tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599994070177946721.post3428711159694678129..comments2023-08-26T08:35:59.375-04:00Comments on Incoming BYTES: Jeepers HeapersRaymond Alexander Kukkeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01347971987435644221noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599994070177946721.post-29748095363557804312012-01-29T14:19:04.859-05:002012-01-29T14:19:04.859-05:00Glory, somehow I missed this comment, but thank yo...Glory, somehow I missed this comment, but thank you for visiting! It was a lovely heap--and at this time (JAN 29TH) we still have some of those beautiful squash, etc. in storage--and still in great shape!<br />I would send you some if I could! Thanks again for commenting! ~RRaymond Alexander Kukkeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01347971987435644221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599994070177946721.post-51151947413058617162012-01-29T14:16:12.690-05:002012-01-29T14:16:12.690-05:00Thanks Mac! It was a very successful heap wasn...Thanks Mac! It was a very successful heap wasn't it! The year prior, on that same heap, I had ONE vine of Hubbard squash that was approximately 40' across--and gave us 17 squash--that were mostly the 24-26" size. That performance got me hooked on 'heap' technology! Thanks for commenting!Raymond Alexander Kukkeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01347971987435644221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599994070177946721.post-79247404327277364412012-01-29T14:04:33.527-05:002012-01-29T14:04:33.527-05:00I am impressed!I am impressed!Mac Pikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07309011587523287966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599994070177946721.post-14133885636712735712011-09-15T22:38:37.260-04:002011-09-15T22:38:37.260-04:00Oh, I love it! What a beautiful heap with all thos...Oh, I love it! What a beautiful heap with all those lovely vines growing on it. So much came from it too. Just wonderful! We had a rather poor pumpkin harvest this year. So, glad it didn't hit you further north.Glorygarden@msn.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05590509665833028919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599994070177946721.post-29442285193487979912011-09-09T12:34:56.051-04:002011-09-09T12:34:56.051-04:00hi Nadine, welcome back! I've never heard of u...hi Nadine, welcome back! I've never heard of using a pepper plant in soup or stews, but it sounds good, we shall try that. Also, if you bring mature pepper plants inside and protect them from frost and drying out, you can plant them in the garden again next year too! <br />You can build raised beds or "heap" anywhere,using any and all organic materials available, fall leaves, old hay, cuttings, you name it. Add some peat moss and a bit of soil, lawn clippings, etc, and water it enough so it will tend to compost over the winter. A basic rough log outline or box would be neater, but really not necessary unless you have heavy rainfalls which can reduce your "heap" to a " much flatter heap". Have fun!Raymond Alexander Kukkeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01347971987435644221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599994070177946721.post-25128943297697702412011-09-08T17:59:42.530-04:002011-09-08T17:59:42.530-04:00my kind of post-complete with visuals...i like aut...my kind of post-complete with visuals...i like autumn, for the comfort food...squash and fruits, the last greens...i shelter dandelions and peppers in corners, and reap chicory greens for greens and potatoes..add entire branches of pepper plants for savoring stews and soups..the flavor steams health into the pepper-pot.<br /><br />salads of nasturtiums and green soya beans.delicious in the last throes of gardenhood..now converting unused driveway into raised beds (heaps) strewn with leaves and dead plants by now..i may not build a box, maybe it will work as yours did? a warm fall to you.nadine sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02101334796439082551noreply@blogger.com