tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974814057468414039.post707373517223801193..comments2023-05-08T05:07:10.628-06:00Comments on The Jonesy Files: Nursery/NurseryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974814057468414039.post-56917058293861289922009-03-07T21:37:00.000-07:002009-03-07T21:37:00.000-07:00Wow...I'm impressed!! The closest thing I have to...Wow...I'm impressed!! The closest thing I have to a garden is a pot of tulips on the front porch. :(Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07192452652448961126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974814057468414039.post-12285366325446673982009-03-05T12:28:00.000-07:002009-03-05T12:28:00.000-07:00I don't know if I'm the best teacher--my mom canne...I don't know if I'm the best teacher--my mom canned a little growing up, but she never taught us, so I just went online for recipes and got pamphlets from the USU Extention. I've canned tomatoes, peaches, applesauce, raspberry jelly, strawberry jam and apricot jam--all of which turned out beautifully! I plan on getting into pressure canning this year as I will do other veggies and sauces, as well as meats. You're welcome to hang out w/ me and learn what (not) to do! You're little enough that you'll fit nicely into my one-butt kitchen...Jonesyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12524291508991901570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974814057468414039.post-88125620594050615512009-03-05T11:01:00.000-07:002009-03-05T11:01:00.000-07:00Look at you two...come help us with our yard pleas...Look at you two...come help us with our yard please? :) I know nothing but we will beliving on our garden this year hopefully, I really want to learn to can so I'm there, you can teach :)heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01158774233225970559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974814057468414039.post-70559311193329910602009-03-05T09:41:00.000-07:002009-03-05T09:41:00.000-07:00In a BIG nutshell, Biointensive is similar to squa...In a BIG nutshell, Biointensive is similar to square foot gardening in that you don't plant in rows, wasting space, but raised beds that are 5'X20'. The big difference is that it's self-sustaining up to 99%, meaning you don't bring in outside fertilizers or anything else. The goal is to compost your kitchen wastes, grass clippings, leaves & branches, etc. in order to feed the soil. You also plant in companionships to take advantage of natural pest control, and reuse beds for spring/fall plantings. It's quite complicated on the surface, but I'm drawn to the fact that I don't have to rely on outside resources to keep my garden healthy. HUGE in this day and time! I'm in NO way a tree-hugging liberal environmentalist--I drive a giant SUV! :) But, this website is definitely fraught with "global warming" extremism. I just ignore all of that and stick with the method...go to www.growbiointensive.org if you want to check it out some more.<BR/><BR/>How much did your trees cost you?Jonesyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12524291508991901570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3974814057468414039.post-38847826375026165302009-03-04T16:00:00.000-07:002009-03-04T16:00:00.000-07:00Could you tell me more about the biointensive meth...Could you tell me more about the biointensive method? I have 4 "square foot" gardening boxes that are like 4'x8' each that have 1/3 peat moss, 1/3 vermiculite, and 1/3 compost mixed. It is supposedly nearly weed free. You can save by buying fruit trees cheaply if you wait until September when nurseries are clearing out before winter. It gives them a couple months to acclimate before the winter freeze. We bought 5 fruit trees. One was a white peach that had 3-4 small peaches on it. It produced our first good yield the 2nd year we had it (last year).Fiddlefishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18330816256210065026noreply@blogger.com