One Alaskans greenhouse

[heirloomgal]

Artichokes, Rosemary, Stevia, Self Heal and Peppers are what i call “long starts” and i’ve been nursing this group from right after the first of the year. There’s a tray of mint starts in there as well which are voracious this year; so much so that im cutting them back and will just dry it like i would later in the year.
Up above these i’ve got 4 10/20’s of Asparagus, Celery, Parsley and Tomato’s.
Next week is a big week for starts which will include Cabbage, Cukes, Broccoli, Kale, and several Pole/Bush beans. Each week following has it’s group of starts too and this continues until Mid April when i can move it all out to the greenhouse, and beyond!
It’s here and I’m loving it!

This group will move over the the “White House” with more room and bigger lights next week, to make room for the new stuff.

What do you use the Self Heal for? That is a low growing plant with small purple flowers, right? I think my front lawn has a lot of it.

How did the cardoons go for you last year?

 

[Alasgun]

The Cardoon was way too bitter for us. These sorts of things are more a diversion for us and im back to Artichokes again, another diversion!

Self heal is easy and beneficial so we grow it, dry it and drink the tea. I also start some seed in the fall to have a plant we can scalp thru the winter.
The first year it’s more of a creeper, very low growing. Once it comes the second year it’ll get 18 inches tall and fairly bushy. With the half dozen i started in the fall i’ll be up to a dozen or so little “patches”.

This is just one of many articles off the net.

Self Heal

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[Alasgun]

Today was a big day with a lot of seed going in starters and some things being up-potted. The White house light system was commissioned and all the big stuff was moved over, under the L.E.D’s.

This is my first year using a commercial medium all by itself. Happy Frog is working very well as both a seed starting mix and a potting soil. I’m especially fond of the texture and handling ability when transplanting.

No shortage of stuff to do right now!

 

[heirloomgal]

The Cardoon was way too bitter for us. These sorts of things are more a diversion for us and im back to Artichokes again, another diversion!

Self heal is easy and beneficial so we grow it, dry it and drink the tea. I also start some seed in the fall to have a plant we can scalp thru the winter.
The first year it’s more of a creeper, very low growing. Once it comes the second year it’ll get 18 inches tall and fairly bushy. With the half dozen i started in the fall i’ll be up to a dozen or so little “patches”.

This is just one of many articles off the net.

Self Heal

Medical Medium: Self Heal - now at www.medicalmedium.com

www.medicalmedium.com

In my cardoon adventure I realized a) how big they get and how little room I had b) that they need to be blanched for weeks before harvest to lose the bitterness and then cooked for a really long time, so I let them go. They are beautiful, but a lot of work to make palatable it seems.