Ridgerunner
Garden Master
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I've already got the markers made for most of what beans I'll plant next year. They will come basically from what I grew this year, either trying to stabilize them or see how they diverge again. When I get the garden planted I'll go for a few extras depending on how much extra room I have.
I'll grow one or two from Russ to renew some of his seeds. I'll try to grow some with an unknown "last grown" date so at least that much will become known. Every time I look at his web pages I change my mind about which ones I'll ask him for. That will probably depend on the mood I'm in the day I ask him for certain ones.
I did a germination test on my purple hulled peas and got 6 out of 6 to sprout. I'm pretty comfortable those seeds are viable. I have a lot, if anyone wants some just let me know.
It doesn't seem like it but in two months I'll be looking for a dry enough window to get my cool weather crops in the ground. That's peas, potatoes, beets, carrots, radishes, cole crops, chard, kale, lettuce, and turnips. I have the ground ready for that, it will just be a quick till to kill any seeds that are sprouting and adding compost. I don't have to wait until the ground thaws, but that time of the year is often very wet. I have to be ready to jump on a dry spell to get that stuff in the ground as early as possible, otherwise it turns so hot the cool weather stuff won't grow. We all have our own advantages and challenges.
I'll grow one or two from Russ to renew some of his seeds. I'll try to grow some with an unknown "last grown" date so at least that much will become known. Every time I look at his web pages I change my mind about which ones I'll ask him for. That will probably depend on the mood I'm in the day I ask him for certain ones.
I did a germination test on my purple hulled peas and got 6 out of 6 to sprout. I'm pretty comfortable those seeds are viable. I have a lot, if anyone wants some just let me know.
It doesn't seem like it but in two months I'll be looking for a dry enough window to get my cool weather crops in the ground. That's peas, potatoes, beets, carrots, radishes, cole crops, chard, kale, lettuce, and turnips. I have the ground ready for that, it will just be a quick till to kill any seeds that are sprouting and adding compost. I don't have to wait until the ground thaws, but that time of the year is often very wet. I have to be ready to jump on a dry spell to get that stuff in the ground as early as possible, otherwise it turns so hot the cool weather stuff won't grow. We all have our own advantages and challenges.