tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post5487966234445994950..comments2024-03-26T17:53:49.471+00:00Comments on Mark's Veg Plot: VSRMark Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-75172157260623870552014-07-14T15:01:14.918+01:002014-07-14T15:01:14.918+01:00High VSR rating vegetables for me are sweet potato...High VSR rating vegetables for me are sweet potatoes (they always produce prolifically, are easy to grow and are lovely fresh from the garden); okra (this year fresh okra is $2.99/lb non organic at the local fruit stand -- usually cheaper than grocery store, and again prolific and easy to grow in the garden). Herbs always are high VSR for me, especially since I have been learning to use them medicinally, because I save LOTS of money using them medicinally. Peaches are high VSR here. I always plant beans. I don't know if they are high VSR, but can't imagine my garden without them. <br /><br />Corn is low VSR. It never works for me. And potatoes are low VSR, too, for the same reason. I got 36 potatoes this year. Sigh. Cristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11885394458317264217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-56750346798189728592010-12-18T19:46:47.832+00:002010-12-18T19:46:47.832+00:00Thanks! I'll check them both out.Thanks! I'll check them both out.Veggie PAKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13250455377130668508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-5324842662890392972010-12-18T16:22:00.123+00:002010-12-18T16:22:00.123+00:00Hi Veggie PAK; A very interesting response. It jus...Hi Veggie PAK; A very interesting response. It just demonstrates that what works for one person in one place will not necessarily work for someone else in a different place. Re tomatoes: do you know the website tomatopedia.com? It might assist your research. This one is also worth visiting: http://tater-mater.blogspot.com/Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-22229231031414530722010-12-18T16:04:18.402+00:002010-12-18T16:04:18.402+00:00Mark, I have been thinking about some of the crops...Mark, I have been thinking about some of the crops I've grown and how they fit into the VSP view of gardening. Last season I grew sweet corn in almost half of one of my plots, only to have a nor'easter (bad weather wind) lay it down just like the previous two years. As a result, I only was able to pick 88 small ears of corn from that crop. In retrospect, that was a failure to me. So, corn is one crop that I will NOT be planting this year. Pickling cucumbers is another crop I won't be planting this coming year. They went wild and I had more than I could possibly use and no one wanted the extra, so they yellowed on the vines. Beets will not be planted either. I have tried for three years to grow beets, as they are reputed to be so easy to grow, and I do like them. I will invest no further effort for trying to have a beet harvest. What I now have <br />growing in the 1/2 barrels will be it for me. Onions will not be grown either. Too non-productive for the time and space invested.Also, no more experimental crops such as salsify (oyster plant) that was extremely difficult to germinate in the ground. Oddly enough, when planted in the 1/2 barrels, they germinated much faster than the package said they would. <br /><br />I will absolutely be planting Fortex green beans in the spring. Actually, I may double the planting area of them as they taste wonderful and are absolutely stringless. That was a big factor for me planting them in the first place. I will also be planting a hybrid roma type tomato. I am heavily into canning, and would have canned more had I had the produce needed. While the tomato sauces I canned are very good, they are very liquid. As a result, I am going to try to find tomatoes that are especially good for making sauces. With that said, romas come to mind first. Maybe there is another type that is suited for sauce as well or even better, but I don't know of it at this point in time.<br /><br />I shall continue to ponder my plantings to see what I will end up with for the spring planting.Veggie PAKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13250455377130668508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-41127041403257159042010-11-25T21:22:36.986+00:002010-11-25T21:22:36.986+00:00Good Post Mark! While I am fortunate to have acces...Good Post Mark! While I am fortunate to have access to a rather larger plot, I would consider chilies, eggplant, tomotoes, beets (if only because it is a double crop of beet and greens) as good VSR.David P. Offutt - The Gastronomic Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941257262332056194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-23498911403936065032010-11-05T07:29:11.308+00:002010-11-05T07:29:11.308+00:00I like your VSR candidates Sarah -- though I have ...I like your VSR candidates Sarah -- though I have only once tried growing garlic and it was not brilliant. We use so much of it in cooking that I would probably need to devote about 25% of my garden to growing it if we we to have enough for all year! Raspberries have good VSR because they don't travel well -- also they have high yields for the space they occupy.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-32421457672791806792010-11-04T21:45:56.302+00:002010-11-04T21:45:56.302+00:00I like this VSR idea. My plot is tiny so I pick cr...I like this VSR idea. My plot is tiny so I pick crop varieties that have high yields, long cropping periods, and are reliable.<br />For me, crops with high VSR are climbing beans, garlic, tomatoes, and raspberries.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16088886915046534285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-20240256100329464762010-11-04T06:56:17.603+00:002010-11-04T06:56:17.603+00:00Ok, so here we have two completely opposite views ...Ok, so here we have two completely opposite views of the VSR of maincrop potatoes! I suspect that Kelli is right in saying that it really depends on how much space you have available. Spuds are not actually that cheap when you consider how many of them most of us use.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-34285505248801459222010-11-03T22:07:46.687+00:002010-11-03T22:07:46.687+00:00Interesting blog; would be good to think about thi...Interesting blog; would be good to think about this several times during the year. I have alot of garden space so potatoes for me are high value; I get enough to do me in summer and winter and they're usally a high-ish priced in the shops (much higher than growing). Leeks go a long way for me. I saved a fortune growing my own salad over the summer. <br /><br />I haven't tried growing broccoli or chillis before so good to know others' views.Kellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263430746482725687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-44475561090284313132010-11-03T21:27:30.113+00:002010-11-03T21:27:30.113+00:00Let me see. Blackcurrants, strawberries, purple s...Let me see. Blackcurrants, strawberries, purple sprouting broccoli.<br /><br />Negative rating - maincrop potatoes. Definitely on the way out with me.<br /><br />Sorry to hear about your wet Sunday. I daresay we'll have our turn soon.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269887100694066103noreply@blogger.com