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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
2045 Posts
Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
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 Posted - Oct 22 2006 : 2:04:59 PM
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I just spotted a book online at Barnes and Noble, Four-Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long by Eliot Coleman.
I wondered if any of you girls are familiar with this book and if the recommendations in it would be good in this Zone (Ohio, I think it's 5 or 6 LOL) or if you need to live farther South to actually harvest for four seasons... Would the book be worth $19.95 to me?
Has anyone actually tried to keep a garden going year-round with snow on the ground, or is this futile?
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
Visit my blog at http://brightmeadowfarms.blogspot.com ,web site store at http://www.watkinsonline.com/fish or my homepage at http://home.earthlink.net/~brightmeadow |
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LJRphoto
True Blue Farmgirl
760 Posts
Laura
Hickory Corners
MI
USA
760 Posts |
Posted - Oct 22 2006 : 4:03:05 PM
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I'm not positive, but I think that Eliot Coleman is in the Northeast. Not exactly a temperate zone. I know that a lot of women here will be able to tell you a lot about it. I still haven't jumped into my borrowed copy.
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority." -E. B. White
http://www.betweenthecities.com/blog/ljr/
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ThymeForEweFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
705 Posts
Robin
An organic farm in the forest in
Maine
USA
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Posted - Oct 22 2006 : 6:46:58 PM
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Eliot lives in Harborside, Maine, zone 5. The book is definitely worth $20. Eliot's farm is incredibly simple and inspiring. He started with a gravel pit. If he hadn't pointed out the far end of the pit I would not have known. I have three hoops and a greenhouse thanks to Eliot's inspirations.
Robin
www.thymeforewe.com
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westernhorse51
True Blue Farmgirl
1681 Posts
michele
farmingdale
n.j.
USA
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Posted - Oct 23 2006 : 5:35:02 PM
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Robin, I knew you would know about Elliot.
she selects wool and flax and works with eager hands Prov.31:13 |
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ThymeForEweFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
705 Posts
Robin
An organic farm in the forest in
Maine
USA
705 Posts |
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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
2045 Posts
Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
2045 Posts |
Posted - Oct 23 2006 : 6:08:40 PM
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Well thanks for the link and the recommendation, I guess I am having a "duh!" moment, of course I could have searched the web for more infomation! You girls are such a fountain of knowledge!
I went ahead and ordered the book - it's snowing outside and my lettuce is out there freezing right now... Well, there's always next year!
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
Visit my blog at http://brightmeadowfarms.blogspot.com ,web site store at http://www.watkinsonline.com/fish or my homepage at http://home.earthlink.net/~brightmeadow |
Edited by - brightmeadow on Oct 23 2006 6:10:49 PM |
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doglady
True Blue Farmgirl
435 Posts
Tina
Howard
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Oct 23 2006 : 8:40:17 PM
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Hi Brenda:
Don't you just love Ohio weather? It could be in the 60's by next week. Wishful thinking. This is the first night for the woodburner. So toasty!!! Let me know if you try to garden all four seasons. Your poor lettuce.
Doglady
The dogs own the house but the people pay the mortgage!
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MustangSuzie
True Blue Farmgirl
634 Posts
Sarah
New London
Missouri
USA
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Posted - Oct 24 2006 : 2:51:43 PM
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I'm so excited!!! I found the Four-Season Harvest book at the library this afternoon. I can hardly wait to dig into it!!
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
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Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jan 14 2007 : 10:28:10 AM
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What did you all think about the "Four-Season Harvest?" I really like it, along with Coleman's "New Organic Grower." I'm always going back to them for ideas and inspiration. I'd for sure consider them staples on my gardening/farming shelf. I'm really interested in the square-foot and lasagna methods, too. I'm wondering if there isn't a way to do organic, square-foot lasagna gardening? Am I getting wacky with this?!?!?
XOXO, Libbie
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westernhorse51
True Blue Farmgirl
1681 Posts
michele
farmingdale
n.j.
USA
1681 Posts |
Posted - Jan 14 2007 : 11:14:25 AM
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I was in barnes & noble yesterday looking at alot of gardening books & saw one about "layer gardening", has anyone heard of this? I picked it up then put it down thinking it was a "new wave" thing. It didn't make sense to me. How can something grow underneath of something already growing??
she selects wool and flax and works with eager hands Prov.31:13 |
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4811 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Jan 14 2007 : 1:39:18 PM
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| My parents had been layer gardening long before it became the "new in thing". As the bulbs start to sprout, they will work their way around obstacles to reach the surface. This is a great space saving way to have constant bloom through the growing season. Just be sure to plant in the correct growing order as marked on the packages. If you prefer, start out small & see how it goes. Good luck! Dawn in IL |
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