Comments on: Extreme farming… http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/01/30/extreme-farming/ Daily photo-journal of organic market gardening: growing local food with two acres and some tools...! Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:49:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Pamela http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/01/30/extreme-farming/#comment-19729 Pamela Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:30:12 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/01/30/extreme-farming/#comment-19729 OK, that's good! Thank you :) OK, that’s good! Thank you :)

]]> By: VP http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/01/30/extreme-farming/#comment-19678 VP Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:04:52 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/01/30/extreme-farming/#comment-19678 Hi - it's my mistake! I got my determinates and indeterminates mixed up! You're right about not having to bother about the side shoots but may need to do some initial staking so that they grow in an orderly fashion. You won't have to do too much after that though... Hi - it’s my mistake! I got my determinates and indeterminates mixed up! You’re right about not having to bother about the side shoots but may need to do some initial staking so that they grow in an orderly fashion. You won’t have to do too much after that though…

]]> By: Pamela http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/01/30/extreme-farming/#comment-19651 Pamela Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:26:36 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/01/30/extreme-farming/#comment-19651 Hi. We live in southern Norway and I've just ordered a packet of Sub Arctic Plenty seeds in the hope of a good crop up here! I'm very new to this, and one of the reasons I chose SAP was that it was determinate, thinking this meant a bush variety that could easily grow in a container (we have hardly any soil) and didn't need supporting or side-shooting. I'm now puzzled by VP's comment that indeterminates are less bother! Oh dear! Please can someone explain this to me? Hi. We live in southern Norway and I’ve just ordered a packet of Sub Arctic Plenty seeds in the hope of a good crop up here!

I’m very new to this, and one of the reasons I chose SAP was that it was determinate, thinking this meant a bush variety that could easily grow in a container (we have hardly any soil) and didn’t need supporting or side-shooting.

I’m now puzzled by VP’s comment that indeterminates are less bother! Oh dear! Please can someone explain this to me?

]]> By: VP http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/01/30/extreme-farming/#comment-17708 VP Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:23:12 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/01/30/extreme-farming/#comment-17708 Hi Mike - thanks for the tip re Stupice! It's featured in 1 of the magazines this month but I'd overlooked it. You're right about SAP, it's just handy to have an insurance crop for when the summer's not good enough for the favourites that like better conditions. I always go for indeterminates too - much less bother, which is a big plus in my book :) Hi Mike - thanks for the tip re Stupice! It’s featured in 1 of the magazines this month but I’d overlooked it. You’re right about SAP, it’s just handy to have an insurance crop for when the summer’s not good enough for the favourites that like better conditions. I always go for indeterminates too - much less bother, which is a big plus in my book :)

]]> By: Mike (tfb) http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/01/30/extreme-farming/#comment-17654 Mike (tfb) Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:59:13 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/01/30/extreme-farming/#comment-17654 <b>VP:</b> I tried Sub Arctic Plenty a little while back, nothing memorable for me. Stupice is by far the fastest, when-all-else-fails tomato, it's an heirloom, there are apparently lots of cultivars around, all under the same name, even determinate and indeterminate. I grow one of the indeterminates, been sticking to the same seed every year. You should give it a try if you haven't already! It's interesting that you notice adaptation to RAPIDLY changing conditions. A lot of the standard,weather-based garden advice, like first and last frost dates, have kinda been out the window for the last 3-4 years... I wonder when seed houses and garden book authors are going to decide to officially address the...CHANGE? VP: I tried Sub Arctic Plenty a little while back, nothing memorable for me. Stupice is by far the fastest, when-all-else-fails tomato, it’s an heirloom, there are apparently lots of cultivars around, all under the same name, even determinate and indeterminate. I grow one of the indeterminates, been sticking to the same seed every year. You should give it a try if you haven’t already! It’s interesting that you notice adaptation to RAPIDLY changing conditions. A lot of the standard,weather-based garden advice, like first and last frost dates, have kinda been out the window for the last 3-4 years… I wonder when seed houses and garden book authors are going to decide to officially address the…CHANGE?

]]> By: VP http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/01/30/extreme-farming/#comment-17283 VP Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:07:48 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/01/30/extreme-farming/#comment-17283 Great contrast photo with the one from the 27th! As a gardener and allotmenteer here in the UK, the one thing I can predict about the weather is it's unpredictability! However, I do think it's even more unpredictable these days. One of our magazines this week has free packets of 'Sub Arctic Plenty' on them. It's a tomato variety (I believe developed in the US or Canada?), that's meant to be good for cooler conditions. I'm sure this giveaway is in direct response to the poor summer we had over here last year... Great contrast photo with the one from the 27th! As a gardener and allotmenteer here in the UK, the one thing I can predict about the weather is it’s unpredictability! However, I do think it’s even more unpredictable these days. One of our magazines this week has free packets of ‘Sub Arctic Plenty’ on them. It’s a tomato variety (I believe developed in the US or Canada?), that’s meant to be good for cooler conditions. I’m sure this giveaway is in direct response to the poor summer we had over here last year…

]]> By: Katie http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/01/30/extreme-farming/#comment-17278 Katie Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:22:41 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/01/30/extreme-farming/#comment-17278 Whoa! That's a cool before and after from yesterday.... Whoa! That’s a cool before and after from yesterday….

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