[Magdalen] Another "worthless" food.

[Lynn Ronkainen]

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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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:

> 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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