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Everything I've tried making from the pastured pork that I got at the farmer's market has just been incredible. I simply cannot describe the difference in flavor. It may cost 3 times as much, but it is more than 3 times as good.
At the market there are now two vendors with tomato plants. The herb plant guy has 4 inch plants and makes sure that everyone has a protected place to keep them, because it isn't time to plant them out around here yet. The flower pot guy is selling 2 foot tall greenhouse grown plants in gallon pots, and acting like it is the best idea in the world to go out and plant them today. We had snow three nights ago!
There was a funny conversation I overheard at the herb stand from a couple of tomato plant buyers. They wanted to know how far apart they would have to plant the different varieties to save the seeds. Shouldn't you start your own plants from purchased seed for at least one year before you jump into seed saving? I guess that 16% new gardeners last year, and a similar jump this year, are going to have a lot of over-motivated people. I'd just hate to see all those people getting burned out by trying too much in their first year.
At the market there are now two vendors with tomato plants. The herb plant guy has 4 inch plants and makes sure that everyone has a protected place to keep them, because it isn't time to plant them out around here yet. The flower pot guy is selling 2 foot tall greenhouse grown plants in gallon pots, and acting like it is the best idea in the world to go out and plant them today. We had snow three nights ago!
There was a funny conversation I overheard at the herb stand from a couple of tomato plant buyers. They wanted to know how far apart they would have to plant the different varieties to save the seeds. Shouldn't you start your own plants from purchased seed for at least one year before you jump into seed saving? I guess that 16% new gardeners last year, and a similar jump this year, are going to have a lot of over-motivated people. I'd just hate to see all those people getting burned out by trying too much in their first year.