Sow and here we go again
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Just curious; Is the water table too high to consider a geothermal walipini rather than a standard green house?
Clevedon Wonder peas transplanted under clothes and row of seeds planted. Broad beans now 8 " high and more seeds planted. 2 rows of shallots planted. Tom's now 2" high. Sunflowers well up. 1st early spuds in containers almost at top of containers. Cut 1st Asparagus spears this afternoon.
French beans seeds planted in deep root planters.
Lets hope it stays warm.
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French beans seeds planted in deep root planters.
Lets hope it stays warm.
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Had to google that. Never heard of one before
I'm going to try sweet corn along with the usual veg this year
Plant close in a square block so they pollinate successfully
Freeforester
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Snowing in the North again (2°), but did manage to give the grass its first cut of the year on the 31st, when it was briefly warmer.
If your going to grow sweet corn then grow super sweet eg Swift. Plant in deep root containers mid April. Transplant in mid May. Sweet corn dislikes root disturbance and needs well dug fertile plot. I normally plant 2 rows pretty case. Also needs water when it's Tasseling. I got the Peaches and Ctesm from Canada last year so going to try them again this year.
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They're becoming EXTREMELY popular here in rural areas with off grid homesteads. If done correctly, they are completely self sufficient and enable growing bananas and other tropical fruits in the dead of winter. 2 ply polycarbonate panels have become cheap, and people are running the calculations for both the angle (based on latitude; lowest height of the sun during winter) of the clear walls, and the needed geothermal battery needed to keep things warm/cool. It's pretty ingenious, and seem to be working very well here in the US, even in latitudes up near Canada.
The GAHT thermal battery is usually just two layers of piping, 2" close foam insulation panels and sharp sand. Some use a small solar station (single panel) to run a low voltage fan to increase the circulation. All of this set below the frost line, with some having a deeper trough in the front as a cold sink.
Lots of YouTube videos on them if you're more interested.
Mountain Bug
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Chillies. Dried them on the aga. Still using them in cooking
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mike308
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I grow mine in the Polly tunnel because we're 1000 feet above sea level.I have to start them in pots because the mice eat them when sown in the ground. This year I'm using paper pots so no root disturbance.
I plant them in a square to aid pollination.
We're just finishing the last of last year's crop.
I plant them in a square to aid pollination.
We're just finishing the last of last year's crop.
