.

Sounds to me like you need to start thinking outside the box.. as in
stacked containers? Secure well, the last thing you want is toppling
over when you are a week from harvest!!

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A little bit here and a little bit there and it all adds up.

Eat Here, by Brian Halweil, p.162.

"Households with a bit of land might be surprised at their
capacity to satisfy some of their own food needs with a garden.
In Cuba, the 104,087 small urban and suburban gardens in the
form of patios, container plants, and "popular gardens" in tight
locations between houses and streets actually yield more produce
on just 3,595 hectares than all of the "organoponics" and inten-
sive market gardens combined.15

15. Fernando Funes et al. (eds.) Sustainable Agriculture and Resistance;
Transforming Food Production in Cuba(Oakland, California, Food First
Books. 2002) p.227.


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Get up, stand up, Don't give up the fight.
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As unsanitary a subject as it is, what comes out of us can be
instructive. If it is black, you may have internal bleeding or too much
iron in your diet. If you haven't been eating beets and it comes out
red, you have bleeding. If there are things moving on it, you have
problems. If it comes out hard, you need more fiber. If it comes out
loose, you should consider what you ate. If it comes out unexpectedly,
you may need to see a doctor. You you don't poop, you can probably
expect to explode before you turn fifty;-)


Amusing. g

Last time dad bought some fresh beets and I cooked them for him, he'd
forgotten about that "side effect". About a day and a half after I fixed
them for him and he ate the entire bunch in one meal, (I'm not much of a
beet root fan, I like the greens), he came into my room after going to
the restroom and asked me if I could think of anything that would make
it look like he had a rectal bleed.

I continued with my e-mails and just said one word. "Beets". g

He calmed down and finally recalled that factoid... He is 75.

We don't serve fresh ones very often. I buy the salt-free canned more
and they don't do that.
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Billy wrote:


As unsanitary a subject as it is, what comes out of us can be
instructive. If it is black, you may have internal bleeding or too much
iron in your diet. If you haven't been eating beets and it comes out
red, you have bleeding. If there are things moving on it, you have
problems. If it comes out hard, you need more fiber. If it comes out
loose, you should consider what you ate. If it comes out unexpectedly,
you may need to see a doctor. You you don't poop, you can probably
expect to explode before you turn fifty;-)


Amusing. g

Last time dad bought some fresh beets and I cooked them for him, he'd
forgotten about that "side effect". About a day and a half after I fixed
them for him and he ate the entire bunch in one meal, (I'm not much of a
beet root fan, I like the greens), he came into my room after going to
the restroom and asked me if I could think of anything that would make
it look like he had a rectal bleed.

I continued with my e-mails and just said one word. "Beets". g

He calmed down and finally recalled that factoid... He is 75.

We don't serve fresh ones very often. I buy the salt-free canned more
and they don't do that.

Golden beets don't do that.

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doofy wrote:

Omelet wrote:
In article
,
Billy wrote:


As unsanitary a subject as it is, what comes out of us can be
instructive. If it is black, you may have internal bleeding or too much
iron in your diet. If you haven't been eating beets and it comes out
red, you have bleeding. If there are things moving on it, you have
problems. If it comes out hard, you need more fiber. If it comes out
loose, you should consider what you ate. If it comes out unexpectedly,
you may need to see a doctor. You you don't poop, you can probably
expect to explode before you turn fifty;-)


Amusing. g

Last time dad bought some fresh beets and I cooked them for him, he'd
forgotten about that "side effect". About a day and a half after I fixed
them for him and he ate the entire bunch in one meal, (I'm not much of a
beet root fan, I like the greens), he came into my room after going to
the restroom and asked me if I could think of anything that would make
it look like he had a rectal bleed.

I continued with my e-mails and just said one word. "Beets". g

He calmed down and finally recalled that factoid... He is 75.

We don't serve fresh ones very often. I buy the salt-free canned more
and they don't do that.

Golden beets don't do that.

Red ones do.
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Omelet wrote:
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doofy wrote:


Omelet wrote:

In article
,
Billy wrote:



As unsanitary a subject as it is, what comes out of us can be
instructive. If it is black, you may have internal bleeding or too much
iron in your diet. If you haven't been eating beets and it comes out
red, you have bleeding. If there are things moving on it, you have
problems. If it comes out hard, you need more fiber. If it comes out
loose, you should consider what you ate. If it comes out unexpectedly,
you may need to see a doctor. You you don't poop, you can probably
expect to explode before you turn fifty;-)


Amusing. g

Last time dad bought some fresh beets and I cooked them for him, he'd
forgotten about that "side effect". About a day and a half after I fixed
them for him and he ate the entire bunch in one meal, (I'm not much of a
beet root fan, I like the greens), he came into my room after going to
the restroom and asked me if I could think of anything that would make
it look like he had a rectal bleed.

