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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

Kaleva

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8. Parsnips can be stored much like carrots

Reply to RainCaster (Reply #4)

Sat Aug 18, 2018, 05:23 AM

Aug 2018

While Jerusalem Artichokes don't have the shelf life potatoes have, you could leave them in the ground and dig up as needed. At least till the ground freezes. A great thing about the sunchokes is that the small tubers can be put back or left in the ground for next years crop and a 5' X 5' raised bed, separate from the main garden as the plant can spread, can produce about 100 lbs.

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How big a garden does one need for frugal times? [View all] Kaleva Aug 2018 OP

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From what I gather, one will need about a 40' row of dried pole beans to produce 26lbs Kaleva Aug 2018 #9

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Tubers RainCaster Aug 2018 #4

Parsnips can be stored much like carrots Kaleva Aug 2018 #8

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Do you know about growing foods in hay bales? Grasswire2 Aug 2018 #6

I'm filling my freezer space from the farmers market. Grasswire2 Aug 2018 #7

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I find the Kratky method of hydroponics to be quite interesting and I might give it a try Kaleva Aug 2018 #12

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That sounds like some excellent research to start, Kaleva. Hortensis Aug 2018 #11

I find this fascinating because it ties up many of my interests together. Kaleva Aug 2018 #13

The very best reason. My gardening was almost Hortensis Aug 2018 #15