Washingtonians

[jbear]

brandywines were my Grandpa's FAVE--those are what he grew on the East coast! And I remember eating them fresh off his plants in the summer.. YUM.

I try every year to grow them here...

 

[jbear]

CR--THEY ARE FLIP FLOPS IF THEY GO ON YOUR FEET! NOT THONGS.. sheesh...

 

[Rainwolf]

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find a old "tarp portable garage"
I will be using my old ones as green houses once I get a Cargo container to house my junk while remodeling the house.

The idea I have is to use chicken wire (cheap) to span the roof between the "rafters"
Then cover with clear plastic
Then if I can find one the right size... use a old fishing net to cover the whole thing.
should cost very little if I can find the netting cheap.

The wire should create a pretty stable roof and the net should hold the plastic in place if windy.
Thats the theory anyway.

If it works the second "garage" I have will become the same but for a flight pen and my quails.

 

[Illia]

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How much sun do you get where you are? My Brandywines were doing okay just as long as they had HEAT and SUN. Which, thankfully, we had a rather warm/hot summer with a LONG drought last year. Helped quite a bit until the drought affected them too much. . . And dragging several hoses hooked together down 150+ feet to water them all wasn't the funnest.

I will honestly say, I really hope we get an unusually HOT and dry summer this year. . . My Quinoa and Amaranth will need the drought, and my Corn will need the heat.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

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True but if ya keep yer eyes open it yeilds many treasures too.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

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When I lived in E oregon I grew some "real" poping corn and it was awesome. I also grew peanuts there.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

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And see once again your youth is showing !!!! They were THONGS long before they were called flop flops and WAY before butt floss came along.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

Anybody ever seen ripe green tomatoes? Yes they are green when ripe. My late grandma always had them along with yellow and orange. All 3 were supposed to be lower in acid. They were very good and made such a nice display when sliced and layed out on a plate together.

 

[Illia]

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Sure. Ever heard of fried green tomatoes?

There are actually about a dozen different varieties of green tomatoes. In fact there are pink, orange, purple, red, yellow, green, and multicolored tomatoes. . .

We ourselves have over 12 varieties of tomatoes, all of different kinds. The most awesome of all in my opinion is an old variety called Reisetomate. The picture shows ONE tomato, believe it or not. They are very tasty for fresh eating and great for pulling apart as a snack.

 

[Ogress]

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Forks had a drought? Wow! We got all your rain up here in North Bend! It was a cold, wet summer! I only watered twice!

I grew brandywines the first 4 years I lived here. They grew well till the darn fir trees got too big and shaded them. Now I can't grow anything where I had my original garden. I tried lettuce, spinach, stawberries and asparagus. Last I looked, a big clump of St. Johns Wort took over one of the beds. I need to rip that out.

Wish I could grow corn. Can't get ears before it freezes. Apples too. Other than King and Liberty, I can't get anything but a few golf-ball sized things with black splotches. I'd replace them with plums if it weren't for the darn bear!