I don't know why I missed this one, maybe I'm weary of collecting virtual merit badges, but after watching "The world according to monsanto" and starting "The future of food" yesterday, the idea of independence has become more important to me. Independence is not something we do by default anymore, we are a people dependent, even addicted to a variety of things. Breaking dependency must be a conscious effort.
In keeping with that ethos I have decided to make a discipline out of a hobby and join Sharon Astyk's Independence Days Challenge
Today I planted: More beets and chard, and picked up some muskmelon seed from ferry-morse, having a hard time with the transplants so I figured I'd try a different variety, after all that is what genetic diversity is for, if one variety doesn't thrive in your area there are still hundreds of others.
Planned: got a used motorcycle for the sum of zero dollars from my brother in law, its an eyesore at the moment and my wife is not thrilled, but I plan to convert to plug in electric.
I Learned: (or am in the process of learning to properly prune the kiwi vines.) There is an abundance of info about arbor training grapes, not so much with kiwi. I prefer lots of sources to confirm my info (especially if its on the net) but I'll have to be content with a few relatively consistent ones.
Thanks for the encouragement by the way in the previous post. It never clicked how important it is for me to experiment. I was so fixated on getting some big poundage numbers this year that I forgot something. We are not dependent on my garden right now, I have the luxury of experimentation. A few extra pounds of produce this year will not be as important as observation and experience in years to come.
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Kiwi vines! Excellent! Please let me know your trials and errors. We'll be getting a pair or so of kiwi vines eventually (after we establish the grapes first!) So much to do, so little time!
Absolutely I will, I picked a variety that is often referred to as "northern hardy" kiwi (which is actually the original cultivar of kiwi, what most people think of was brought to new zealand and selectively bred for larger fruit at the cost of cold tolerance). Care wise, they seem similar. I will definitely come up with some kind of year in review for the kiwi come fall.
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