1863! Excellent find. I see the excitement in you, seems gardeners have this quality. Im old now and still have it. Love your channel. The Cukecumber was funny
I think it would be so easy now for us to go into another dark age/ Great Depression if the internet or modern technology were to go down for an extended period of time, just because of how much we rely on technology to survive.
Don't know if anyone mentioned this but I believe that what they meant when using the term "forcing" was actually early germination of seedlings for later planting vs direct seeding. Not that something was for stuffing. Like forcing a flower bulb in the house. They even have forcing glasses or vases, specially designed for this 😁
I guess forced cucumbers refers to a method of preparation. They are stuffed and you actually sew it together with a needle and thread! The recipe actually sounds delicious.
I just sat down to make sone Pico de Gallo. We are going to see the eclipse at Valley of the Gods in Southern Utah. We have to leave at 5:30 to get there in time. I am bringing chips and salsa. You should read the whole book! I love hearing this!
One reason they thought tomatoes were poisonous is because they were often served on pewter plates. The acid in the tomato released the lead in the pewter and people were getting lead poisoning.
The other day I was playing a game on my phone named, Cryptugram, I did a category called Great Quotes. The puzzle mentioned a tomato, I don't remember the quote. The description at the end of the completed puzzle said that in the 600s AD tomatoes were used in pill form.
😂😂Luke, I'm sitting here giggling. I have a couple of 1800 garden books, and it's hard to explain the joy it brings hearing and searching for seeds from these books. My favorite so far is the London Grove Paste tomato. The blooms are the size of quarters. And, they have a massive tap root! Check this out! In 1793, Martha Randolph wrote her father from Monticello and complained of insect damage in the garden. Jefferson's response summarized a basic philosophy of gardening:
"We will try this winter to cover our garden with a heavy coating of manure. When earth is rich it bids defiance to droughts, yields in abundance, and of the best quality. I suspect that the insects which have harassed you have been encouraged by the feebleness of your plants; and that has been produced by the lean state of the soil. We will attack them another year with joint efforts."
Oh I wish I could have seen the live but the replay is great. I love your enthusiasm with gardening. I have a few vintage seed catalogs that have varieties not seen today so I can understand how “giddy”you are. Thanks for sharing
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1863! Excellent find.
I see the excitement in you, seems gardeners have this quality. Im old now and still have it. Love your channel.
The Cukecumber was funny
Only a garden nerd would understand. I need to get my hands on that book! Love it!
"Gold leaf"
Loved your enthusiasm! And thank you for sharing; I love old books as well (well… all books really, but old books give such insight into the past)
I think it would be so easy now for us to go into another dark age/ Great Depression if the internet or modern technology were to go down for an extended period of time, just because of how much we rely on technology to survive.
Don't know if anyone mentioned this but I believe that what they meant when using the term "forcing" was actually early germination of seedlings for later planting vs direct seeding. Not that something was for stuffing. Like forcing a flower bulb in the house. They even have forcing glasses or vases, specially designed for this 😁
I guess forced cucumbers refers to a method of preparation. They are stuffed and you actually sew it together with a needle and thread! The recipe actually sounds delicious.
For those interested in the book: Project Gutenberg has it as an ebook totally for free
I just sat down to make sone Pico de Gallo. We are going to see the eclipse at Valley of the Gods in Southern Utah. We have to leave at 5:30 to get there in time. I am bringing chips and salsa. You should read the whole book! I love hearing this!
An 1863 garden would be great! We would expect to see you dressed like Abraham Lincoln or sone other historical figure while harvesting.
I wasn’t to see a list of crops and the varieties on your site so we can look for them!
One reason they thought tomatoes were poisonous is because they were often served on pewter plates. The acid in the tomato released the lead in the pewter and people were getting lead poisoning.
Nice to see someone younger than me getting excited about old gardening books!
This book has landed in the right hands 🌀🙌🏼
The other day I was playing a game on my phone named, Cryptugram, I did a category called Great Quotes. The puzzle mentioned a tomato, I don't remember the quote. The description at the end of the completed puzzle said that in the 600s AD tomatoes were used in pill form.
Thanks for sharing, love y'all down here in Virginia too
😂😂Luke, I'm sitting here giggling. I have a couple of 1800 garden books, and it's hard to explain the joy it brings hearing and searching for seeds from these books. My favorite so far is the London Grove Paste tomato. The blooms are the size of quarters. And, they have a massive tap root!
Check this out! In 1793, Martha Randolph wrote her father from Monticello and complained of insect damage in the garden. Jefferson's response summarized a basic philosophy of gardening:
"We will try this winter to cover our garden with a heavy coating of manure. When earth is rich it bids defiance to droughts, yields in abundance, and of the best quality. I suspect that the insects which have harassed you have been encouraged by the feebleness of your plants; and that has been produced by the lean state of the soil. We will attack them another year with joint efforts."
Oh I wish I could have seen the live but the replay is great. I love your enthusiasm with gardening. I have a few vintage seed catalogs that have varieties not seen today so I can understand how “giddy”you are. Thanks for sharing
Story time with Luke lol. Love this and this book