[AT] Old time gardens

[George Willer]

Cecil,

Our friend Frobl (Farmer) is experimenting with raised beds.  Well... maybe 
it's Diana, but in any event, they look pretty good.  With a little 
encouragement I think he would write a ramble we would all enjoy.

George Willer

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cecil E Monson" <cmonson at hvc.rr.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 7:46 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Old time gardens


> Like Mark Greer, and I suppose a lot of others, I plant sugar
> snap peas for "in the garden eating" every year. It is one of life's
> greatest pleasures to eat them fresh off the vine.
>
> I also plant early red potatoes, which we both love, and
> rutabagas which my wife doesn't care for but I do. As a matter of fact,
> it is getting close to time to start eating the rutabagas. Frost seems
> to make them taste better.
>
> We plant butter and sugar type enhanced flavor sweet corn so we
> have some for our own use instead of paying $2 a dozen at the stand up
> the road. This year, in addition to what we ate, we gave away about 20
> dozen or so ears of corn.
>
> I also have grapes - Concords, Niagaras, Buffalos, and Catawabas
> for eating along with blueberries and raspberries. The deer, 
> unfortunately,
> will eat every blueberry and grape just as they get ripe enough to eat
> so we don't get many of them.
>
> Our new place won't have much garden area but I plan to have a
> raised bed garden there because of the rocks. It will have enough room
> for the things we like the best and that's about all.
>
> Cecil
> -- 
> The nicest thing about telling the truth is you never have to wonder
> what you said.
>
> Cecil E Monson
> Lucille Hand-Monson
> Mountainville, New York   Just a little east of the North Pole
>
> Allis Chalmers tractors and equipment
>
> Free advice
>
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