Kitchen Gardens - Part 2 - Live In The Nutmeg Tavern

[karladenton]

I have three logs worth of Shitake mushrooms in a shady space along the fence. They are super easy to get started ; I set mine up early last year when I had an oak tree removed since they really need a freshly harvested (oak, maple, gum or fruit wood) log to thrive. You can buy 'plugs' online which little sections of wooden dowels that are already inoculated with the spores. Just dill matching sized holes in your log, hammer the plugs in and seal with hot beeswax (sent from the mushroom supplier with the plugs). Then just keep the logs moist and out of direct sun, mulch over winter and in a year or so, you'll have more mushrooms than you know what to do with (I have dehydrated a BUNCH). Super easy to grow. Just be sure to check up under the cap edges when you harvest so you don't bring in rolly pollies!

[Doctor_A.C.]

Romania. Your channel is a joy to watch! Also, I have been watching gardening channels for years now (mostly British). I am astounded to hear you talk about cover crops and hot beds. I thought they were a relativly new invention 😅

[BlackHoleForge]

I may be an hour late, but this content never spoils.

[MsJoaniesgarden]

Coriander and cilantro are the same plant. It becomes Coriander when it goes to seed.

[rachelchen]

I was recently listening to Farmer Boy with my daughters and there is a mention of a geranium plant in the house during the winter. I hadn't expected to hear about a potted indoor plant in there

[kittyprydekissme]

Rutabaga originated as a cross between a turnip and a cabbage, first grown in Sweden and Finland. It is sometimes called a Swedish turnip or a Swede, or sometimes just turnip, which can cause confusion. The name rutabaga is from a regional Swedish term, but it caught on in the US. It can also be grown for the seeds, which are called rapeseed or canola, depending on the variety.

[SamClemens-idcl]

Colonial gardens have played a surprisingly large role in America.

I tried doing research on garden styles of the 1920s to match my house & discovered that before the 1940s victory garden; from 1870 to was considered patriotic to plant a garden in the *Colonial Revivalism* style.

It was like thee thing to do. Now colonial revivalism is not the same as colonial style.

But after reading books about it, I'm pretty certain some ofvthe colonial revivalism trends still hold today.

For example, in colonial gardens, vegetables in the front yard were permitted....and I'm not 100% certain, bit maybe even common?

Well, im colonial revivalism, vegetables and sunflowers were to informal and should never appear in either the front nor side yard; but were strictly for the back.

Today, we have some cities losing their minds if someone plants a vegetable in the front.

Also common under colonial revivalism....box edging!!!

In colonial days, most gardens did have geometric design and an edging of a sort....then it switched to goong on today.

But I digress. Amazing the influence of the colonial garden even today.

[MsJoaniesgarden]

Calendula-pot marigold, but French marigold flowers are edible and people add them to salads.

[ConLustig]

37:42 dubious-Jon we all know you’re a time traveler

[lisascott]

I’m in SW Michigan and in doing so discovered that information is scarce prior to 1800. Weather being a major factor

[Zelmel]

Wow, at about 8:20, the full page seed list includes "Cardus Benidictus" which from some quick searching seems to be a form of ragweed. It has been used in folk medicine for lactation, but it's still wild to me that someone would intentionally plant ragweed since it's such a huge source of seasonal allergies (I know they wouldn't have known at the time).

[meganlalli]

Saffron is cultivated from crocus that are ready in the fall, not the spring.

[garyfrancis]

I thought nutmeg was the spice they were fighting a galactic war over in the movie “ Dune”. By the way I’m addicted to Nutmeg Ryan movies .

[SamClemens-idcl]

I don't think learning how to extend the gardeningvseason would have been very difficult.

I'm assuming just about everyone was gardening because there's no fridges or supermarkets. When all of yiue neighbors are gardening....almost every gardener tries something new each year, and rhen that knowledge spreads like wildfire to all the other neighbors.

[janerkenbrack]

Well folks, it seems I've run out of nutmeg.
I know, I know. That's bad. And it doesn't make it easier that I have some ground mace.
After all, you surely can't use mace to sprinkle atop a holiday nog and rum toddy, now could you?
Seriously. Mace on a rum-nog toddy? I'd have to change my name and live in exile.
Stop worrying folks. I can fix this easily enough with a run to any of several stores only a few minutes away by car.
But I think I will wait until Monday, as the adversity will only toughen me up.

Good live-stream today. Plenty of data. But add more newspaper ads.

[mrwdpkr]

Austria ? Well, g'day mate ! Let's put another shrimp on the barbie !