I continued with my e-mails and just said one word. "Beets". g

He calmed down and finally recalled that factoid... He is 75.

We don't serve fresh ones very often. I buy the salt-free canned more
and they don't do that.

Golden beets don't do that.


Red ones do.

but not golden. ;-)

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doofy wrote:

Omelet wrote:
In article ,
doofy wrote:


Omelet wrote:

In article
,
Billy wrote:



As unsanitary a subject as it is, what comes out of us can be
instructive. If it is black, you may have internal bleeding or too much
iron in your diet. If you haven't been eating beets and it comes out
red, you have bleeding. If there are things moving on it, you have
problems. If it comes out hard, you need more fiber. If it comes out
loose, you should consider what you ate. If it comes out unexpectedly,
you may need to see a doctor. You you don't poop, you can probably
expect to explode before you turn fifty;-)


Amusing. g

Last time dad bought some fresh beets and I cooked them for him, he'd
forgotten about that "side effect". About a day and a half after I fixed
them for him and he ate the entire bunch in one meal, (I'm not much of a
beet root fan, I like the greens), he came into my room after going to
the restroom and asked me if I could think of anything that would make
it look like he had a rectal bleed.

I continued with my e-mails and just said one word. "Beets". g

He calmed down and finally recalled that factoid... He is 75.

We don't serve fresh ones very often. I buy the salt-free canned more
and they don't do that.

Golden beets don't do that.


Red ones do.

but not golden. ;-)

Hm, do I really want to go there? grins
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Omelet wrote:

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doofy wrote:

Omelet wrote:
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doofy wrote:


Omelet wrote:

In article
,
Billy wrote:



As unsanitary a subject as it is, what comes out of us can be
instructive. If it is black, you may have internal bleeding or too much
iron in your diet. If you haven't been eating beets and it comes out
red, you have bleeding. If there are things moving on it, you have
problems. If it comes out hard, you need more fiber. If it comes out
loose, you should consider what you ate. If it comes out unexpectedly,
you may need to see a doctor. You you don't poop, you can probably
expect to explode before you turn fifty;-)


Amusing. g

Last time dad bought some fresh beets and I cooked them for him, he'd
forgotten about that "side effect". About a day and a half after I fixed
them for him and he ate the entire bunch in one meal, (I'm not much of a
beet root fan, I like the greens), he came into my room after going to
the restroom and asked me if I could think of anything that would make
it look like he had a rectal bleed.

I continued with my e-mails and just said one word. "Beets". g

He calmed down and finally recalled that factoid... He is 75.

We don't serve fresh ones very often. I buy the salt-free canned more
and they don't do that.

Golden beets don't do that.


Red ones do.

but not golden. ;-)

Hm, do I really want to go there? grins

Don't tell me that a proctology convention is breaking out he-0
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Billy wrote:

In article ,
Omelet wrote:

In article ,
doofy wrote:

Omelet wrote:
In article ,
doofy wrote:


Omelet wrote:

In article
,
Billy wrote:



As unsanitary a subject as it is, what comes out of us can be
instructive. If it is black, you may have internal bleeding or too
much
iron in your diet. If you haven't been eating beets and it comes out
red, you have bleeding. If there are things moving on it, you have
problems. If it comes out hard, you need more fiber. If it comes out
loose, you should consider what you ate. If it comes out
unexpectedly,
you may need to see a doctor. You you don't poop, you can probably
expect to explode before you turn fifty;-)


Amusing. g

Last time dad bought some fresh beets and I cooked them for him, he'd
forgotten about that "side effect". About a day and a half after I
fixed
them for him and he ate the entire bunch in one meal, (I'm not much of
a
beet root fan, I like the greens), he came into my room after going to
the restroom and asked me if I could think of anything that would make
it look like he had a rectal bleed.

I continued with my e-mails and just said one word. "Beets". g

He calmed down and finally recalled that factoid... He is 75.

We don't serve fresh ones very often. I buy the salt-free canned more
and they don't do that.

Golden beets don't do that.


Red ones do.

but not golden. ;-)

Hm, do I really want to go there? grins

Don't tell me that a proctology convention is breaking out he-0

I'll be quiet now. g
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Golden beets don't do that.


Red ones do.

but not golden. ;-)

Hm, do I really want to go there? grins

Don't tell me that a proctology convention is breaking out he-0


I'll be quiet now. g

Buncha scaredy cats.

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Golden beets don't do that.


Red ones do.

but not golden. ;-)

Hm, do I really want to go there? grins

Don't tell me that a proctology convention is breaking out he-0


I'll be quiet now. g

Buncha scaredy cats.

Just not scatological philosophists.
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