Re: Global warming and your garden

In article <Xns9AA1D8AC0A153enigmaempirenet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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 enigma <enigma@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Billy <wildbilly@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> ct.net.au: 
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> > In article <Xns9AA1475808051enigmaempirenet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >  enigma <enigma@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> Billy <wildbilly@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> news:wildbilly-BDD8AC.19063416052008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> nne ct.net.au: 
> >> 
> >>  
> >> > Ay, yi, yi. Kick ass day in the garden. The following,
> >> > officially joined the garden today, two peanuts, 6 green
> >> > beans, 9 sunflowers, 16 Dent corn (Yellow Daddy or some
> >> > such), 16 Golden Bantam, 
> >> 
> >> how far apart are you planting the dent & sweet corn?
> >> you don't save corn seed do you?
> >> lee
> > 
> > Pretty close, 6" X 18". I did on the Dent last year, and
> > will probably try to on my first harvest of Golden Batam
> > this year, and the Dent. The patches were a little close
> > last year 10'. But the batam was done by the time the Dent
> > flowered. But now you've made me paranoid. I have some
> > commercial Dent started as well as Golden Bantam. Maybe I
> > should just plant them instead of my volunteers. What was
> > you thinkin'? 
> 
> sorry...
>  but corn is *so* promiscuous... although if they flower at 
> different times you should be ok.
>  besides, even dent corn is ok 'on the cob' if you pick it 
> young enough & cook it right away. no need to be paranoid.
> 
>  i started my last 6 white cu***ber seeds. a mouse got into 
> the enclosed ****ch & ate them, & all my gourd, melons & 
> pumpkins. i can replant the others, but i have no more 
> heirloom white cu***ber :(
> lee

Oh, the Dent corn takes forever (90+days), the Golden Bamtam (65 or so 
days). The Dent corn can be used as hominy or flour. I've had no luck 
catching it at the eating stage. Hmmm. Decisions, decisions.
Mice got most of my first run at peppers too. This time I'm sealing
the top with clothes pins. At least mine can be replaced. Sorry 
about your loss.

I  tried to order a hand spindle from a site in Michigan. They were 
supposed to email me with an order form but never did. There is a store 
that handles them, an hour away. I need to find what I need and have 
them order it for me.

All ten of my peanuts are up. The trick now is to keep them happy.
-- 

Billy
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