Is that a giant bug that runs down from the top of his hat, down his chest @3:02?I agree with him, which 3 would you grow for staple to survive.
Is that a giant bug that runs down from the top of his hat, down his chest @3:02?
If it is, you can find me on aisle 3 in a store, trying to get past a stalled buggy .
I think it ran down his phone or camera.Is that a giant bug that runs down from the top of his hat, down his chest @3:02?
If it is, you can find me on aisle 3 in a store, trying to get past a stalled buggy .
Ah, camera lens. It looked exactly like the giant roaches we have down here.I think it ran down his phone or camera.
The thing about beans is that they can be stored dry and they are very inexpensive. I have tried many times to grow them with minimal results. I will keep trying, but have pintos, black beans, and more stored.I'm growing now pretty much what Dawn and I want to grow, which is nice. But if push comes to shove, here're my "only three" choices.
But you know what's really great? We're not limited! I also have tomatoes (cherries and Romas), onions (red and yellow) all the roots mentioned above) and peppers.
- We have butternut squash; it's the first time for us, which is kind of dumb, because it's a favorite for both of us: baked and made into soups. Last year we grew patty-pan squash, which grew like stink and provided a lot of squash. Problem is, we don't like them that much. This year it's butternut, spaghetti, and acorn squash; all stuff we hope will fill us up over the winter.
- Potatoes, of course (we live in Idaho, okay?) I have Pontiac Reds, Yukon Golds, and Russets. They've all worked out well, but Russets have the toughest skin (once you cure them) and will last all winter. We also are growing Murasaki sweet potatoes; if they produce, then they'd give the Russets a run for their money.
- I love other root vegetables (carrots, parsnips, rutabagas, beets, turnips) a lot because they fill you up, are easy to grow, and store well. But the guy in the Yootoob is right; I need protein, and that means legumes. The question is, what is best: Green Beans, Great Northern Beans, Black Beans or Pintos? They all store well, they're pretty hardy, and they have lots of proteins. We'll see how this crop is going to work, and I'l tell you which one would be my final choice.
Wheat and rice are difficult unless you have the right equipment, and maybe you do. These are not crops that produce well for people who do not have much land and are used to working the land. For people who do not have much land, or the right equipment, growing things like beans, peas, tomatoes, peppers and root vegetables.If I could stay on my current property, I'd probably do either wheat or rice, carrots (because you can succession sow them forever), and some sort of legume. I am a fan of bush beans, but I might do a pole bean, because the crop would be bigger. Of course, if I could stay on my current property, given my current inventory of seeds and perennial food plants (including trees) I have all planted all over the place, I would do all those and about twenty more.
What equipment do you have for planting and harvesting?I have ten acres, so I think I will be okay.
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