tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post7868884234599124226..comments2024-03-25T11:19:35.199-04:00Comments on The Small Hold - Will Not Go Down Without a Fight: Sunday Reading - The Fight For RootsPioneerPreppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-38473092333390343322014-09-08T17:12:11.252-04:002014-09-08T17:12:11.252-04:00You flatter me Sir! Not sure I can live up to that...You flatter me Sir! Not sure I can live up to that!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-84374758238608389382014-09-08T17:08:25.258-04:002014-09-08T17:08:25.258-04:00One more thing, if you suffer from or want to prev...One more thing, if you suffer from or want to prevent carrot fly plant onions in alternate rows with the carrots. The smell confuses them. No carrot fly ever!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-11006174887147284592014-09-08T17:02:11.178-04:002014-09-08T17:02:11.178-04:00To be fair we made ours simply because we couldn&#...To be fair we made ours simply because we couldn't get one. It works well in heavy soils but you may need to add more sand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-19365705470190826952014-09-08T12:57:57.527-04:002014-09-08T12:57:57.527-04:00PP - i don't have the time to read or reply - ...PP - i don't have the time to read or reply - i just wanted you to go check your email. love ya, ya weiner!kymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-12216978587794509202014-09-08T12:48:33.531-04:002014-09-08T12:48:33.531-04:00Sf - I have added so much manure and top soil to t...Sf - I have added so much manure and top soil to the Wife's raised beds for her carrot experiment. It is finally paying off some but it has been a lot of work.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-78556606763265461092014-09-08T12:47:38.029-04:002014-09-08T12:47:38.029-04:00Sandy - Oh we have plenty of raised beds. The prob...Sandy - Oh we have plenty of raised beds. The problem I have with em is that when you start talking in quantities needed for full on survival space becomes more of an issue and raised beds do waste a lot of space. However I have found they are needed around here for early planting or the rains either drown everything or make it too hard to weed.<br /> PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-11250948930218852592014-09-08T12:45:47.389-04:002014-09-08T12:45:47.389-04:00Dan - We have some wild onions but they never seem...Dan - We have some wild onions but they never seem to really produce a viable onion just a little root that does taste like an onion but is barely above a finger root in size. <br /><br />I was wondering about the hole technique with heavier soils. Our areas are pretty well amended now but the rain can still make it pretty heavy when we get too much.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-37137659219310034472014-09-08T12:43:42.783-04:002014-09-08T12:43:42.783-04:00KV - I moved your link over tot he right hand side...KV - I moved your link over tot he right hand side under the plant god section!!! <br /><br />I haven't messed with the Carrots at all honestly once I turned em over tot he wife. I have been relaying info to her to try and look into so a different variety has been mentioned now :)<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-48485074097735880252014-09-08T07:06:24.995-04:002014-09-08T07:06:24.995-04:00It is a lot of work to grow carrots here, very har...It is a lot of work to grow carrots here, very hard to get them to even come up but you and comments have got me thinking about ways that I can try again next spring. I really like fresh carrots.Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-86377456409584152792014-09-08T05:37:04.304-04:002014-09-08T05:37:04.304-04:00Also added you to my side bar. Thought I did ages ...Also added you to my side bar. Thought I did ages ago but it must not have come up. Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-17399012738120072162014-09-08T05:31:33.445-04:002014-09-08T05:31:33.445-04:00I had the same conversion with someone on Friday n...I had the same conversion with someone on Friday night. They said that if things go bad they'd just grow their own - how hard could it be? I tried to explain it takes years to develop the skills and knowledge to grow successful year after year. Plus it takes years to develop your plot and learn what grows well there. <br />Going back to the subject of carrots have you tried growing a round Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-29686493646149068782014-09-08T04:51:14.320-04:002014-09-08T04:51:14.320-04:00PP,
Raised beds aren't so bad. I've noti...PP,<br /><br />Raised beds aren't so bad. I've noticed several of the root vegetables need deep raised beds in order for them to thrive. Next spring were adding to our garden beds as well.<br />Those carrots look great!!! Sandy Livesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183449816586125720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-55434715097148579442014-09-07T23:36:54.042-04:002014-09-07T23:36:54.042-04:00Get you some wild onions and plant them. Put em in...Get you some wild onions and plant them. Put em in a spot you brush hog but don’t mow. They grow like weeds and will spread to any place that isn’t constantly mowed. They are small but just as flavorful as regular onions; so instead of cutting up an onion, you cut up a dozen or so and use the onion slices as diced onions. No need to harvest just go pick some when you need them. Works great if Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-45783122464269292952014-09-07T20:42:08.948-04:002014-09-07T20:42:08.948-04:00I get the 4" too. This does sound like somet...I get the 4" too. This does sound like something to try.russell1200https://www.blogger.com/profile/16258915475311426433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-83197667836346022802014-09-07T19:06:22.158-04:002014-09-07T19:06:22.158-04:00Kev - No kidding. I don;t think it is necessarily ...Kev - No kidding. I don;t think it is necessarily mandatory that you grow all you need for a year right now. But it is mandatory you know how much you will need and have the means to start doing so in short order. Or so that's my philosophy on it. If you have two years or so of stored food that should give you enough time to compensate and grow to the size you need.<br /><br />Yes that is PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-16462623243162631372014-09-07T18:59:14.659-04:002014-09-07T18:59:14.659-04:00Anon - Thanks that sounds like a neat method and m...Anon - Thanks that sounds like a neat method and makes sense. I bet they have some type of huge tractor implement that does that on a large scale as well for the corporate producers.<br /><br />Do you think it would displace in heavy soils? Regardless I think we need to try it out. Any idea where you can buy the plates?<br /><br />I also agree with you about the future. A number of people, those PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-76442265788800593892014-09-07T17:43:11.163-04:002014-09-07T17:43:11.163-04:00When we work out what we need for a year of any ve...When we work out what we need for a year of any veg it's daunting. We need to up everything really, onions alone would account for twice as much as I grow now but until have somewhere that I can store them well I'll stick to the numbers I'm growing.<br /> I think in a grid down situation we'd need to widen our diet. I always think this when I have a crop fail or weather ruin it Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-25455315423273463152014-09-07T17:19:27.108-04:002014-09-07T17:19:27.108-04:00This is a bit of a long winded method and it a pai...This is a bit of a long winded method and it a pain but it will give you huge straight carrots. You need a dibber or better still dibber plate, makes 8 holes at a time. Punch your holes into the ground in rows, fill with a compost sand mix 70/30 and pop the seed in. Now water well. Our dibber holes are 2 inch diameter x 12 deep. We plant thousands like this and sell them all. As the carrot grows Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com