Re: Gardening for the Year 2000

Anne wrote:
     Is anyone planning anything more extensive in honor of the year
2000?

     Most of my preparations have centered around trying to find more
heirloom varieties to plant this year, in the hopes of learning how to
save my own seeds. I think that the possibilities of disruptions just
became a motivation to learn some skills I've meant to learn all along.
In fact realizing how vulnerable we all are just made me want to become
a little more self-sufficient, regardless of the outcome of the
"computor bug" scenario. 
     I will say also that the many different weather patterns have also
made me realize the advantage of storing up a little more each fall. We
experienced the "Blizzard of '93" here in East Tennessee where 30 inches
of snow brought disruptions for ten days, and ever since "preparedness"
has become more of an issue for our family. I just got finished reading
that in 1830 it never stopped snowing the entire winter in certain parts
of New England and they missed an entire Spring planting and harvest. 
Formerly, I have only played around with canning a few tomatoes and
apples but I did buy a pressure canner at the end of the season last
year and plan to learn how to use it and "put up" alot more this year.
So I am planting more vegies with that in mind too.
     I would like to hear what others have to say on this matter as
well. It seems to me the longer you are a gardener the more in tune to
the cycles of nature you become...and we seem to be the only species
that no longer make ANY preparations for winter. 
          Theresa in Tennessee   

Rest & Be Thankful!
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