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Old January 10, 2011   #4
kath
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Looks like an ambitious garden; maybe no maters or peppers?
Jade is a good bush bean, and I've heard good things about the disease resistance of County Fair. Grew lots of the tendril-type peas, but never got a good yield from them, so we put fencing up and grow the taller ones.
Am curious about your watermelons and other melons...are they varieties that you've had success with in your climate? I have trouble being able ripen melons completely before they split (seemingly overnight) or to get sweet enough because the vines usually get diseased and die prematurely.
We've settled on butternut as our winter squash and use it for pies as well; we can save seed easily that way.
Have lots of Ambrosia corn seed. Tried lots of different varieties and this one is dependable for us in our smallish garden and tastes great. It's a hybrid so we can't save seed, but we like sweeter ones than the o.p. ones we've tried. Bought too much last year, so let me know if you'd like to try some while it's still viable. Scary about the local gmo corn. I need to find out what's growing in the field near us.
Good luck with your growing, and I hope you find room for some tomatoes and peppers. Thanks for sharing your plans.
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