Comments on: Exploring down below… http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/15/exploring-down-below/ Daily photo-journal of organic market gardening: growing local food with two acres and some tools...! Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:34:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: allotmentjunkies http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/15/exploring-down-below/#comment-19589 allotmentjunkies Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:06:58 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/15/exploring-down-below/#comment-19589 Hey Mike thanks from us too. Very interesting - we were particularly excited to see that mature swiss chard has a strong tap root which penetrates 6 to 7 feet. We got swiss chard all over our plot and we are in desperate need of better drainage/aeration. Thanks again keener and beener Hey Mike

thanks from us too. Very interesting - we were particularly excited to see that mature swiss chard has a strong tap root which penetrates 6 to 7 feet. We got swiss chard all over our plot and we are in desperate need of better drainage/aeration.

Thanks again
keener and beener

]]> By: Rebsie Fairholm http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/15/exploring-down-below/#comment-19476 Rebsie Fairholm Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:24:08 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/15/exploring-down-below/#comment-19476 Thanks for the tip-off about the online library. I love old gardening books. The similarities and differences are fascinating in equal measure. I can hardly believe someone had the patience to so painstakingly map all those vegetable roots ... that's one heck of an undertaking. Thanks for the tip-off about the online library. I love old gardening books. The similarities and differences are fascinating in equal measure. I can hardly believe someone had the patience to so painstakingly map all those vegetable roots … that’s one heck of an undertaking.

]]> By: Jen http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/15/exploring-down-below/#comment-19425 Jen Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:32:52 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/15/exploring-down-below/#comment-19425 I was just thinking about (and writing about) mathematical formulas found in nature (fractals and broccoli romanesco to be exact) -- and while doing a little poking around on the internet I came across some sources stating that the root systems of many trees grow in fractals -- crazy! I wonder if the book has any observations of that in vegetable root systems? What a neat resource. I was just thinking about (and writing about) mathematical formulas found in nature (fractals and broccoli romanesco to be exact) — and while doing a little poking around on the internet I came across some sources stating that the root systems of many trees grow in fractals — crazy! I wonder if the book has any observations of that in vegetable root systems? What a neat resource.

]]> By: tech_sam http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/15/exploring-down-below/#comment-19406 tech_sam Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:49:32 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/15/exploring-down-below/#comment-19406 Yes, awesome. I am adding that site to my library-building link library. I have recently stumbled on a few other sites that have PDF texts of many pubic domain books, including cookbooks from the 1600's (translated). Yes, awesome. I am adding that site to my library-building link library. I have recently stumbled on a few other sites that have PDF texts of many pubic domain books, including cookbooks from the 1600’s (translated).

]]> By: VP http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/15/exploring-down-below/#comment-19405 VP Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:38:56 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/15/exploring-down-below/#comment-19405 Hi Mike - what a fantastic find! Hi Mike - what a fantastic find!

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