All Discussions Tagged 'sprouts' - Zoobird2024-03-29T13:00:34Zhttps://www.zoobird.com/group/mcroriecommunitygardeners/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=sprouts&feed=yes&xn_auth=noSprouting Some Anticipationtag:www.zoobird.com,2012-04-02:2129360:Topic:486802012-04-02T18:23:21.866ZMichael Levinhttps://www.zoobird.com/profile/MichaelLevin
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<p>I've been out of town a long weekend with my sprouts safely watered and growing in my kitchen. I'll be back later today, hopefully to a five day growth of tomato and basil sprouts. Anticipation!</p>
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<p>Keep your eyes peeled for some new content in the Coffee Zoo, too...</p>
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<p>The garden patch is cleared of those pesky weeds for the…</p>
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<p>I've been out of town a long weekend with my sprouts safely watered and growing in my kitchen. I'll be back later today, hopefully to a five day growth of tomato and basil sprouts. Anticipation!</p>
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<p>Keep your eyes peeled for some new content in the Coffee Zoo, too...</p>
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<p>The garden patch is cleared of those pesky weeds for the moment. I know spring is an easy time but summer brings tenacity in weed life. </p>
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<p>No matter! Who gives a flip! Grab them by the roots and Yank, Pull, Swing, as my old friend Richard Roberts used to say, back ... way back in the day.</p>
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<p>Meanwhile, the Botany class Marc Williams so graciously hosts online is in full swing, speaking of Swing. My copy of Botany in a Day {BiaD} is due back at my local library without a renewal option because somebody called it. I have 'til the 4th. So, my aim is to get the 7 plant families under my belt and maybe order my very own copy of BiaD. Ill try to find a used one or order straight from the source, since, as Marc advises, it's best to let all the profits go to the writer if possible. </p>
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<p>Some people think of books you've read that you keep on a shelf afterwards as "empty 6-packs", an apt description for some, but not for reference, or the occasional great fiction. My greats include "Dharma Bums", by Kerouac, "Empanada Brotherhood", by Nichols, "The Sun Also Rises", by Hemingway, and "A Confederate General from Big Sur", by Brautigan. Just a few empty 6-packs of mine. I'd put "Botany in a Day", by Elpel up there in the non fiction right next to "A Pattern Language", by Alexander et al. That is, even though I haven't gotten past chapter one yet! I strongly recommend Marc Williams <a href="http://www.botanyeveryday.com">www.botanyeveryday.com</a>, and he's right here on Zoobird for easy access if you want to ping him. Hi Marc! In fact, Marc and Mycol Stevens, also on Zoobird, will teach an Ethnobotany and Wild Fermentation class at the Hostel in the Forest in May. See the Events section here on Zoobird for details.</p>
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<p>With that, I'll leave you with a few requests. If you haven't friended me here on Zoobird, please do so I can include you in email. Please post up to date details about what you're up to and maybe a profile photo if you have a sec. I love reading about your interests, reading lists, favorite music, etc and I'd love to know where you're currently living geographically. As opposed to metaphysically, which is also interesting ;-)</p>
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<p>If you like, please use Zoobird's invite feature (on the menu) to invite some friends. The hits you see on articles show that lots of people could be enjoying this magic. Tune into <a href="http://www.opbmusic.com">www.opbmusic.com</a> if you get the chance on the web (all you non-Portlandites), because it's what I like. Then, you can decide if it's for you.</p>
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<p>And, that's all for this morning. Chow! Let me hear from you! Blog a little, post a discussion, upload some photos or media like links to videos, music, audio files (as attachments to Discussions - have you seen that you can do that?).</p>
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<p>TTYL,</p>
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<p>Michael Levin</p> Sprouting Seedstag:www.zoobird.com,2012-03-14:2129360:Topic:481612012-03-14T12:03:35.796ZMichael Levinhttps://www.zoobird.com/profile/MichaelLevin
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikelevin/6835641210/" title="Sprouted Tomato Seeds by mlevin77, on Flickr"><img alt="Sprouted Tomato Seeds" height="221" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7185/6835641210_605bf6c3ce.jpg" width="472"></img></a> <br></br>My tomato seeds are sprouted!</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikelevin/6835623144/" title="Tomato sprouts by mlevin77, on Flickr"><img alt="Tomato sprouts" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7039/6835623144_be5529f0b5_z.jpg" width="478"></img></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikelevin/6835623144/" title="Tomato sprouts by mlevin77, on Flickr"></a><br></br>I planned in advance a little and got some seeds for this season. It ws…</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikelevin/6835641210/" title="Sprouted Tomato Seeds by mlevin77, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7185/6835641210_605bf6c3ce.jpg" width="472" height="221" alt="Sprouted Tomato Seeds"/></a><br/>My tomato seeds are sprouted!</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikelevin/6835623144/" title="Tomato sprouts by mlevin77, on Flickr"></a><br/>I planned in advance a little and got some seeds for this season. It ws easy to sprout them. I just put them on a plate in some paper towels and kept them damp for a few days. Now, I'll put them in some little containers with soil and wait for them to grow big enough to plant. I bet there won't be any more risk of frost here in North Florida by then.</p>
