tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536895335969103038.post1065515588823037060..comments2024-03-28T14:44:52.307-06:00Comments on BLD in MT : Living a Simple Life in This Interconnected World: Zone EnvyBLD in MThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06449967376288331137noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536895335969103038.post-29807730289659120672011-07-26T09:12:12.977-06:002011-07-26T09:12:12.977-06:00Parsimony - We have a growing collection of found ...Parsimony - We have a growing collection of found storm window that Matt hopes to build into a green house! I think he read about it in Mother Earth News. What a coinkeydink!<br /><br />Becky - Thanks for confirming that there really are pros and cons to every zone! I figured, but have never gardened beyond our Zone 4. You are already planning your second garden, right? I feel like I saw the list of plant dates on your blog not too long ago.... I hope your timing and weather cooperate!<br /><br />Mary - He was so pleased to learn he wasn't alone in his zone envy. Kale is one of the easiest and hardiest plants we've grown. While all the spinach and tomatoes were being eating the kale looked quite literally perfect. Good luck to you as well! I hope your kale is as successful!<br /><br />Homemaker - Thanks for the info! I had never heard of this farm before, but have spent a little while now reading over their website and FB page. Awesome stuff. Thanks so much for bringing it to my attention. I certainly would like to go see it myself too.BLD in MThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497511995276601468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536895335969103038.post-13306502102313519342011-07-24T10:38:00.220-06:002011-07-24T10:38:00.220-06:00Beth, there is a young family outside of Conrad wh...Beth, there is a young family outside of Conrad who has an organic farm. I toured it with Cub Scouts last summer and enjoyed it thorougly. They grow a variety of salad greens and vegetables as well as grains such as amaranth, emmer and more. Plus they raise organic turkeys. The tour was fascinating. I would go again. They have a page on Facebook: Prairie Heritage Farm.Rocky Mountain Homemakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03953810454269758775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536895335969103038.post-89854575367624375422011-07-23T05:38:16.990-06:002011-07-23T05:38:16.990-06:00I have zone envy too sometimes, but Kentucky has a...I have zone envy too sometimes, but Kentucky has a nice climate for growing lots of different vegetables. I'm trying my hand at winter kale this year. We'll see what happens. Good Luck to Matt!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15032479084775154076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536895335969103038.post-51484478398704498922011-07-23T04:59:15.299-06:002011-07-23T04:59:15.299-06:00You are so right! I miss growing good peas, corn, ...You are so right! I miss growing good peas, corn, spinach and other crops that did well in Upstate NY where I grew up in the green hills there. It gets so hot here so fast that you may be able to get 2 gardens in each year IF you time the plantings around the heat just right. Always a trade off thats for sure.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07553330657363385668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536895335969103038.post-25806281083115605012011-07-22T22:48:05.764-06:002011-07-22T22:48:05.764-06:00Those peas look yummy! Could you believe I have zo...Those peas look yummy! Could you believe I have zone envy too! (Yes we can try to grow mangoes here in zone 9, but often they get nearly killed each winter.) I'm wishing I'm in Hawaii sometimes, you can grow your own chocolate beans, coconuts, papayas, jack fruit and bread fruit there! Oh and year round peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, squashes, cukes and yams! I would miss the citrus fruits too much though, they need some chill to set fruit. Not having slugs would be nice.., but all is not a loss, when we find slugs, we feed it to the goldfish. Happy gardening!AJKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805794458934272031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536895335969103038.post-63848688060388595112011-07-22T18:04:01.392-06:002011-07-22T18:04:01.392-06:00I have Matt envy! Yeah, I am old enough to be his ...I have Matt envy! Yeah, I am old enough to be his grandmother. If there were only someone half as interested in growing things to eat and in making my yard more productive! Growing bananas, mangoes,and lemons sounds like heaven. I do know I have read of people making a permanent frame around trees, giving them room to grow and covering them all winter. I have a basement of collected storm doors and half glass storm door pieces with which I hoped to construct some sort of greenhouse for growing. Her is a greenhouse constructed or storm doors and windows--<br /><br />http://www.motherearthnews.com/Do-It-Yourself/How-To-Build-A-Greenhouse.aspx <br /><br />It is just like a house with a foundation and wood floor, I think. It is so quaint. I imagine that you could build it where it would be portable enough to move if you are renting or planning on moving, not in a home of your own right now.Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com