On 8/17/07 10:33 PM, in article
, "mleblanca"
wrote:

On Aug 17, 4:47 pm, Cheryl Isaak wrote:
On 8/17/07 4:24 PM, in article
. com, "mleblanca"



wrote:

Ever read Mike McGrath about seed starting?

Sounds like Henry Mitchell. Have you read either of his books?
"The Essential Earthman"
"One Man's Garden"

Cheryl proclaimed
I have every book HM wrote. And reread them too. MMcG is much lighter and
fluffier but great shorts. Too much is like too much sweet tea..

Cheryl, please tell us ALL about MMcG's Shorts and how you know
this.......

(Any sweet tea is too much )
Oh yes, have read HM several times also.
Emilie

Mike McGrath used to edit Organic Gardening back when it spent more time
talking about gardening and less about how evil (fill in the blank) was. His
dismissal over disparaging a deep pockets chemical company lead to the end
of the magazine I think.

His short piece in Green Prints are fluffy and generally fun. But sometimes,
he's like sweet tea or cotton candy. A little is fine, but after a while,
my teeth start to hurt.

Oh darn I thought you meant another kind of 'shorts' grin
emilie

Having never met the man, I have no interest in whether he wears tighty
whities or boxers...

On 8/17/07 9:05 PM, in article ,
"Ann" wrote:

Cheryl Isaak expounded:

Mike McGrath used to edit Organic Gardening back when it spent more time
talking about gardening and less about how evil (fill in the blank) was. His
dismissal over disparaging a deep pockets chemical company lead to the end
of the magazine I think.

I dearly remember the old Organic Gardening and Farming, and miss it
and Mike's writings in it. I do read him in Green Prints, but OG has
never been the same. I get that now because I'm a member of the New
England Wildflower Society - I'd rather they stuck to the lovely mugs
they gave us each year, or the prints. OG is a waste of celluloid
now.
UGH - NEWS gives that as a member bonus, shudder. I tried it once after the
"name change" and it was awful. The quality of writing (already sliding
before MMcG left) was terrible and not even worth the compost value.

At least you could regift the mug..
C

On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:05:54 -0400, Ann wrote:

Cheryl Isaak expounded:

Mike McGrath used to edit Organic Gardening back when it spent more time
talking about gardening and less about how evil (fill in the blank) was. His
dismissal over disparaging a deep pockets chemical company lead to the end
of the magazine I think.

I dearly remember the old Organic Gardening and Farming, and miss it
and Mike's writings in it. I do read him in Green Prints, but OG has
never been the same. I get that now because I'm a member of the New
England Wildflower Society - I'd rather they stuck to the lovely mugs
they gave us each year, or the prints. OG is a waste of celluloid
now.

Yeah, that is a shame. I had a friend of my father's give me a huge
box full of the original A4 format OGM and when I escaped from New
York I got rid of them. I sure do wish I'd have thought that one
through. All that information is more than likely still relavant. I
also used to love the OG show on PBS. When Mike left OG the show was
no longer fun. Shame.

On 8/18/07 10:25 AM, in article ,
" wrote:

On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:05:54 -0400, Ann wrote:

Cheryl Isaak expounded:

Mike McGrath used to edit Organic Gardening back when it spent more time
talking about gardening and less about how evil (fill in the blank) was. His
dismissal over disparaging a deep pockets chemical company lead to the end
of the magazine I think.

I dearly remember the old Organic Gardening and Farming, and miss it
and Mike's writings in it. I do read him in Green Prints, but OG has
never been the same. I get that now because I'm a member of the New
England Wildflower Society - I'd rather they stuck to the lovely mugs
they gave us each year, or the prints. OG is a waste of celluloid
now.

Yeah, that is a shame. I had a friend of my father's give me a huge
box full of the original A4 format OGM and when I escaped from New
York I got rid of them. I sure do wish I'd have thought that one
through. All that information is more than likely still relavant. I
also used to love the OG show on PBS. When Mike left OG the show was
no longer fun. Shame.

I'd have taken those. I heard about the show and mostly good things, but
with Victory Garden being the locally filmed PBS show, there was no chance
of them picking it up.
C

On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 08:38:48 -0400, Cheryl Isaak
wrote:

I'd have taken those. I heard about the show and mostly good things, but
with Victory Garden being the locally filmed PBS show, there was no chance
of them picking it up.
C

....and I'd have given them to you. There must have been ten years
worth, but I only took what would fit in or on top of my car and the
huge animal carrier took up the wholeback seat. Oh well. Live and
learn. It was neat seeing some of the really old ads, particularly
the hand illustrated ones.

v

On 8/19/07 10:14 AM, in article ,
" wrote:

On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 08:38:48 -0400, Cheryl Isaak
wrote:

I'd have taken those. I heard about the show and mostly good things, but
with Victory Garden being the locally filmed PBS show, there was no chance
of them picking it up.
C

...and I'd have given them to you. There must have been ten years
worth, but I only took what would fit in or on top of my car and the
huge animal carrier took up the wholeback seat. Oh well. Live and
learn. It was neat seeing some of the really old ads, particularly
the hand illustrated ones.

v


Such is life...

