what do you want to grow? tomatos are cheap to buy.... same with corn.... i have a peruvian basil/mint combo called huacatay that is awesome as a
pesto. we have peruvian peppers that are sweet, then hot. i have tons of seeds i can mail to you.
this is like those posts that go, "i have 5 days and i'm going to cabo and back. what should not be missed?"
just kidding, sorta!mcfez - 1-18-2011 at 06:54 PM
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I am preparing a garden - where do I find seeds?
TIA (Thanks in Adavance) Nomads!
GJ
If you got someone that can bring down a package for you....this **IS** the seed place!
I am interested in chilis (chiltepin, jalapeno, arbol, etc), cilantro and all herbs, especially hierabuena, Italian parsley and basil, and tomatos,
squash (calabasas), onions (cebollas), cebollitas, shallots and garlic.
And more!Rosamunde - 1-18-2011 at 07:29 PM
Gardening
Hi! I have been having a great time gardening here in Mulege.
I planted a heap of presoaked pinto beans on November 14th and we will have our third meal from them tomorrow. We are eating them like stick beans.
Pick between 4 - 5" long.
Also bought and planted a bag of sunflower seeds and they are growing everywhere and many have buds that won't be long in opening - I didn't presoak
these.
These were both bagged up in the veg section in our local tienda.
Planted a locally grown rotten tomato on 19th November and got lots of seedlings thru from it. Chose the strongest ones and they are now 6" high.
Thought this a good idea as it must be the best variety for my location.
Mexican big radishes are amazing I have never grown anything like them before. They said they would take thirty days but they actually took two
months. After thirty days I had luscious leaves but it took another thirty to grow 4" long crunchy tasty radishes. There are recipes on the web for
leaves which you can steal off the plant with no ill effects.
Cilantro, parsley, and spinach have also done well but not eating them as yet...... maybe in another few weeks.
I bought these in our village general store "Colmena".
Hope you have as much fun growing your veg as I am having.Woooosh - 1-18-2011 at 09:04 PM
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Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
I am preparing a garden - where do I find seeds?
TIA (Thanks in Adavance) Nomads!
GJ
There is a nursery at the south end of Constitution, where it starts zig-zagging to come out behind Waldo's. All traffic turns right and the nursery
is right at the turn on the south side. Constitution is the main street that runs parallel to Benito Juarez, but on the east side of the toll toad.
They have racks of seed packets for sale.
or you can hit the garden dept. at the Home Depot? (bet that was your first try though)
[Edited on 1-19-2011 by Woooosh]Hook - 1-18-2011 at 09:53 PM
Two, 5 foot by 3 foot beds is not a lot. Ditch the idea of anything that creeps like squash, unless you have alot of surrounding area around the beds.
I'm going to grow squash on adjacent areas that I can water easily. I'll work some crystallized 8-8-8 into the existing soil and see how it goes.
Over here in Sonora, we grow things that we cannot get in quantity or quality. So, we are growing chards, brussel sprouts, many varieties of lettuce,
exotic tomatos (big rainbows, beefsteaks, yellow pears, other heirlooms), Japanese pea pods and GOOD sweet corn, not the field corn BS they sell down
here. I'm growing other things like broccoli and cauliflower which are generally available but inconsistent.
You'd think that, based on all the variety that Sonora and Sinaloa grows, we could get anything we want in the stores, but so much is grown solely for
export.
My point here is that why grow anything that you can easily get in your stores in the vege section? And I bet you get better stuff over there in No.
Baja than we get over here. Yeah, your homegrown will be mo beta; always is. But for us, getting the things we cant usually get is more important than
what we can get in the stores.
That said, the variety of seeds in the States is superior to what I have found down here. So go up there and get them. The only drawback right now is
that the US retail outlets tend to stock more variety in the spring. So, you may have to wait a couple months. Or, order on line and have it shipped
to you.
Which brings up a question.......are you looking to start in February/March?
[Edited on 1-19-2011 by Hook]Woooosh - 1-18-2011 at 11:10 PM
It really helps to use a soil de-salter if you live near the coast. Even the salt in the air builds up over time. Anderson's Nursery in Pt Loma
sells it. Spray on. I tried hanging some tomatoes upside down this year with success and it saves bed space. A few Rosemary plants in a container
will quickly turn into bushes. It grows like a weed here.SteveD - 1-19-2011 at 01:24 PM
We get most of our vegetable seeds (carrots, lettuce, beets, parsips, green beans, etc.) from Territorial Seed Company. Just got their 2011 catalog.
They also sell plants but they are pricy. Home Depot or a local nursery is good for vegetable plants like tomatoes or peppers as we get one each of
several varieties.
I'm now putting up a greenhouse at our Long Beach home. I plan on starting a lot more plants from seed in the early spring. Can only get Marzano
tomatoes by seed.
We're heading to Baja tomarrow morning. Maybe we'll see you at Rubin's at Brunch on Sunday!BajaGringo - 1-19-2011 at 04:19 PM
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Over here in Sonora, we grow things that we cannot get in quantity or quality. So, we are growing chards, brussel sprouts...
I thought that we had already decided that those little green hand-grenades were not meant for human consumption???
