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Post by gakaren on Apr 1, 2015 12:02:30 GMT -5
Hi Ivo!
I live in a warmer climate than most of the rest of the posters. I am also rural and we have 16.4 acres....I don't know the conversion to hectors....if that's the correct word. I grow many cooler weather crops during the winter months outside, things like cabbage, broccoli, peas, carrots and onions. All of my herbs are in the ground...sage, thyme, rosemary, parsley, chives & dill. I'm trying to grow marjoram but not having a lot of luck with it. I will have to trim back my rosemary this year. It's getting way too wide. I pulled out all of my oregano since it was trying to take over my herb beds and I don't plant mint anywhere near anything else as it is invasive down here. Our summers are HOT, we often get over 100ºF and stay there all summer long. A lot of crops don't like those temps, so we do a lot of growing in really early spring and in the fall too.
I guess I should tell you that I'm in the state of Georgia, just a bit north of Florida...we are towards the S.W. corner of Georgia. My county (district) is the largest agricultural county in the state, meaning we grow more farm crops than any other county in the state. Cotton & peanuts are the biggest but we also have quite a bit of veggie crops like cabbage, broccoli, egg plant, peppers, tomatoes, yellow squash, watermelons, cantaloupes & strawberries. There are many pecan and peach orchards here too.
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Post by indoorgrowingrev on Apr 2, 2015 7:29:35 GMT -5
Dear All, Thank you once more for your amazing input and stories. It really thrills me to see people who are passionate about growing their own food and creating LIFE with their bare hands! Please be reminded that I'd appreciate deeply if you spare your time to fill in my amateur survey - it is regarding my project which I am in the early stages of development. ***♠SURVEY♠***THANK YOU! Dear gakaren, I am interested in the soil you prefer to use as well as where do you grow your seeds? Please share some more info on your practices. THANKS! Best Regards, Ivo Konstantinov
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Post by indoorgrowingrev on Apr 7, 2015 3:02:15 GMT -5
Dear All, Here is a strange tomato from last year's crop - it just looks alien (and tasted alienly great as well)! Best Regards, Ivo
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Post by OregonRed on Apr 7, 2015 11:30:50 GMT -5
oh my goodness, at first glance, I thought it was a stack of tomatos! last season we kept a thread going with funny shaped veg. it was so fun - I had a cucumber that looked just like a bagel, and some alien looking black krim, a garlic that looked like a woman -
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Post by indoorgrowingrev on Apr 8, 2015 9:24:40 GMT -5
Dear Oregon, It amazes me how plants can grow mimicking stuff from our life or appearances. I do believe they have a soul (or at least some of them) as when my grandma is talking to them positive thing they grow enormous... and when there is no one to talk to them - they don't get so tasty or big even... Best Regards, Ivo Konstantinov
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Post by OregonRed on Apr 8, 2015 12:11:58 GMT -5
my mom used to talk to her house plants.......
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Post by tbird on Apr 10, 2015 8:34:03 GMT -5
I talk to everything too!
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Post by tbird on Apr 10, 2015 8:41:43 GMT -5
lol - been thinking of the talking thing. I think it has to do with being a parent. once the baby is born, you just start narrating life to them for the language acquisition. Then they aren't around, but you've been doing ti for years, now you are talking to the pets, talking to the plants, talking to the fridge....
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