tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324327300877442491.post8370036702417960978..comments2023-05-29T02:55:29.750-05:00Comments on The Thrifty Homesteader: Variety is the spice of lifeDeborah Niemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10754242197245805551noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324327300877442491.post-89164300821871782132012-03-19T14:15:24.834-05:002012-03-19T14:15:24.834-05:00D'oh - I have read your book, don't know w...D'oh - I have read your book, don't know why I forgot! Thanks for the reminder...I need to read it again :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17944842972501088288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324327300877442491.post-7630868917808479742012-03-19T12:31:07.268-05:002012-03-19T12:31:07.268-05:00My gardening methods are fully explained in my boo...My gardening methods are fully explained in my book, Homegrown & Handmade. In a nutshell, it's super simple. I kill grass by depriving it of light, water, and air, and I plant stuff. I don't use any "techniques." My philosophy is to keep it as simple as possible and keep costs down to practically nothing. Over the years, I have added a few raised beds and added some stuff for plants to climb on, but that's as complicated as I get.Deborah Niemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754242197245805551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324327300877442491.post-37031944848399117992012-03-19T11:47:37.325-05:002012-03-19T11:47:37.325-05:00Thanks for a well timed post, for me! Each day we...Thanks for a well timed post, for me! Each day we get closer to moving to our new house and each day I get more excited about our homesteading dreams. I cannot wait to start our gardens! Curious - what gardening "techniques" do you use? I am planning to construct a few boxes to use the square foot gardening technique for this year - mainly because I don't have a lot of time to prepare garden beds with the stress and bustle of finishing the house and moving. I've also read about lasagna gardening - I might make some beds using that technique this fall. Thanks for any insight :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17944842972501088288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324327300877442491.post-253395883244380582012-03-13T18:16:20.450-05:002012-03-13T18:16:20.450-05:00Now you've done it. Raised the bar again. I ha...Now you've done it. Raised the bar again. I have so many more varieties to choose for this years garden. Thanks. I thinkDonna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324327300877442491.post-40251581060399742012012-03-13T11:23:55.753-05:002012-03-13T11:23:55.753-05:00Thanks for all the information, Deborah.
And than...Thanks for all the information, Deborah.<br /><br />And thank you, too, Rachel!<br /><br />I think maybe when we start homesteading, I might try lettuce as a winter crop. (Louisiana)LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324327300877442491.post-17614395276452260082012-03-13T09:55:10.574-05:002012-03-13T09:55:10.574-05:00Linda, Buttercrisp lettuce is a great starter lett...Linda, Buttercrisp lettuce is a great starter lettuce!! I personally have found it to be the go to lettuce for no bitterness at pretty much any stage.Mrs Pretzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15013942924710797563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324327300877442491.post-79034586230005158572012-03-13T09:34:40.519-05:002012-03-13T09:34:40.519-05:00Old lettuce or overly mature lettuce is bitter. Le...Old lettuce or overly mature lettuce is bitter. Lettuce fresh from the garden is heavenly. I tolerate salad in restaurants, but it doesn't come close to the delicious, mild flavor of most lettuce fresh from the garden. There are hundreds of varieties of lettuce, and I have had a couple that I will never grow again, but the vast majority of lettuce is not bitter when freshly harvested.<br /><br />There are quite a few recipes in H&H. If you look at the top of the web page, there is a link for "About the book," and there is a complete table of contents on there, so you can see what's included.<br /><br />There are 250,000 books published every year by traditional publishers (and another million are self-published), so smaller bookstores can't even come close to carrying all of them. If it is not on the shelf at your local bookstore, they can order it for you. You can also get it through Amazon, BN.com, or the "Buy" link at the top of this page, if you'd like an autographed copy from me.Deborah Niemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754242197245805551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324327300877442491.post-87190882774486712172012-03-13T09:17:16.737-05:002012-03-13T09:17:16.737-05:00My hubby won't eat any lettuce but iceberg, sa...My hubby won't eat any lettuce but iceberg, sadly. The few leaf lettuces I have tried seemed... tart? bitter? bitey? but maybe that's because I don't grow my own.<br /><br />I love your yellow tomatoes. They remind me of baby pumpkins.<br />Do you have recipes in your book, or is it mostly a handbook on how to do things in a more healthy way?<br />I've not seen a copy yet, but I am thinking I will order it. Probably from Amazon.<br /><br />Good post. I enjoyed it.LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324327300877442491.post-1507357305666199222012-03-13T08:49:45.000-05:002012-03-13T08:49:45.000-05:00I am just salivating reading about everything you ...I am just salivating reading about everything you grow and its abundance! I only live on .4 of an acre, but I am striving to grow as much as I can on it.Cat Eye Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02858322427127791100noreply@blogger.com