our propane fire place died yesterday , it was 9f this morning in sunny north georgia/appalachian mountains , i took out the log system to repair it , i came across one of my many old books one is house hold discoveries and mrs. curtis's cook book , copy right 1908 , ladies name that owned it was sarah hamilton ,rome georgia , she recieved on december15 1911 , i'm sure there are many more produced and reporduced , , lots of useful things like black hair dye made from blackwallnuts , canning , making pickes and many other veggies and , drying meats , salting meats , sugaring meats , sorry about errors , my macular degeneration is getting worse ? thanks for your wisdom and help for us old people . ok young ones too.
How timely! Spent the afternoon planning garden 2024, reviewing the seeds I have and the seeds I need. I’m sticking to tried and true favorites and am also limiting the varieties I’m planting. This year for me it’s all about high yielding crops.
This is a great post and lots of resources! There are just a few things I would recommend starting in January, even in the north (I am in Maine)...onions, onions, onions! and very slow-growing herbs like oregano, chamomile, etc.
I started investing in medicinals in Jan 2020 -- I won't say I saw exactly what was coming, but we like to stay prepared. We'd been using plaintain for yellowjackets etc., and I have some lung stuff so thought we needed a plan B to be more self-sufficient for the mid-to-long term. My first focus was perennials for aligned reasons. I've learned a lot about what works around here (7b red clay & pine/hardwood acreage) and other things that have so far been more challenging! We do finally have certain trees, bushes, and stands of this and that coming along nicely, now, I'm thankful to say. Of course that means I'm drawn to get more experiments underway.
Every year I say we'll stick to core needs & wants, and I'll keep better records. Every year so far it hasn't happened. Maybe this year!
our propane fire place died yesterday , it was 9f this morning in sunny north georgia/appalachian mountains , i took out the log system to repair it , i came across one of my many old books one is house hold discoveries and mrs. curtis's cook book , copy right 1908 , ladies name that owned it was sarah hamilton ,rome georgia , she recieved on december15 1911 , i'm sure there are many more produced and reporduced , , lots of useful things like black hair dye made from blackwallnuts , canning , making pickes and many other veggies and , drying meats , salting meats , sugaring meats , sorry about errors , my macular degeneration is getting worse ? thanks for your wisdom and help for us old people . ok young ones too.
How timely! Spent the afternoon planning garden 2024, reviewing the seeds I have and the seeds I need. I’m sticking to tried and true favorites and am also limiting the varieties I’m planting. This year for me it’s all about high yielding crops.
definitely about the planning ... but whoa! please share how you made that awesome seed organizer! That is impressive.
This is a great post and lots of resources! There are just a few things I would recommend starting in January, even in the north (I am in Maine)...onions, onions, onions! and very slow-growing herbs like oregano, chamomile, etc.
Thank you thank you! I was looking for your wood ash article. Printed it and shared it!
Just love love your articles !
I started investing in medicinals in Jan 2020 -- I won't say I saw exactly what was coming, but we like to stay prepared. We'd been using plaintain for yellowjackets etc., and I have some lung stuff so thought we needed a plan B to be more self-sufficient for the mid-to-long term. My first focus was perennials for aligned reasons. I've learned a lot about what works around here (7b red clay & pine/hardwood acreage) and other things that have so far been more challenging! We do finally have certain trees, bushes, and stands of this and that coming along nicely, now, I'm thankful to say. Of course that means I'm drawn to get more experiments underway.
Every year I say we'll stick to core needs & wants, and I'll keep better records. Every year so far it hasn't happened. Maybe this year!
Ashley we're big Berkey fans. Any chance I can repub at Www.vermontdailychronicle.com? My email is news@vermontdailychronicle.com. Guy Page, Editor
Informative post thanks...oh and I love the planning. Plan to seed start soon. Live in Texas but is 17 degrees this am.
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I just placed my order for seeds the other day!