Comments on: Winter’s coming along http://www.eattheyard.com/2009/09/10/winters-coming-along/ A novice's attempt to get 15 percent of his food from his suburban fifth acre Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:27:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Daphne http://www.eattheyard.com/2009/09/10/winters-coming-along/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Daphne Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:43:32 +0000 http://www.eattheyard.com/?p=140#comment-37 Uh oh. I actually gave names to some of my plants in the garden. It wasn't totally freaky. I was growing out some F2 Sungold seeds (seeds saved from the original F1 Sungold). I named them because each plant was different and had different characteristics. I saved seed from Emma and Gabrielle since they were good growers and tasted very good. Next year their seed will be grown out. Hopefully I'll eventually stabilize the lines, but it may be a while since I don't have a lot of excess tomato growing room. I grow both heirlooms and hybrids. Some of my favorite heirlooms are the really old ones that most people have never heard of (like the Magdalena Big Cheese squash) or trades with other garden bloggers (like my Trail of Tears beans). They are fun to grow because you really don't know what your going to get. It is always a surprise. Uh oh. I actually gave names to some of my plants in the garden. It wasn’t totally freaky. I was growing out some F2 Sungold seeds (seeds saved from the original F1 Sungold). I named them because each plant was different and had different characteristics. I saved seed from Emma and Gabrielle since they were good growers and tasted very good. Next year their seed will be grown out. Hopefully I’ll eventually stabilize the lines, but it may be a while since I don’t have a lot of excess tomato growing room.

I grow both heirlooms and hybrids. Some of my favorite heirlooms are the really old ones that most people have never heard of (like the Magdalena Big Cheese squash) or trades with other garden bloggers (like my Trail of Tears beans). They are fun to grow because you really don’t know what your going to get. It is always a surprise.

]]> By: Amy http://www.eattheyard.com/2009/09/10/winters-coming-along/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Amy Sat, 12 Sep 2009 02:23:35 +0000 http://www.eattheyard.com/?p=140#comment-19 Fascinating. Not something I ever think about. I wonder what it would be like to do sort of a taste test of different varieties of the same thing. The only thing I think I could do would be tomatoes (they sell lots of heirlooms at the farmers market). Fascinating. Not something I ever think about. I wonder what it would be like to do sort of a taste test of different varieties of the same thing. The only thing I think I could do would be tomatoes (they sell lots of heirlooms at the farmers market).

]]> By: Jess http://www.eattheyard.com/2009/09/10/winters-coming-along/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Jess Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:14:41 +0000 http://www.eattheyard.com/?p=140#comment-18 Great analogy. Great analogy.

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