Apple Valley

Potatoes! You get a lot of calories out of them, and you just need to keep adding mulch or dirt over the plants. No weeding is usually required, and potatoes are full of calories and nutrients.

Of course, potatoes are pretty cheap to buy. I like to grow mine in the less desirable (shadier) places in my garden. They don't produce as much, but they do produce and don't take much work, and I can grow more valuable crops in the sunnier areas.

Dan Spinkle wrote:BRK 3:
I started off yesterday finishing insulating the solarium. Considering this is where I sleep, I was definitely happy to get this completed. I've been comfortable in there but now the mornings should be a bit warmer and the rmh should require less wood.

Has the insulation helped out? Do you think the craft paper will eventually be covered by something, and maybe that something will add extra insulation?

I love all your pictures and all the cool things you've been doing and learning!

I've only had persimmons once, but I thought they tasted like tomatoes. They look like tomatoes, too! Maybe try making a salsa with them?