[Magdalen] Another "worthless" food.

[Lynn Ronkainen]

The heat sucks the moisture so quickly out of potted plants that I thought the straw might retain water more effectively. 
Lynn 



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On Sep 30, 2016, at 1:53 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:

Straw bales do work, but for tomatoes a bucket might work better.

> On Sep 30, 2016, at 2:22 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I'm hoping to try straw bale gardening next summer, on the sly,  on my  second floor patio for tomatoes and maybe a zucchini or two , mostly for the blossoms. I rigged up an irrigation system in '09 but haven't used it since then. 
> Lynn
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> When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'. attributed to Erma Bombeck
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> On Sep 30, 2016, at 10:07 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> *Sigh* I had to give up on gardening when I moved here. Too many black
> walnuts, too much shade. I have herbs on the upper deck and may try a few
> other things next year, but there's a limit to the weight the deck will
> bear (also to space). I have, however, read about a method for growing
> tomatoes in a 5-gallon bucket with a cover of cloth over the soil that lets
> in light and rain but protects against walnuts (either from free fall or
> squirrel action). I may try that with some cherry tomatoes, at least.
> 
> On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 6:33 PM, P. Dan Brittain <pdan.brittain at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 11:09 AM, M J _Mike_ Logsdon <mjl at ix.netcom.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Recall my thread a while back about how little tomatoes actually have to
>>> offer.
>> 
>> ​Some varieties are very good sources of lycopine and Vit C.​
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> "A medium peach, weighing 100 g (3.5 oz), contains small amounts of
>>> essential nutrients, but none is a significant proportion of the Daily
>>> Value.  Nectarines have similar low content of nutrients." - Wikipedia.
>> 
>> ​What it doesn't mention is the high fiber content, something I certainly
>> need.​
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> ​
>>> I'm left to wonder, though.  Why has the Nutritional World always
>>> advocated ALL (generally, that is) fruits and vegetables as "good for
>> us",
>>> if at least some of them ultimately amount to little more than water?
>> 
>> 
>> ​As far as nutrients - eggplants are low, but can also be very tasty.​
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> My guess is, better to stuff oneself on "worthless" fruits and vegetables
>>> than crap that'll kill us.
>> 
>> ​Isn't that the truth.
>> 
>> Coming back from our trips, the garden is mostly done. I have a few
>> tomatoes and peppers​
>> 
>> ​yet, as well as a bed of sweet potatoes to pick when frost threatens. I
>> have beans that completely dried on the vine; but that was fine as I was
>> growing a couple of heirlooms for dry use. Our fig has had its first fruits
>> this year, may get a few more yet. My fairly new golden delicious apple
>> tree gave us 1 this year​, and our windsap will give us 3. As they age, the
>> harvest will get much larger, still fun to enjoy the first ones.
>> 
>> 
>> 
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