Guest guest Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 Skunks... ick. A few months after my husband and I got married, a skunk got into my parents' yard, and the dog upset it. It sprayed into my parents' evaporative cooler. Their house smelled like a skunk for weeks. robin koloms <rkoloms wrote: we have rabbits, possums, raccoons, field mice and skunks. deer and coyotes have been seen less than a mile from our house (lots of nature for a big city). Kadee M <abbey_road3012 wrote: Uh oh, I bet that rabbit was eyeing your lettuce! We don't have rabbits here, there are foxes though... probably why there aren't any rabbits! robin koloms <rkoloms wrote: I picked up a flat of mixed baby lettuces at the farmers market. I was going to plant it outside, but noticed a rabbit in the side yard. I'm going to keep my edibles inside and see if I have better luck. Kadee <abbey_road3012 wrote: I killed about seventy of my tomato plants. Only one survived. On the bright side, that one has some blooms on it! I also managed to not kill several bell pepper and banana pepper plants. I killed all my swiss chard and all my spinach, but then I planted the seeds directly outside and they went CRAZY. I'm going to have enough of those to feed the entire country!! I went out and bought twelve more tomato plants and they're all still alive after a week. Today my carrots sprouted. And there's one little green berry on my blackberry plant. Overall I think it's pretty good for a first try. My husband doesn't care a bit about any of it since he doesn't like vegetables, but my daughter is VERY excited. I told her when that blackberry was ready, that she could be the one to pick it and eat it. Every day since I told her that she's gone out there and looked at it to see if it was ready. She also says she's going to eat spinach and swiss chard, though I'll believe that when I see it! Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Answers - Check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 Our longest stretch of not having mice in the house (three years) was when a skunk was living under the garage. Kadee M <abbey_road3012 wrote: Skunks... ick. A few months after my husband and I got married, a skunk got into my parents' yard, and the dog upset it. It sprayed into my parents' evaporative cooler. Their house smelled like a skunk for weeks. robin koloms <rkoloms wrote: we have rabbits, possums, raccoons, field mice and skunks. deer and coyotes have been seen less than a mile from our house (lots of nature for a big city). Kadee M <abbey_road3012 wrote: Uh oh, I bet that rabbit was eyeing your lettuce! We don't have rabbits here, there are foxes though... probably why there aren't any rabbits! robin koloms <rkoloms wrote: I picked up a flat of mixed baby lettuces at the farmers market. I was going to plant it outside, but noticed a rabbit in the side yard. I'm going to keep my edibles inside and see if I have better luck. Kadee <abbey_road3012 wrote: I killed about seventy of my tomato plants. Only one survived. On the bright side, that one has some blooms on it! I also managed to not kill several bell pepper and banana pepper plants. I killed all my swiss chard and all my spinach, but then I planted the seeds directly outside and they went CRAZY. I'm going to have enough of those to feed the entire country!! I went out and bought twelve more tomato plants and they're all still alive after a week. Today my carrots sprouted. And there's one little green berry on my blackberry plant. Overall I think it's pretty good for a first try. My husband doesn't care a bit about any of it since he doesn't like vegetables, but my daughter is VERY excited. I told her when that blackberry was ready, that she could be the one to pick it and eat it. Every day since I told her that she's gone out there and looked at it to see if it was ready. She also says she's going to eat spinach and swiss chard, though I'll believe that when I see it! Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Answers - Check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 squirrels and other critters decimated our garden lately. dug up everything to harvest their own meals, then dug up everything else t o plant their own storage items. yarrow Nov 11, 2008 10:56 PM Re: Weather I like cooler weather too, so summer is my favorite season here. In the past couple weeks or so, I've finally accepted that summer is over (it's getting cold). Actually, my favorite time of year is anytime I can go to the garden and eat whatever's in season, especially berries. This week it was a handful of raspberries, a bunch of baby dinosaur kale, a pint of 5 different types of tomatoes, some parsley, a few borage flowers, an echinacea petal or two, a sprig of mint, and some strawberries.Usually I have tomatoes until the beginning of December, when nighttime frost does them in, so this year I'm going to make some bubblewrap "greenhouses" to protect them and see how long I can stretch the season. I have some August-planted tomatoes that are just starting to produce, and several other plants that still look dense and healthy. I'll still have to pick my potatoes before then, though.At 7:40 AM +0000 11/12/08, heartwerk wrote:>I like the cool weather - autumn is my favourite season.