On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 10:37:27 -0400, Cheryl Isaak
wrote:

On 8/19/07 10:14 AM, in article ,
" wrote:

On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 08:38:48 -0400, Cheryl Isaak
wrote:

I'd have taken those. I heard about the show and mostly good things, but
with Victory Garden being the locally filmed PBS show, there was no chance
of them picking it up.
C

...and I'd have given them to you. There must have been ten years
worth, but I only took what would fit in or on top of my car and the
huge animal carrier took up the wholeback seat. Oh well. Live and
learn. It was neat seeing some of the really old ads, particularly
the hand illustrated ones.

v


Such is life...

OR, as I like to say; FEH!

On 8/19/07 11:10 PM, in article ,
" wrote:

On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 10:37:27 -0400, Cheryl Isaak
wrote:

On 8/19/07 10:14 AM, in article ,
" wrote:

On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 08:38:48 -0400, Cheryl Isaak
wrote:

I'd have taken those. I heard about the show and mostly good things, but
with Victory Garden being the locally filmed PBS show, there was no chance
of them picking it up.
C

...and I'd have given them to you. There must have been ten years
worth, but I only took what would fit in or on top of my car and the
huge animal carrier took up the wholeback seat. Oh well. Live and
learn. It was neat seeing some of the really old ads, particularly
the hand illustrated ones.

v


Such is life...

OR, as I like to say; FEH!
That works too!
C

I grew 2 Brandwines last year, first time. This year I'm up to 5. Just had
to have more!

"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
...
On 8/16/07 4:07 PM, in article ,
"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:

Just tasted the first one. Holy smokes. Not like any tomato I've ever
tasted. It's an old variety, not very disease resistant, so the leaves
look
like the plant's struggling a bit, while the Better Boy variety next to
it
is doing just fine. But the taste - totally outrageous.

Put it on your list for next year.


They are the best. But I'll echo the recommendation for Green Zebras.

C

This year I went for "Pruden's Purple" and "Pineapple" heirlooms....
Yummy. Pruden's is very Brandywine-like but a bit more regular
shaped. Pineapple is an largish yellow and red striped tomato.

That's in addition to the paste tomatoes that I put up and use for
canned spaghetti sauce.



On Aug 20, 5:52 am, "Andrew Ostrander" wrote:
I grew 2 Brandwines last year, first time. This year I'm up to 5. Just had
to have more!

"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message

...

On 8/16/07 4:07 PM, in article ,
"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:

Just tasted the first one. Holy smokes. Not like any tomato I've ever
tasted. It's an old variety, not very disease resistant, so the leaves
look
like the plant's struggling a bit, while the Better Boy variety next to
it
is doing just fine. But the taste - totally outrageous.

Put it on your list for next year.

They are the best. But I'll echo the recommendation for Green Zebras.

C

"snotbottom" wrote in message
ups.com...
This year I went for "Pruden's Purple" and "Pineapple" heirlooms....
Yummy. Pruden's is very Brandywine-like but a bit more regular
shaped. Pineapple is an largish yellow and red striped tomato.

That's in addition to the paste tomatoes that I put up and use for
canned spaghetti sauce.


I wonder where the term "put up" came from. Put up where? On the shelf? I
know it means canning, but it's an odd description.

In article ,
"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:

"snotbottom" wrote in message
ups.com...
This year I went for "Pruden's Purple" and "Pineapple" heirlooms....
Yummy. Pruden's is very Brandywine-like but a bit more regular
shaped. Pineapple is an largish yellow and red striped tomato.

That's in addition to the paste tomatoes that I put up and use for
canned spaghetti sauce.


I wonder where the term "put up" came from. Put up where? On the shelf? I
know it means canning, but it's an odd description.

http://www.amazon.com/Putting-Food-P.../dp/0452268990

The review may be of interest.

Bill

--

S Jersey USA Zone 5 Shade

This article is posted under fair use rules in accordance with
Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, and is strictly for the educational
and informative purposes. This material is distributed without profit.

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On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 18:16:19 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"snotbottom" wrote in message
oups.com...
This year I went for "Pruden's Purple" and "Pineapple" heirlooms....
Yummy. Pruden's is very Brandywine-like but a bit more regular
shaped. Pineapple is an largish yellow and red striped tomato.

That's in addition to the paste tomatoes that I put up and use for
canned spaghetti sauce.


I wonder where the term "put up" came from. Put up where? On the shelf? I
know it means canning, but it's an odd description.

South for many different things.