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licorice-tasting parsley and cold frames
Jul 1, 2008 | 6:08 AM PST
Planted the blackberries, tomato, and the bachelor's buttons. Talking to a friend on Sunday at church, the subject of cold frames popped up. We both were talking about how hard it is to get the maters that you start in the spring to produce anything before the first frost in the fall. He suggested building a cold frame. Of course, I had heard of them and knew roughly what they were, but figured I would never have one, so I haven't paid much attention. But when I mentioned it to dear hubby, he told me about them and was all for building a couple of them! Yea! My mom has a tomato variety that was my grandma's favorite. Big yellow ones with red stripes, and not much acid. (Grandma's tummy couldn't handle the acid very well, but she loved maters. That's why she grew this one kind, for her to eat.) This way I can keep those seeds going, growing that plant each year! And keep the torpedo and hopefully if I get the spoon, then those two, too. (Does that make sense?) Same friend gave me a baggy with some seeds of a parsley that tastes like licorice??? Mom had heard of it, but others haven't. Anyone know the name of it?
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Jul 1, 2008 | 6:08 AM PST
Planted the blackberries, tomato, and the bachelor's buttons. Talking to a friend on Sunday at church, the subject of cold frames popped up. We both were talking about how hard it is to get the maters that you start in the spring to produce anything before the first frost in the fall. He suggested building a cold frame. Of course, I had heard of them and knew roughly what they were, but figured I would never have one, so I haven't paid much attention. But when I mentioned it to dear hubby, he told me about them and was all for building a couple of them! Yea! My mom has a tomato variety that was my grandma's favorite. Big yellow ones with red stripes, and not much acid. (Grandma's tummy couldn't handle the acid very well, but she loved maters. That's why she grew this one kind, for her to eat.) This way I can keep those seeds going, growing that plant each year! And keep the torpedo and hopefully if I get the spoon, then those two, too. (Does that make sense?) Same friend gave me a baggy with some seeds of a parsley that tastes like licorice??? Mom had heard of it, but others haven't. Anyone know the name of it?
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Jul 1, 2008 | 7:33 AM PST
Hey Indiana person! I get to go to Evansville next week and see my grandbabies~ I heard that here it was best with tomatoes to start them now in July for Fall harvest its much better only you have to mulch tomatoes and make sure to water deep. I'm starting some I have some others now that only have 2 maters on them. |
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Jul 1, 2008 | 7:43 AM PST
Never heard of licorice-tasting parsley before now, learn about something new everyday :) My hubby is all for building me coldframes and even a small greenhouse too. Now to just get him to do it! LOL! |
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Jul 1, 2008 | 3:39 PM PST
Please post some pics when the hubby gets them built so us here in the deep south can see what you are talking about! |
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Jul 2, 2008 | 4:43 AM PST
Those seeds or fennel seeds not parsley. Some where in my albums is a picture of a cold frame that I built this past winter. I started a bunch of plants from seed that I planted in it. You have a great day and happy gardening. Bill Mitchell |
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Jul 2, 2008 | 6:31 AM PST
Thanks, Bill, for the info! I'll have to pass this on to the friend who gave me the seeds. Aurora, it will be something if he gets around to doing all that he said he would, but with trucking slow right now, and him home almost every evening, maybe he will do some of those things. :) |
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