>>Which season is everyone elses' favourite? For in a Republic, who is “the country� Is it the Government which is for the moment in the saddle? Why, the Government is merely a servant—merely a temporary servant; it cannot be its prerogative to determine what is right and what is wrong, and decide who is a patriot and who isn’t. Its function is to obey orders, not originate them. Mark Twain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 I'm planning my garden now and since I'm trying to go more RF, I'm having to rethink this. So for raw, potatoes etc won't do. What would you grow in a garden meant for raw eating and also one that would be able to keep as much as possible through the winter. thanks Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 I still have kale, chard, beets, and other greens that survived the week long snow and other assorted frosts experienced this winter, as well as a number of herbs that made it through the winter. I also devote part of my garden to tomatoes, that I dehydrate and use during the winter. Strawberries plants are hardy and will survive year after year, as well as raspberries. David On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 3:40 AM, sharon <smassena wrote: > I'm planning my garden now and since I'm trying to go more RF, I'm > having to rethink this. So for raw, potatoes etc won't do. What would you > grow in a garden meant for raw eating and also one that would be able to > keep as much as possible through the winter. > > thanks > Sharon > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Two good books for gardening in this area are 'Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades', by Steve Solomon and 'Winter Gardening in the Maritime Pacific Northwest', by Binda Colebrook. Both are available in our local library. Also check out the WSU Extension website they have plenty of information on winter gardening. From personal experience in winter gardening in Whatcom county root vegetables do well as do cruciferous family vegies,cabbage, broccoli, kohlrabi and others. Kale and collards and Chard winter fairly well. Most perennial herbs work well and garlic and some onions. We've had leeks overwinter well. If you are willing to cold frame you can extend the season on things like tomatoes. I had tomatoes into november this last year just by keeping them covered with plastic at night. Lettuce and spinach are ready to plant now or in the next month. They are cool weather crops and hate summer heat. Right now I'm getting ready to plant onions, radishes, corn salad(a green), kale and collards, parsnips, peas, arugula and a variety of lettuces and greens. Next month I'm planting beets, broccoli/cauliflower, kohlrabi, chard, turnips, rutabagas and carrots. Long term are fruit trees, rasberries, blackberries, strawberries and blueberrier. You are probably south of me(I live by the Canadian border) so your microclimate is probably warmer than mine and will grow more. Up here I have a lot of problems with cabbage worms, a problem I haven't figured out how to solve yet. In Western Washington the biggest problem in winter gardening isn't the cold, it's the wet. If you have a heavy clay soil it will be hard to garden in. I'm working on setting up starts for transplants of tomatoes and squash and such. My favorite tomato is yellow pear, a prolific bearer of sweet pear shaped yellow cherry tomatoes. Late blight is common for tomatoes in this area so crop rotation is extremely important for them. We do have several local seed companies with seeds adapted to our area, Territorial seed is one. We also have an heirloom seed company out in the San Juans that I don't remember the name of off the top of my head. Have fun working on your garden and remember that not everything grows like you want it to. If you plant zuchinni however, you will have more than you know what to do with LOL. Laurie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Thanks But do you eat beets, parsnips, beans, turnips, and rutabagas raw? And I'm laughing about zucchini - I'm nearly ready to give that up. 3 years I've tried - unsuccessfully. Tomatoes, potatoes, etc grow fine, even patty pan - but not zucchini Sharon - Laurie Thursday, March 05, 2009 10:46 AM Re: garden Two good books for gardening in this area are 'Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades', by Steve Solomon and 'Winter Gardening in the Maritime Pacific Northwest', by Binda Colebrook. Both are available in our local library. Also check out the WSU Extension website they have plenty of information on winter gardening. From personal experience in winter gardening in Whatcom county root vegetables do well as do cruciferous family vegies,cabbage, broccoli, kohlrabi and others. Kale and collards and Chard winter fairly well. Most perennial herbs work well and garlic and some onions. We've had leeks overwinter well. If you are willing to cold frame you can extend the season on things like tomatoes. I had tomatoes into november this last year just by keeping them covered with plastic at night. Lettuce and spinach are ready to plant now or in the next month. They are cool weather crops and hate summer heat. Right now I'm getting ready to plant onions, radishes, corn salad(a green), kale and collards, parsnips, peas, arugula and a variety of lettuces and greens. Next month I'm planting beets, broccoli/cauliflower, kohlrabi, chard, turnips, rutabagas and carrots. Long term are fruit trees, rasberries, blackberries, strawberries and blueberrier. You are probably south of me(I live by the Canadian border) so your microclimate is probably warmer than mine and will grow more. Up here I have a lot of problems with cabbage worms, a problem I haven't figured out how to solve yet. In Western Washington the biggest problem in winter gardening isn't the cold, it's the wet. If you have a heavy clay soil it will be hard to garden in. I'm working on setting up starts for transplants of tomatoes and squash and such. My favorite tomato is yellow pear, a prolific bearer of sweet pear shaped yellow cherry tomatoes. Late blight is common for tomatoes in this area so crop rotation is extremely important for them. We do have several local seed companies with seeds adapted to our area, Territorial seed is one. We also have an heirloom seed company out in the San Juans that I don't remember the name of off the top of my head. Have fun working on your garden and remember that not everything grows like you want it to. If you plant zuchinni however, you will have more than you know