Comments on: How Much Should I Plant? http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2009/03/how-much-should-i-plant/ Our Family's Journey To Self Sufficiency Thu, 17 May 2012 13:21:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lanna http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2009/03/how-much-should-i-plant/comment-page-1/#comment-411 Lanna Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:59:09 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=822#comment-411 My advice? Know what will and won't work in your climate. Or if you do know that something won't work, that you need to be stubborn about attempting to make it work (like watermelons in my short season climate!). And have a backup plan. If the birds get all your strawberries or you forgot that garlic and pole beans hate each other so you get dismal crops, it's nice to have a farmer a few miles away with an acre of beans and another one with 5 acres of strawberries you can go take care of business. :D It all takes practice though, that's for sure. I have my master list of what I want to can/freeze/dehydrate/root cellar for the year, and we'll see how close I get by the time it frosts. :) My advice?

Know what will and won’t work in your climate. Or if you do know that something won’t work, that you need to be stubborn about attempting to make it work (like watermelons in my short season climate!).

And have a backup plan. If the birds get all your strawberries or you forgot that garlic and pole beans hate each other so you get dismal crops, it’s nice to have a farmer a few miles away with an acre of beans and another one with 5 acres of strawberries you can go take care of business. :D

It all takes practice though, that’s for sure. I have my master list of what I want to can/freeze/dehydrate/root cellar for the year, and we’ll see how close I get by the time it frosts. :)

]]> By: Frugal Carol http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2009/03/how-much-should-i-plant/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Frugal Carol Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:43:49 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=822#comment-388 This guide made me laugh. The 50 squash/zucc plants will be enouigh to feed a village! We plant 3 zucc plants every year and have enoigh to make bread, make bags of breaded zucc for the freezer, use some in a home made V8 juice, puree some for home made spaghetti sauce and sell a bunch. This guide made me laugh. The 50 squash/zucc plants will be enouigh to feed a village! We plant 3 zucc plants every year and have enoigh to make bread, make bags of breaded zucc for the freezer, use some in a home made V8 juice, puree some for home made spaghetti sauce and sell a bunch.

]]> By: Stephanie http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2009/03/how-much-should-i-plant/comment-page-1/#comment-381 Stephanie Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:36:01 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=822#comment-381 Be careful with the squash and zucchini. We planted six plants of each last year and we had so much that it took over the garden and we couldn't eat it fast enough. We did plant our onions yesterday!!! Be careful with the squash and zucchini. We planted six plants of each last year and we had so much that it took over the garden and we couldn’t eat it fast enough.
We did plant our onions yesterday!!!

]]> By: Christina http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2009/03/how-much-should-i-plant/comment-page-1/#comment-378 Christina Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:22:26 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=822#comment-378 Thank you so much Kendra, this is very helpful, now I can go order my seeds. We are having a snow storm today, so I have plenty of time before we begin planting. Blessings Thank you so much Kendra, this is very helpful, now I can go order my seeds. We are having a snow storm today, so I have plenty of time before we begin planting. Blessings

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