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over winter crops?
Hi All,
Other than Garlic, which I already do, are their any other crops to plant over winter in a snow and freezing environment? Many thanks, -T |
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T wrote:
Other than Garlic, which I already do, are their any other crops to plant over winter in a snow and freezing environment? winter wheat and winter rye (both grain crops) are excellent for breaking up hard ground. get them planted as soon as you start getting into the colder wetter season. turn them under in the spring several weeks before planting. you can usually get the seeds from a grain elevator type place for a few $ for 10lbs. songbird |
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On 08/27/2016 05:06 AM, songbird wrote:
T wrote: Other than Garlic, which I already do, are their any other crops to plant over winter in a snow and freezing environment? winter wheat and winter rye (both grain crops) are excellent for breaking up hard ground. get them planted as soon as you start getting into the colder wetter season. turn them under in the spring several weeks before planting. you can usually get the seeds from a grain elevator type place for a few $ for 10lbs. songbird Grains are toxic to me. Anything I can eat? |
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T wrote:
.... Grains are toxic to me. Anything I can eat? you don't grow them to finish. you grow them to turn under. to finish takes until mid-summer. songbird |
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T wrote:
.... Grains are toxic to me. Anything I can eat? arid climate cover crop. hmm... tepary beans. supposedly there are recent cross-breeds available with other common beans so they are more edible. i've never actually grown tepary beans here as we are pretty wet here most of the season. so i don't know when these would be planted. pretty much any crop i would grow as a winter cover crop would not be for eating, but to hold soil, moisture and nutrients and to keep the soil covered through the winter season. to be turned under in the spring. songbird |
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Grains are toxic to me. Anything I can eat? They are not for you - they are a high-output intentional "weed" for turning under to make soil to make food you do eat. -- Cats, coffee, chocolate...vices to live by Please don't feed the trolls. Killfile and ignore them so they will go away. |
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On Fri, 26 Aug 2016 23:06:58 -0700, T wrote:
Hi All, Other than Garlic, which I already do, are their any other crops to plant over winter in a snow and freezing environment? Broad/fava beans? Not sure how cold it gets where you are but I currently have broad beans growing in -6°C. I do plant in mid to late autumn though. I also grow a 'green manure' crop at the same time, which mostly consists of things like lupins, mustard, oats etc. |
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On 08/28/2016 01:05 PM, Ecnerwal wrote:
In article , T wrote: Grains are toxic to me. Anything I can eat? They are not for you - they are a high-output intentional "weed" for turning under to make soil to make food you do eat. I was hoping for something to eat. |
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On 08/28/2016 02:31 PM, Je�us wrote:
On Fri, 26 Aug 2016 23:06:58 -0700, T wrote: Hi All, Other than Garlic, which I already do, are their any other crops to plant over winter in a snow and freezing environment? Broad/fava beans? Not sure how cold it gets where you are but I currently have broad beans growing in -6°C. I do plant in mid to late autumn though. I also grow a 'green manure' crop at the same time, which mostly consists of things like lupins, mustard, oats etc. Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, raw http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/...roducts/4321/2 1 cup: Glycemic load: 28 calories: 512 KCal Carbs: 84 grams My limits are 10 max per day load, 1600 KCal per day, and 15 grams max per meal (60 max per day). Rats! Beans also have weird things in them too that mess with a Primal's digestion. Thank you anyway. Yes, I find myself annoying at times too. Is there anything like garlic that over winters? |
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On Sun, 28 Aug 2016 18:06:34 -0700, T wrote:
On 08/28/2016 02:31 PM, Je?us wrote: On Fri, 26 Aug 2016 23:06:58 -0700, T wrote: Hi All, Other than Garlic, which I already do, are their any other crops to plant over winter in a snow and freezing environment? Broad/fava beans? Not sure how cold it gets where you are but I currently have broad beans growing in -6°C. I do plant in mid to late autumn though. I also grow a 'green manure' crop at the same time, which mostly consists of things like lupins, mustard, oats etc. Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, raw http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/...roducts/4321/2 1 cup: Glycemic load: 28 calories: 512 KCal Carbs: 84 grams My limits are 10 max per day load, 1600 KCal per day, and 15 grams max per meal (60 max per day). Rats! Beans also have weird things in them too that mess with a Primal's digestion. Rats indeed. Such issues really narrow down options. Thank you anyway. Yes, I find myself annoying at times too. Ha ha Is there anything like garlic that over winters? How about shallots and potato onions? The latter seem to be quite uncommon as I never hear much mention of them - a great kind of onion, they grow in clumps and are quite hardy. Winter lettuce does well... (English) spinach is another one. Chives might do okay too. Japanese turnip apparently does well although I haven't tried them myself. Asparagus crowns... maybe? |
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On 08/28/2016 10:19 PM, Je�us wrote:
Is there anything like garlic that over winters? How about shallots and potato onions? The latter seem to be quite uncommon as I never hear much mention of them - a great kind of onion, they grow in clumps and are quite hardy. Winter lettuce does well... (English) spinach is another one. Chives might do okay too. Japanese turnip apparently does well although I haven't tried them myself. Asparagus crowns... maybe? Hmmmm. These seem like a really good idea! http://www.southernexposure.com/yell...-oz-p-873.html I know just where to put them too. I eat A LOT of onions! Shallots. I thought you planted them in the spring and harvest them in the fall. Are there different kinds of shallots? I am not finding the glycemic load on those Japanese turnips. They do sound really interesting for those of us that hate turnips (they taste too metallic for me). Thank you! |
