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Post by missouriboy on Dec 16, 2021 22:22:21 GMT
OK Sig. Since you are the potato man, I thought you might be interested in this as a technique for the small urban gardener. Might just try it myself as an experiment. Amazon sells durable 10-gallon synthetic fabric pots (self draining) with handles. Looks like fun. British climate I'm guessing.
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Post by blustnmtn on Dec 17, 2021 15:17:28 GMT
These are commonly known as “Ramps”. They grow wild and are found up and down the east. They are completely edible (leaf, stem and bulb). Kind of a cross between garlic and scallion. We find them in early May at my cabin. They’re delicious.  |
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Post by missouriboy on Dec 17, 2021 16:14:47 GMT
I will have to conduct a more intensive search this spring at the farm. Lots of old growth timber shaded floor. In the interim, seems you can pickup ramp "seed" on Amazon. By seed I assume they mean bulbils like the rest of the alliums. At $7.00 for 20, I ought to go into the business. I have 10s of thousands. Just need a catchy name. Something like "Lady Liberty", "Freedom's Scent" or "Rebel Breath". Catch the smell of freedom.  www.amazon.com/Allium-tricoccum-Tasting-Member-Family/dp/B01EE5JJT4/ref=dp_fod_2?pd_rd_i=B01EE5JJT4&psc=1Seed looks a little different though.  |
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Post by blustnmtn on Dec 17, 2021 18:29:07 GMT
I will have to conduct a more intensive search this spring at the farm. Lots of old growth timber shaded floor. In the interim, seems you can pickup ramp "seed" on Amazon. By seed I assume they mean bulbils like the rest of the alliums. At $7.00 for 20, I ought to go into the business. I have 10s of thousands. Just need a catchy name. Something like "Lady Liberty", "Freedom's Scent" or "Rebel Breath". Catch the smell of freedom. www.amazon.com/Allium-tricoccum-Tasting-Member-Family/dp/B01EE5JJT4/ref=dp_fod_2?pd_rd_i=B01EE5JJT4&psc=1Seed looks a little different though. On my property the Ramps are growing on damp slopes predominantly facing north. I have read and been told that they cannot be cultivated and only grow wild. We are careful to pick sparingly from sections of growth to preserve them in an area. They are exceptionally good. We have acres of them on our land. In Appalachia they have Ramp Festivals during their spring season! |
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Post by missouriboy on Dec 17, 2021 20:50:19 GMT
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Post by blustnmtn on Dec 17, 2021 22:14:37 GMT
I identify them by the streaks of purple on the stems. They are small at first and at the end of the ~3 weeks they’re much more noticeable. Quite mild in flavor. Fantastic in a salad. My wife sautéed them with fresh asparagus from our garden and it was incredible. A treasure that most don’t no exists. |
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Post by birder on Dec 19, 2021 20:45:55 GMT
These are commonly known as “Ramps”. They grow wild and are found up and down the east. They are completely edible (leaf, stem and bulb). Kind of a cross between garlic and scallion. We find them in early May at my cabin. They’re delicious. We have a similar species in England also known as Ramsons, flowers in early spring and smell lovely (if you like garlic) when you walk through them. |
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Post by missouriboy on Dec 29, 2021 5:32:12 GMT
These are commonly known as “Ramps”. They grow wild and are found up and down the east. They are completely edible (leaf, stem and bulb). Kind of a cross between garlic and scallion. We find them in early May at my cabin. They’re delicious. We have a similar species in England also known as Ramsons, flowers in early spring and smell lovely (if you like garlic) when you walk through them. I expect that the Garden of Eden must have smelled a little bit like that.  I have to be careful as my wife may smack me, I think that's why Eve grabbed the apple. |
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Post by ratty on Dec 29, 2021 5:49:46 GMT
I expect that the Garden of Eden must have smelled a little bit like that. I have to be careful as my wife may smack me, I think that's why Eve grabbed the apple.  |
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Post by code on Dec 29, 2021 18:06:51 GMT
OK Sig. Since you are the potato man, I thought you might be interested in this as a technique for the small urban gardener. Might just try it myself as an experiment. Amazon sells durable 10-gallon synthetic fabric pots (self draining) with handles. Looks like fun. British climate I'm guessing. I've got lots of those containers, so I'm going to try this. Learned a new word, chitting, I can now chit with the best of them. |
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Post by missouriboy on Dec 29, 2021 19:08:05 GMT
OK Sig. Since you are the potato man, I thought you might be interested in this as a technique for the small urban gardener. Might just try it myself as an experiment. Amazon sells durable 10-gallon synthetic fabric pots (self draining) with handles. Looks like fun. British climate I'm guessing. I've got lots of those containers, so I'm going to try this. Learned a new word, chitting, I can now chit with the best of them. Where did you get your bags / containers? Ten gallon? |
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Post by Sigurdur on Dec 29, 2021 21:45:34 GMT
OK Sig. Since you are the potato man, I thought you might be interested in this as a technique for the small urban gardener. Might just try it myself as an experiment. Amazon sells durable 10-gallon synthetic fabric pots (self draining) with handles. Looks like fun. British climate I'm guessing. I've got lots of those containers, so I'm going to try this. Learned a new word, chitting, I can now chit with the best of them. He did a few things I wouldn't do. 1. Don't put the seed so deep 2. I would water them 3. I would also fungicide them. Early blight can cause rotten potatoes |
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Post by missouriboy on Jan 9, 2022 3:11:04 GMT
Growing Oranges in Nebraska
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Post by code on Jan 9, 2022 17:25:38 GMT
I've got lots of those containers, so I'm going to try this. Learned a new word, chitting, I can now chit with the best of them. Where did you get your bags / containers? Ten gallon? The containers came from a local nursery, if I remember, they gave them to me free.
We planted Miners lettuce a couple of years ago, it grows wild out here, and we love it.
Also wanted to say I really enjoy this thread, thanks for putting it up. |
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Post by missouriboy on Jan 21, 2022 20:02:35 GMT
I wonder if Miner's lettuce would grow here. Thanks for that link. I'll be visiting it often to see what might grow in my part of the world.
My urban lot has a south-facing exposure with the big trees far enough back that spring-summer sun to my deck area and beyond is not blocked. I have some 14-16 foot 4x4 treated posts that supported an old play-house platform aging away under my deck that I'm thinking about using to support a 16 x 16 foot greenhouse (or so). My deck is about 12 feet off the ground, so I was thinking about tying the green house into the deck supports and covering it to keep the animals out (squirrels and deer ... birds too maybe) and grow a portion of our household vegetable consumption. Also, I just like it.
I also acquired two 50-lb bags of black oil sunflower seeds which I have been feeding the birds. Of course the squirrels take a lot, and they are impossible to keep out without a barrier. The following video seems to show that the seed should sprout, so I'm going to test the sprouting, and if successful, I'll sow the borders of the property in sunflowers. |
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I have to be careful as my wife may smack me, I think that's why Eve grabbed the apple.
