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Cape Cod and Islands

Cape Cod and Islands kitchen gardeners

Location: Barnstable County, MA
Members: 11
Latest Activity: Oct 10

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Pamela Paasche OHearn

Farmer's markets/ farm stands on the cape (near Mashpee)? 4 Replies

Started by Pamela Paasche OHearn. Last reply by Pamela Paasche OHearn Aug 30.

Barry

Potato damage.... 2 Replies

Started by Barry. Last reply by Barry Oct. 24, 2008.

Greg Fiske

hilling up potatoes 2 Replies

Started by Greg Fiske. Last reply by Greg Fiske Sep. 19, 2008.

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Tom Comment by Tom on October 9, 2009 at 7:50pm
Saw Joe Salatin speak at CC Comm College the other night. Terriffic speaker and hugely entertaining. He runs Polyface farm in VA which was featured in Omnivore's Dilemma. Check out http://www.polyfacefarms.com/
Not much on veggies but he sure has a well thought out and elegant system.
Kelli Dahl Comment by Kelli Dahl on September 29, 2009 at 7:30am
I tried the potato bag this year and it actually worked!
Tom Comment by Tom on September 28, 2009 at 10:43am
Summer summary?? Yikes, pretty bad. Indoor tomatoes (via earthboxes) are still producing nicely. And we have lots of indoor basil as well. I think the outdoor garden gets a D+. Good lettuce, fair raspberrys, poor tomatoes, squash and cukes. Eggplants = total wipeout.
Tom Comment by Tom on August 6, 2009 at 8:36pm
Late Blight?? Not sure I have it yet but tomatoes are so far behind it might not matter. Water bill will be zero this summer if the rains continue.
Tom Comment by Tom on July 2, 2009 at 11:31am
Its official June was "Dark, cool and rainy. 20% less sloar radiation than average (in fact barely more than the minimum for June set in 1982), 1" more rain than normal, 3 degF below normal air temp" Source: WHOI Falmouth Monthly Climate Records http://cis.whoi.edu/science/PO/climate/index.cfm
Tom Comment by Tom on June 24, 2009 at 7:36pm
We are close to setting a record for the darkest June on record! My Solar Hot Water is about the same as air temp. -shessh!
So far no slug problems but the black plastic may be helping with that. Lettuce seems fine.
Tom Comment by Tom on June 17, 2009 at 4:07pm
strawberries and lettuce coming in during a remarkably overcast may and june.
Tom Comment by Tom on May 22, 2009 at 9:30am
So far I have tomatoes (plum and regular) in, lots of lettuce (from sets), a couple of summer squash, and some cukes. Hope to plant the rest this weekend. Most of last weekend was lost to graduation activities, :) , but my daughter helped some speading the black plastic, etc.
Need to start watering again as not much rain for a week or two.
Eva Felicity Comment by Eva Felicity on May 7, 2009 at 11:45am
ooops Heres th site
Eva Felicity Comment by Eva Felicity on May 7, 2009 at 11:45am
Hi Tom, I have never looked for any..maybe I should! My boyfriend and I are currently looking for our first home and I would love to live in falmouth :) About the frost dates ...how about this site?
 

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Tom Barry Pamela Paasche OHearn Greg Fiske Karen Schwalbe andrea Leslie Nancy H Eva Felicity Kelli Dahl Amelia Smith
 
 

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now to try bean leaves - really nice green to use if you haven't got chard or spinach. My Chinese friends introduced me to this. you just have to take out the ribs of the leaf and use the soft green parts. yes, a little bit of work, but really wor...
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Those are really beautiful, Danny! :)
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I'll bet this place smelled wonderful. I love prunes, and have very fond memories off sneaking the unfinished halves out of my parents dehydrator when I was a kid. you know, moving around the ones left behind to make it look like I hadn't been the...
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One of my favorite books...I think I actually recommended that to you. They did start in the spring and I'm thinking that would be the right time for where we live. And it gives me extra time to do research about local resources.
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Kristi Birchenough added a discussion to the group Tomatoes
Ha ha!!! I can almost guarantee you guys haven't read a discussion like this yet!!! Ok, Growing Tomatoes on a Sailboat...I need some thoughts on this, I'm thinking ahead to next summer here and what I shall do to grow Tomatoes on our Sailboat that...
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I think this might need it's own category, don't you? Tomatoes are one of the most popular things to grow and we've been placing them in all kinds of groups, but the fact is we almost all grow them, and they have specific needs.
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That sounds awesome! You read "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" right? I think they started in April if I remember correctly. Good book.. Rock on girl!!!
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I think that just made my decision... the carolinas aren't far enough south for me, florida or us virgin Islands here I come!
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Wow! That's beautiful!!!
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Sweet potato leaves, I bet if you threw a handfull of those in your blender with 3 or 4 pieces of fruit and a cup or two of water that would be a yummy smoothie! I do it with spinach, and you don't even taste it...yum!!! it's more fun that eating ...
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I saw a Useful Post on seed saving at the blog Simple Green Frugal Coop, written by coop member Gavin. The blog post gave an especially helpful tip about how to isolate members of the squash/melon/cucumber family, one flower at a time, using eithe...
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Our local squirrels learned to leave the back yard alone as I set the dogs out to chase them anytime I saw one back there, but the squirrels now know the front yard is fine... My problem is more the deer who love the Hostas in the front yard........
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Awe... lucky!!! How did you do that? I've tried growing it both on deck in summer and just a week or two ago here on the boat. It just gets spindly and sick looking, fails to grow and withers away?!. I'm not sure what kind of soil i used here in t...
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Good idea! I'm due for another batch... soon to come, "how-to photos"
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Would like to see pics of you rooting them and how they grow in water. I'm interested in trying this.
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