Tumbledown Farm .9 Acres (give or take an acre or two)

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Excerpt: Asparagus is a hardy, perennial, maritime plant. It rises to the height of five feet and upwards, with an erect, branch­ing stem; short, slender, nearly cylindrical leaves; and greenish, drooping flowers. ...since its introduction, has become naturalized to a considerable extent in this country. It is frequently seen in mowing-fields upon old farms; and, in some instances has found its way to the beaches and marshes of the sea-coast.

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Fig. 26.-ASPARAGUS BEETLE.

EXCERPT: Asparagus being a hardy perennial plant, that may be grown on the same ground for twenty years without re­newal, special care is required in forming the beds in which it is to grow.

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Fig. 315. Cabbage shapes. Left, flat; left center, round or ball; center, egg-shaped; right center, oval; right, conical.

CABBAGE FOR STOCK-FEEDING.
Brassica oleracea, Linn. Cruciferae: Figs. 315-317.

By Samuel Fraser.

Cabbage is a name at present applied to a large group of plants. The wild cabbage (Brassica olera­cea, var. sylvestris) is looked on as the prototype of these species. It occurs wild in Europe, on the coast of England.

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Well, the deed is done! I ordered tonight from Johnny's (http://www.johnnyseeds.com/). Looking forward to a great 2012 gardening season. Here's the list. There will undoubtedly be more as the season progresses from the local feed and seed, etc. I probably forgot a few necessary (!) items here and there, but the brunt of the damage is here. I'll post here as the lights come out in mid-February and the sprouts start to appear. I plan to keep a photo diary this year of the garden via blog post: all of it...the good, the bad, and the ugly. :-)

2039.11 Jersey Knight (F1)-Packet

Excerpt: The goose is a water-fowl raised for its meat and feathers, and also to some extent for orna­mental purposes. The breeding and rearing of domesticated and wild varieties of geese is an industry that is not only interesting in many ways, but of value from a commercial standpoint.

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Excerpt: We shall find our rootage in the soil. ...This new character, this clearer sense of relation­ship with the earth, should express itself in all the people and not exclusively in farming people and their like. ...Now, here lies a difficulty and here is a reason for writing this book: the population of the earth is increasing, the relative population of farmers is decreasing, people are herding in cities, we have a city mind, and relatively fewer people are brought into touch with the earth in any real way.

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Ever heard of the "sandwich system" of vegetable gardening? Neither had I until I stumbled across this latest acquisition to our library while reading Gene Logsdon's The Contrary Farmer's Invitation to Gardening. The preface to Albaugh's Home Gardening is worth reading for inspiration and the "sandwich system" is definitely something I will try in my garden this spring.

Perhaps best of all, Albaugh's experience and advice originate from central Ohio, which means they should be very directly applicable to Tumbledown Farm.

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Excerpt: A farm crop grown for its tubers, which are used largely for human food and for stock-food, and for the manufacture of starch and alcohol.

Plate XIX. A form of potato much prized for household use.

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