what to do with LOL. Laurie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 I haven't been doing raw terribly long but I was pulling weeds in the vegie garden from the time I could tell them apart. I've eaten green beans and root vegies raw, grated or slivered into salads. Grated beets with orange juice is yummy. I double checked online and all of them can and have been eaten raw historically and except for the parsnips all the greens on the root vegies are eaten. I'm not saying you can't eat parsnip greens, I just haven't verified you can. Turnips and rutabagas are closely related to radishes and can be eaten like radishes when small or grated when bigger. Parsnips are very closely related to carrots and better eaten after they have been frosted. They were quite popular and the sweetest vegie prior to potatoes being introduced. Parsnips can be eaten pretty much the same way a carrot can. I love little fresh green beans raw. A minor commentary on beets is that they can make you poop reddish-purple. Also as my husband who loves pickled beets discovered the hard way, about 10-15% of people will pee bright pink if they eat a large amount of beets. Both can be startling if you are not expecting it. If you do pickles you can make pickles, chutneys, vegatable relishes and chow chow. Root vegies can have pronounced flavors that not everyone takes to making them less popular. They have a reputation for being poverty food and being ugly to look at. In short they are out of fashion, but most grow very well in this area. Most of them will store well in good conditions, but turnips and rutabaga can get strong flavored like cabbage if stored too long. Root vegatables have the advantage of being among the few vegies you can get fresh in the winter. You're not missing too much if you can't grow zuchinni, other squashes are much tastier in my book. Laurie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Last year I had satisfy, beets, turnips and rutabagas and all did well. It sounds like I can grow most all the same foods except I won't have the potatoes - funny thing here I planted some purple potatoes last year and my husband accidentally baked them the other night - big surprise. Thanks for your help Sharon - Laurie Thursday, March 05, 2009 3:24 PM Re: garden I haven't been doing raw terribly long but I was pulling weeds in the vegie garden from the time I could tell them apart. I've eaten green beans and root vegies raw, grated or slivered into salads. Grated beets with orange juice is yummy. I double checked online and all of them can and have been eaten raw historically and except for the parsnips all the greens on the root vegies are eaten. I'm not saying you can't eat parsnip greens, I just haven't verified you can. Turnips and rutabagas are closely related to radishes and can be eaten like radishes when small or grated when bigger. Parsnips are very closely related to carrots and better eaten after they have been frosted. They were quite popular and the sweetest vegie prior to potatoes being introduced. Parsnips can be eaten pretty much the same way a carrot can. I love little fresh green beans raw. A minor commentary on beets is that they can make you poop reddish-purple. Also as my husband who loves pickled beets discovered the hard way, about 10-15% of people will pee bright pink if they eat a large amount of beets. Both can be startling if you are not expecting it. If you do pickles you can make pickles, chutneys, vegatable relishes and chow chow. Root vegies can have pronounced flavors that not everyone takes to making them less popular. They have a reputation for being poverty food and being ugly to look at. In short they are out of fashion, but most grow very well in this area. Most of them will store well in good conditions, but turnips and rutabaga can get strong flavored like cabbage if stored too long. Root vegatables have the advantage of being among the few vegies you can get fresh in the winter. You're not missing too much if you can't grow zuchinni, other squashes are much tastier in my book. Laurie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 I think having our own vegetable and herb gardens is a wonderful idea. I live in an apartment so I have no land, but I want to create a container garden on my terrace. One word about potatoes. I'm a fan of certain raw recipes made with potatoes. The Atlanta raw chef Jackie Graff created a Spinach-Potato Latke (pancake) recipe that is awesome. I adapted it in my Little e-Book of Raw Holiday Recipes. It's easy to make and is one way to eat raw potatoes. Just something to consider! Judy Pokras vegwriter http://Green-Advertising.blogspot.com Specializing in promoting raw vegan and other green businesses. Editor/founder/publisher Raw Foods News Magazine www.rawfoodsnewsmagazine.com An online magazine celebrating raw vegan cuisine since March 2001, and featuring authoritative info, breaking news, and fun interactive features on the raw vegan lifestyle. Have you signed up for our free e-newsletter? STOP GLOBAL WARMING GO VEGAN bumper sticker: http://www.cafepress.com/rawfoods.86920766 On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 6:40 AM, sharon <smassena wrote: > I'm planning my garden now and since I'm trying to go more RF, I'm > having to rethink this. So for raw, potatoes etc won't do. What would you > grow in a garden meant for raw eating and also one that would be able to > keep as much as possible through the winter. > > thanks > Sharon > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 >Also as my husband who loves pickled beets discovered the hard way, about 10-15% of people will pee bright >pink if they eat a large amount of beets. Both can be startling if you are not expecting it. LOL! I'll bet that is quite startling if unexpected. Lorri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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