<p>Such an easy win! I love it when things just work. I got some soil and little containers that starters come in and I'm going to plant these sprouts today.</p>
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<p></p> A Great Day at the Garden!tag:www.zoobird.com,2011-08-06:2129360:Topic:408022011-08-06T04:14:22.836ZMichael Levinhttps://www.zoobird.com/profile/MichaelLevin
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<br></br>I went to the garden tonight. What a good time! So many nice things happened. I rode up at dusk and found the garden drenched in the light of the sunset. My mission tonight was simple. I wanted to pick some mint for tea. Mint is dependable. I pulled one strand of the mint, took a look around and saw that the garlic chives were thriving, as always. Troopers! Tomatoes all over the place. Meanwhile, someone visiting the garden said hi. I took a walk around and saw some old…
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<br/>I went to the garden tonight. What a good time! So many nice things happened. I rode up at dusk and found the garden drenched in the light of the sunset. My mission tonight was simple. I wanted to pick some mint for tea. Mint is dependable. I pulled one strand of the mint, took a look around and saw that the garlic chives were thriving, as always. Troopers! Tomatoes all over the place. Meanwhile, someone visiting the garden said hi. I took a walk around and saw some old friends: the heavy pitchfork, Raggedy Anne, the hand tiller, lots of flowers, fire ants (better to know them as friends, I always say), the rooster, the owl and the others. I think we're surviving without the water timers, but it's been raining every day. It was hard during drier times without the timers. The new fence is looking more like a part of the landscape. All in all, a wonderful visit. Manana: return! A Great Day at the Garden!tag:www.zoobird.com,2011-03-13:2129360:Topic:355372011-03-13T13:57:14.804ZMichael Levinhttps://www.zoobird.com/profile/MichaelLevin
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<h2>I took a chance and planted sprouts yesterday...</h2>
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The vendor, a Future Farmer of America student, confidently told me that the frosts were over. I bought 8 Big Boy tomato sprouts, 2 jalapeno and 2 bell pepper sprouts.<br />
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Just before Christmas, I planted seeds I'd accumulated from various sources: tomatillo, carrot, sweet cream and okra. But, they…
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<h2>I took a chance and planted sprouts yesterday...</h2>
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The vendor, a Future Farmer of America student, confidently told me that the frosts were over. I bought 8 Big Boy tomato sprouts, 2 jalapeno and 2 bell pepper sprouts.<br />
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Just before Christmas, I planted seeds I'd accumulated from various sources: tomatillo, carrot, sweet cream and okra. But, they <a href="http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/12/my-freshly-sown-patch-at-mcrorie-community-garden/">didn't sprout</a> because of cold weather.<br />
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So, yesterday I headed up to McRorie Community Garden in Gainesville, FL with my 12 sprouts.<br />
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You can see the assortment of little weeds and manure surrounding this happy Big Boy sprout. I sometimes feel like I spend more time planting and pulling weeds than eating harvest. The garden has its own <a href="http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/09/the-mindful-garden/">rewards</a>.<br />
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I've <a href="http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/09/round-plots-in-your-community-garden/">learned</a> that many green plants are edible. Some taste better than others. Some don't taste good at all. Others are inedible. It's an education, but a worthwhile one. I've learned so much at workshops at <a href="http://www.elephantjournal.com/2008/10/living-off-the-grid/">Finca Mycol</a>, the <a href="http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/04/miss-october-09/">Hostel in the Forest</a>, and <a href="http://www.indigogreenstore.com/">Indigo Green Store</a>.<br />
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It's rather funny that we chuckle at traditional knowledge. Remember the TV show "Green Acres"? I'll tell you what: when you're faced with an aggressive rooster and that task of putting him back in his coop is daunting, traditional "<a href="http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/06/a-rooster-named-dog/">simple living</a>" might not seem so easy.<br />
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I'm going on a bike ride with a group in a few minutes. Right afterward, I'll head over to the garden and see how my little sprouts fared in lasts night's cold.<br />
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