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On Fri, 26 Aug 2016 23:06:58 -0700, T wrote:
Hi All, Other than Garlic, which I already do, are their any other crops to plant over winter in a snow and freezing environment? Many thanks, -T For me fall is the time to gather the last crops and finish preserving all of the harvest. Also get the plots I plan to plant next Spring ready. (Ideally) Winter is time to let the back rest and recover. It is the time to read seed catalogues and gardening books, take inventory of my seeds and preserved foods and plan for the Spring. Since I have a greenhouse I start several things there as early as January. By February I am starting many of my summer crops there. Before I got the greenhouse I started many plants in the house with grow lights. Gardening or farming is not just a spring and summer project. Winter is the time to plan. Do you preserve any of your produce? I can, freeze and dehydrate. That takes us though the winter or longer. -- USA North Carolina Foothills USDA Zone 7a |
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On 8/29/2016 10:52 AM, The Cook wrote:
On Fri, 26 Aug 2016 23:06:58 -0700, T wrote: Hi All, Other than Garlic, which I already do, are their any other crops to plant over winter in a snow and freezing environment? Many thanks, -T For me fall is the time to gather the last crops and finish preserving all of the harvest. Also get the plots I plan to plant next Spring ready. (Ideally) Winter is time to let the back rest and recover. It is the time to read seed catalogues and gardening books, take inventory of my seeds and preserved foods and plan for the Spring. Since I have a greenhouse I start several things there as early as January. By February I am starting many of my summer crops there. Before I got the greenhouse I started many plants in the house with grow lights. Gardening or farming is not just a spring and summer project. Winter is the time to plan. Do you preserve any of your produce? I can, freeze and dehydrate. That takes us though the winter or longer. I used to do the same things Susan, had a shelving unit in my home office. Four shelves with grow lights over each one, started lots of good vegetables for many years. Nowadays we have one 16 by 4 bed and two four by 8 beds that we grow our vegetables in. On this small property that works best. Our old home in Louisiana was a 14,000 square foot property with lots of concrete and a big house on it but we managed a 17X21 in ground garden. Plus several fruit trees, a green house, berries along the fence line, etc. As we age we don't miss it to much. In addition to the vegetable beds we have a fig, a kumquat, and a pear tree, all producing well after four years of growth. Do need to replace the growing medium in the raised beds though. That means a tarp to hold the new medium and toss it several times to get it all mixed properly. I think we might be getting a bit to old for that too. Might have to call in the 200 + lbs grandsons to do the tossing. It's a somewhat balmy day here in SE Texas, Northern Harris Cty, temps in the mid to high seventies rather than the usual 90-112F we usually get at this time of year. Might be because of the rain clouds moving in from the Gulf. Almost time to plant the fall garden. I am waiting to see if the Gypsy pepper plant we put in two springs ago is still going to be with us. It is generally covered with lots of small peppers on a regular basis. Most of which goes to the poor kitchen at church since our freezers are full. I've never thought of a perennial chile plant. |
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On 08/29/2016 08:52 AM, The Cook wrote:
On Fri, 26 Aug 2016 23:06:58 -0700, T wrote: Hi All, Other than Garlic, which I already do, are their any other crops to plant over winter in a snow and freezing environment? Many thanks, -T For me fall is the time to gather the last crops and finish preserving all of the harvest. Also get the plots I plan to plant next Spring ready. (Ideally) Winter is time to let the back rest and recover. It is the time to read seed catalogues and gardening books, take inventory of my seeds and preserved foods and plan for the Spring. Since I have a greenhouse I start several things there as early as January. By February I am starting many of my summer crops there. Before I got the greenhouse I started many plants in the house with grow lights. Gardening or farming is not just a spring and summer project. Winter is the time to plan. Do you preserve any of your produce? I can, freeze and dehydrate. That takes us though the winter or longer. So far, I blanch and freeze. I also freeze my ratatouille. It is annoying that I have to buy produce in the winter. I am working on it. |
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The Cook wrote:
hi, glad to see you back writing. .... Winter is time to let the back rest and recover. It is the time to read seed catalogues and gardening books, take inventory of my seeds and preserved foods and plan for the Spring. Since I have a greenhouse I start several things there as early as January. By February I am starting many of my summer crops there. Before I got the greenhouse I started many plants in the house with grow lights. we keep it too cool in the house to start a lot of plants, plus very limited on space, so i am glad the local greenhouse will do those for us (mainly tomatoes, peppers, onions and cucumbers). Gardening or farming is not just a spring and summer project. Winter is the time to plan. i call that daydreaming. what i plan may not happen as i can get overruled. like this year i did not really want to plant a ton of tomatoes, but we put in over 20 plants... and squash, i thought only one squash patch, we have three. beans, as usual i was hoping to plant several gardens worth, only have one. etc. Do you preserve any of your produce? I can, freeze and dehydrate. That takes us though the winter or longer. we can and freeze as much as we possibly can do. this past weekend we took inventory and Ma has already decided which things she will give away to friends and family for Christmas gifts. this way we don't have to rearrange the pantry yet again. 15 cases will be given away. we're about halfway through the tomatoes and have beets, dry beans, squash, onions and red peppers to eat or preserve. right now for the red peppers i'm voting on eating fresh, i love them fried up until they get a little burn on them in spots. songbird |
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