1st harvest of 2016...

[Smart Red]

I have them ordered as well -- pusa asita carrots. I do worry a bit about the "staining anything they touch" aspect, but they sound delicious as well as nutritious.

 

[ninnymary]

Jared, I saw those black carrots too, in Territorials catalog I think. I might need to get a packet for the kids garden this year.

Does Baker Creek have them? If so, I'll be making a trip up to Petaluma for feed and I'll get you some. Let me know.

Mary

 

[thistlebloom]

Wow Mary! That would be sweet! I'll take you up on that generous offer.
Thank you!

 

[Jared77]

@ninnymary Yes Baker Creek has them. That's who I ordered mine from.

Jared, I saw those black carrots too, in Territorials catalog I think. I might need to get a packet for the kids garden this year.

@thistlebloom Yes you do. While you're at it you need Glass Gem Corn too. Yes it really looks like this I grew it 2 yrs ago. It will blow everybody's mind.

http://shop.nativeseeds.org/products/ts363

 

[thistlebloom]

@ninnymary Yes Baker Creek has them. That's who I ordered mine from.



@thistlebloom Yes you do. While you're at it you need Glass Gem Corn too. Yes it really looks like this I grew it 2 yrs ago. It will blow everybody's mind.

http://shop.nativeseeds.org/products/ts363

I haven't decided if I'm going to do corn with the kids this year. We grew strawberry popcorn last year, but it very nearly didn't finish in time. Also @Chickie'sMomaInNH generously sent us some Glass Gem seed, but it didn't have a chance to ear out before we got frosted.

 

[majorcatfish]

I haven't decided if I'm going to do corn with the kids this year. We grew strawberry popcorn last year, but it very nearly didn't finish in time. Also @Chickie'sMomaInNH generously sent us some Glass Gem seed, but it didn't have a chance to ear out before we got frosted.

you could always do a 57 day corn... from stokes
http://www.stokeseeds.com/category.aspx?CategoryID=61&Name=SE+Bicolor+Corn

 

[Beekissed]

I see corn as a way to stack food crops, growing corn above squash, melons and pumpkins while also using it to trellis green beans....not to mention it's my very favorite veg, so it's a must even if it doesn't make as well as it should some years. I'm hoping this year's changes will make a big difference in our ability to grow proper sweet corn in this soil.

 

[Smart Red]

Bee, does the three sisters planting -- corn, beans, squash -- work with sweet corn? I've found the sweet corn doesn't get tall enough for the pole beans and isn't as strong of stem. The three sisters originally was for dried corn the Native Americans stored for winter use.

 

[Beekissed]

Bee, does the three sisters planting -- corn, beans, squash -- work with sweet corn? I've found the sweet corn doesn't get tall enough for the pole beans and isn't as strong of stem. The three sisters originally was for dried corn the Native Americans stored for winter use.

Maybe 60 day corn doesn't get tall enough? I don't do pole beans, just half runner green beans. Regular sweet corn can get anywhere from 6 ft to 10 ft tall and, in good soil, be just as sturdy as field corn.

 

[Smart Red]

Yes, thank you, Bee, half-runners just might work. Back when I tried the system, I'd never grown or heard of half-runners. I do have some now.