Gardening Begins in January with the Dream

You've reminded me of the TV show I used to watch - every show Crockett
told what you should be sowing right now, and what you should be doing to
whatever you sowed last week. I did my best to follow instructions. There
isn't such urgency to our current forums.

I just checked to see if his shows have been put on YouTube, and they
haven't, and won't be. The original station has refused.

[BlackBear]

Originally Posted by LDiane

You've reminded me of the TV show I used to watch - every show Crockett
told what you should be sowing right now, and what you should be doing to
whatever you sowed last week. I did my best to follow instructions. There
isn't such urgency to our current forums.

I just checked to see if his shows have been put on YouTube, and they
haven't, and won't be. The original station has refused.

An initial check of the resources you speak of ...confirm ...they must be very rare or unavailable ?



FYI : In regards to Canadian Victory gardens History at least ...

Despite Canadians’ early enthusiasm for victory gardening, the federal government was not always a strong proponent of the practice. In fact, up to the middle of the war, officials in the Department of Agriculture felt that inexperienced gardeners were likely to waste valuable commodities in short supply. One 1942 pamphlet produced by the Department went so far as to actively discourage unskilled “city-folk” from planting food gardens because “they would create the demand for equipment such as garden tools, fertilizers and sprays, which are made from materials needed by Canada’s war industries and because Canada’s vegetable seed supply can best be employed by experienced gardeners with equipment on hand.” By 1943, however, agriculture officials reversed their position in the face of considerable protest by the country’s avid gardeners and an end to the threat of a vegetable seed shortage.


Wooo boy I am sure glad the Feds came around ...better later than not at all !

[GrowingCoastal]

Interesting history. Who would have thought!

A local gardening show I listen to is a short 1/2 hour every 2nd Thursday with Brian Minter on CBC. He has an answer to almost any gardening question regardless of which part of the province a it comes from.

A sample. Starts about half way through.
http://www.cbc.ca/listen/shows/bc-al...isode/15495012

[Black Krim]

Originally Posted by BlackBear

The Crockett Victory garden ...also never deemed on me about the association with the Wars effort (a few decades removed for me) but the common sense/ no nonsense approach to the then common man inspired me.

I submit that due to land values/population pressures and smaller lots ...smaller spaces we are all under pressure to find the "right" variety .

My "Victory Garden " does not look anything like the Vintage Lot /guide of the
War years . I think even a few well producing containers ....is a win against the war mentioned above.
We must Thank all the compact container friendly plant breeders all over the world. Oh and a very special recognition to the Dwarf Tomato project as well.

We are thinking alike--the dwarf tomato project. I have a short list of about 10 varieties.

Another layout is a drooping type like tumbling tom with other veg growing upright like chard, etc.

But first steps first.

Maybe a new club called The VIctory Garden--or is that too old fashion and not hip enough?

[Black Krim]

This link was kindly poinhted out to me--
https://www.ted.com/talks/ron_finley...al_la#t-626659

The man organizes other adults to pitch in---but they must meet him at the garden site. Among my friends I am the only one that gardens. Because a garden is deemed too much time. Understand that these friends are double income ( both work jobs outside the home) AND are raising children....no support there.

Those that I know that do garden have personal plots at the COmmunity Garden, a hidden lot kept secret. Because much produce is regularly stolen. The gardeners are a combo of elderly that are using less and less space as they age, and busy families.

I love this mans idea but cannot see a way to do more than help individual families get moving......hmmmm a garden at the middle schools???? IN the middle of the poverty zone?

[taboule]

Originally Posted by Nan_PA_6b

I calculate there are 18 tomato plants in that Victory garden, for a family of 5.

Nan

Not nearly enough ;-)

[BlackBear]

Happy Groundhog Day ....

[Nan_PA_6b]

Happy Groundhog Eve, from the state that has Punxsutawney Phil, the prognosticating ground hog!

Nan

[Father'sDaughter]

Originally Posted by Nan_PA_6b

Happy Groundhog Eve, from the state that has Punxsutawney Phil, the prognosticating ground hog!

Nan

Stick with Ms. G! Check out the accuracy stats, she's got Phil beat.

http://www.mastategroundhog.com/forecast/index.html

[Nan_PA_6b]

Originally Posted by Father'sDaughter

Stick with Ms. G! Check out the accuracy stats, she's got Phil beat.

http://www.mastategroundhog.com/forecast/index.html

Not sure how they do their math.

1. Phil sees his shadow 80% of the time.
2. Weather in Feb & March is crappy 100% of time.
3. Phil's accuracy = 80%.

Nan