On last Saturday I went up to Springfield, Oregon. There on an urban farm lives Nick Rutledge. He's quite an interesting man. A plant man like myself, he's a fun conversationalist - especially with his English accent. On that day, Nick was co-hosting a discussion of winter gardening. And being new to the Northwest, I was excited to attend. Of particular interest to me are the 'grex' mixes Nick is working on. Essentially, a 'grex' mix is a grow out of many different varieties of the same plant. When they flower they cross pollinate. And when that seed is grown out over a few years, many interesting new varieties emerge. Nick shared some kale seed with me that originated from a grow out of fourteen different European varieties. I'm interested to see what will emerge and I'm glad to call Nick Rutledge my friend.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Meet Nick Rutledge
On last Saturday I went up to Springfield, Oregon. There on an urban farm lives Nick Rutledge. He's quite an interesting man. A plant man like myself, he's a fun conversationalist - especially with his English accent. On that day, Nick was co-hosting a discussion of winter gardening. And being new to the Northwest, I was excited to attend. Of particular interest to me are the 'grex' mixes Nick is working on. Essentially, a 'grex' mix is a grow out of many different varieties of the same plant. When they flower they cross pollinate. And when that seed is grown out over a few years, many interesting new varieties emerge. Nick shared some kale seed with me that originated from a grow out of fourteen different European varieties. I'm interested to see what will emerge and I'm glad to call Nick Rutledge my friend.
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