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Rurality's Commons 09 garden
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Our current garden is far too small for the plants we have and the numbers of people we feed. We are in dire need of expansion. One minor issue before we can begin, we must find a way to fence out the goats, deer, and other creatures.
Currently we have enough plants to cover an acre. There is simply no space and all the plants are crowded. We have plenty of seed and would like to begin saving seed.
We hope to convert the current garden to an herb/flower reflecting/socializing area. The area would also be used to propagate new plants, experiment/test plants.
I am ALWAYS open to suggestions, ideas, advice, info, thoughts, and I absolutely love to brainstorm. I’m willing to share seeds, plants, etc.
Ah, I’m unsure about my zone. Locals have given me varying zones. Currently I’ll use 6b until someone enlightens me.
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Comfrey
Established on 14 Sep 09 First year growing comfrey
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Paw Paw
Asimina triloba
Established on 12 Sep 09 I've been searching for this plant since moving...
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Rosa Rugosa - Wild Beach Rose
Rosa rugosa
Sown on 10 Sep 09
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Broccoli
Sown on 03 Aug 09 Currently have no broccoli. Been a troublesome...
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Horseradish
Armoracia rusticana
Purchased on 18 Jun 09 *Cultivation Notes*
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Yellow Crookneck Squash
Cucurbita pepo var. torticollia
Sown on 15 Jun 09 S.O.C. Heirloom 3-4' Bush 6-9" fruit sow 1...
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Pumpkin
Sown on 15 Jun 09 According to Rick, he had 4 packets of seed in ...
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Mideast Prolific Cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Sown on 15 Jun 09 "cuke beetles":http://vegetablemdonline.ppath.c...
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Jack And The Beanstalk Snap Pole Bean
Established on 14 Jun 09 Polish heirloom HUGE
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Amish Paste Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Purchased on 05 Jun 09
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Black Beauty Zucchini Squash
Sown on 20 May 09 The following information is taken from the bac...
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Impatiens
Purchased on 12 May 09 A woman at the Masonic Lodge sold me some tiny...
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Cuban Oregano
Purchased on 07 May 09
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Blue Spice Basil?
Transplanted on 02 May 09 I was told this is Blue Spice Basil, but I have...
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Balloon Pepper
Purchased on 01 May 09 The gentleman I purchased them from says; "...d...
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Cherry - Duke aka Homestead
Purchased on 20 Sep 08 According to Mr. A; "... has the traits of a wi...
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Unknown Flower
Sown on 17 Sep 08 Second year this flower has bloomed. I have no...
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Tansy
Tanacetum vulgare
Purchased on 28 Jul 08 *
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Bronze Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Transplanted on 15 May 08 Original Seed purchased from Seeds of Change
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Elecampane
Inula helenium
Purchased on 05 May 08 Was quite small when I planted her.. Had no cl...
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Pink Flowered Oregano AVAILABLE FOR SWAP
Purchased on 15 May 07 Purchased from A. at Farmer's Market. Was told...
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Greek Oregano
Origanum vulgare
Transplanted on 23 May 06
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Jerusalem Artichoke
Helianthus tuberosus
Sown on 17 Mar 06 5 varieties of Jerusalem Artichoke. Harves...
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Osaka Purple Mustard
Brassica juncea
Established on 01 Mar 06 Has a nice bite to it. Adds a kick to salad. I...
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Monarda
Monarda didyma
Purchased on 08 Jun 05 This is a terrible photo but it shows the pale ...
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Morning Glory
Sown on 17 Sep 04 This has a heart shaped leaf. Leaf can get qui...
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Unidentified Flowering Vine 3
Sown on 17 Sep 04 This has a heart shaped leaf. I think the ...
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Apple Mint
Mentha suaveolens
Transplanted on 20 Apr 03 Planted in bricks and a few pathways. I find i...
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Chocolate Mint
Mentha x piperita
Sown on 15 Apr 03 My son's favorite mint. It's incredible! Fabul...
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Unidentified Flowering Vine 1
Established on 17 Sep 02 I have no clue what this is. It returns every ...
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Sage
Salvia officinalis
Purchased on 02 May 02 Beautiful blooms early spring followed by rapid...
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Italian Flat leaf Parsley
Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum
Established on 10 Apr 02 Grows like a weed. Harvest for me, begins ...
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Egyptian Walking Onions
Allium cepa var. profilerum
Purchased on 04 Apr 02
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Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis L.
Convolvulus arvensis
Established on 02 Aug 01 Perennial Non native - invasive Being a des...
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Queen Anne's Lace Daucus carota
Daucus carota
Established on 31 Jul 01 Take photo* AKA Wild Carrot Biennial Att...
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Tomato
Established on 10 May 01 Have no clue what variety they are. They've be...
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Wild Violet
Viola sororia
Established on 28 Feb 01 Purple flowers. One of the first plants to sho...
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Comments
TropicanaRoses wrote:
What would you think of cutting out somemore windows, and replacing the chicken wire with plexiglass? That would help to keep the weather out and it would not be as expensive as regular glass!! You can also take the plastic stuff that people use to cover their windows with for extra insulation in winter and use wood staples to attach them if you don’t have much wind to knock them off with.
Welcome to folia! I would love to see more pics of what you are growing!! I used to grow the Greek Oregano when we lived in Rapid City. I buy my seed from Menard’s and Walmart, so I sort of take what I can get, and there was not any of the greek oregano.
I now live in Nebraska on a 2 acre lot, at least for now, and we have a pretty decent sized veggie garden, an herb garden, and several small flower beds.
Posted on 28 Jul 09 (about 4 months ago)
Rurality wrote:
I hadn’t thought of plexiglass but will check into it. I’ll hunt up some photos of the building. I was given some glass…about 3′ × 5′ or so. It’s old fashioned glass and I’m a bit concerned to use it on much of anything. It’s the type that can really hurt a person (or animal). The plastic as insulation is an awesome idea. Thank you for the suggestions.
I can send some Greek Oregano but you’ll need to tell me what time of year. I suspect it would be stable in the mail…nothing seems to bother it…except moisture. Seems to prefer very dry conditions. I recently harvested, so it’s just beginning to leaf out again. It looks best in spring.
When we were looking for places, we found one in Nebraska and seriously considered it.
Thank you for the suggestions.
Posted on 29 Jul 09 (about 4 months ago)
TropicanaRoses wrote:
You’re very welcome!! Good luck with your project. I would like some, but I have an aquaintence here that could tell me better when to ship it. I will ask her, and then get back to you. she and I have done a bit of swapping. :)
Posted on 31 Jul 09 (about 4 months ago)