Living in Anjou , France,
For the many not for the few
http://www.permies.com/t/80/31583/projects/Permie-Pennies-France#330873
“The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe.”― Albert Einstein
"Hundreds of years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in or the type of car I drove... But the world may be different because I did something so bafflingly crazy that it becomes a tourist destination"
My Current Seed Catalog / Moderator of Open Source Plant Breeding Forum. My participation in online forums is not an endorsement of any person, organization, or philosophy.
Living in Anjou , France,
For the many not for the few
http://www.permies.com/t/80/31583/projects/Permie-Pennies-France#330873
Biochar maker/enthusiast
Dale Hodgins wrote: Beets grow well, in the small amount of salt provided by seaweed, and there's lots of micronutrients. I wonder if the small amount of salt, helps with winter hardiness. Could it provide some degree of antifreeze.
“The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe.”― Albert Einstein
Greg Martin wrote:Dale was the garden you were overwintering your swiss chard in Victoria? Was just curious how cold it was where they were surviving. I had some over winter for me once here in zone 5 Maine, but it was an unusually warm winter....more of a zone 6 year.
Works at a residential alternative high school in the Himalayas SECMOL.org . "Back home" is Cape Cod, E Coast USA.
My Current Seed Catalog / Moderator of Open Source Plant Breeding Forum. My participation in online forums is not an endorsement of any person, organization, or philosophy.
Joseph Lofthouse wrote:
That rare event might make a difference to a seed company that is using the crop to grow "foundation seed" for the whole world. But it doesn't matter at all to me as a small scale farmer. I don't care if 5% of my yellow beets end up being red beets.
“The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe.”― Albert Einstein
My Current Seed Catalog / Moderator of Open Source Plant Breeding Forum. My participation in online forums is not an endorsement of any person, organization, or philosophy.
Without subsidies, chem-ag food costs four times more than organic. Or this tiny ad:
50% off Grafting Knife
https://permies.com/t/102871/Garden-Grafting-Knife
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