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With appropriate microbes, minerals and organic matter, there is no need for pesticides or herbicides.
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I do Celtic, fantasy, folk and shanty singing at Renaissance faires, fantasy festivals, pirate campouts, and other events in OR and WA, USA.
RionaTheSinger on youtube
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Riona Abhainn wrote:I'm kicking myself for even trying, but I am seeing if I can start some avacados from storebought, even though it doesn't look good for successful fruiting here in my region, 8b isn't quite warm enough, but I can't help but want to try. I have dreams of an intentional community with a greenhouse, where we could grow tropical plants, so here we go.
"The only thing...more expensive than education is ignorance."~Ben Franklin
"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light." ~ Plato
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"The only thing...more expensive than education is ignorance."~Ben Franklin
"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light." ~ Plato
Riona Abhainn wrote:"I'm kicking myself for even trying, but I am seeing if I can start some avacados from storebought, even though it doesn't look good for successful fruiting here in my region, 8b isn't quite warm enough, but I can't help but want to try."
Riona, never kick yourself for testing the limits. You never know if it might work out!
Many years ago, I had an elderly friend who brought me a bunch of bananas he grew in his back yard which was in zone 9a, (Mississippi Gulf Coast). Once I saw the environment his banana trees were in, I understood how he was able to do it. They were planted against the south wall next to a central air unit. There was a micro climate created by the heat captured in the south wall and the heat and condensate created by the central air unit. For those who have central air, a greenhouse could be built enclosing the unit to capture the passive heat. Maybe Paul or someone else qualified can weigh in on whether or not there would be toxic exaust, and if the condensate would contain anything we wouldn't want our food plants to take up.
S Adams
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I do Celtic, fantasy, folk and shanty singing at Renaissance faires, fantasy festivals, pirate campouts, and other events in OR and WA, USA.
RionaTheSinger on youtube
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My book arts: https://biblioarty.wordpress.com/
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"Also, just as you want men to do to you, do the same way to them" (Luke 6:31)
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Riona Abhainn wrote:I'm kicking myself because I'm watching Winn's experiments in the Cascadian avacado thread and and Winn has been honest with me about how hard it is to get fruit here on a plant, because of all the obstacles, so I'm silly for trying, but we buy them often for homemade guac so the pits are always hanging around in my kitchen so I finally gave in and am trying, starting with four of them to see what happens.
"The only thing...more expensive than education is ignorance."~Ben Franklin
"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light." ~ Plato
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Flora Eerschay wrote:Sometimes my indoor setups seem to have more biodiversity, than my garden... other times, they get attacked by pests which don't have natural predators and I have to restart the whole thing.
Usually, plants indoors need additional light source, for which I'm using regular lamps with a timer (better for human eyes, than grow lamps).
Small herbivores, aquarium fish, quail etc can also be kept indoors, and you can create a worm composting system, even though smaller than in the gardens.
"The only thing...more expensive than education is ignorance."~Ben Franklin
"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light." ~ Plato
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Inge Leonora-den Ouden wrote:Do microgreens count too?
This winter I started growing microgreens on my dining (etc.) table. So it's in the house and it's food. :-)
"The only thing...more expensive than education is ignorance."~Ben Franklin
"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light." ~ Plato
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Megan Palmer wrote:We grow several chili plants that overwinter indoors and they fruit well. One of them is at least six years old, I prune it hard every year and even if all the leaves drop it manages to bounce back.
The leaves all drop if I forget to bring it back inside and it gets frosted.
Basil and cherry tomatoes do well indoors for me too.
We don't get any direct sun for about six weeks in wi ter but fortunately, our house is very light.
I have a couple of Okinawa spinach plants growing at the community garden but hadn't thought of potting them up to grow indoors, will definitely try that too.
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Zone 6, 45 inches precipitation, hard clay soil
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May Lotito wrote:... a 5-color pepper. It's too spicy for eating ...
"Also, just as you want men to do to you, do the same way to them" (Luke 6:31)
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Megan Palmer wrote:We grow several chili plants that overwinter indoors ....
The leaves all drop if I forget to bring it back inside and it gets frosted.
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"The only thing...more expensive than education is ignorance."~Ben Franklin
"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light." ~ Plato
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Carla Burke wrote:Here's my first ever pair of Avocado trees. One sprouted a month or so, ago, the other just sprouted, Saturday. They're both from avo seeds from the grocery store. I'm hoping they survive and fruit!
"Also, just as you want men to do to you, do the same way to them" (Luke 6:31)
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Zone 6, 45 inches precipitation, hard clay soil
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Inge Leonora-den Ouden wrote:Great start!
My advice for avocado plants:
- control the leaves regularly if there aren't any tiny insects sticking on them (sucking saps out of the plant),. If those are there do your best to remove them. Do this carefully by hand so the plant doesn't get damaged, or (if you are not totally against it) use organic poison pyrethrum to kill the insects.
- give the plant a spot in half sun half shadow where it can stay year round for as long as possible. Avocado plants do not like to be moved. If you really have to move it, do this slowly and carefully. I put my avocado plant with its large pot on a sort-of trolly with four small wheels, so it can be moved back and forth if needed without movement in the plant itself.
-if it needs pruning don't cut off too much. Best is only one leaf at a time.
I still have the same avocado houseplant I showed here before. After some major problems it now looks fairly well again.
"The only thing...more expensive than education is ignorance."~Ben Franklin
"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light." ~ Plato
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Carla Burke wrote:...
Prune them one leaf at a time? I'm not sure I understand? This is where I'm most concerned - how to prune them so they don't get too big, without killing them, or preventing them from fruiting.
"Also, just as you want men to do to you, do the same way to them" (Luke 6:31)
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"The only thing...more expensive than education is ignorance."~Ben Franklin
"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light." ~ Plato
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Zone 6, 45 inches precipitation, hard clay soil
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