Comments on: Reading the Gardeners’ Landscape 9-7-07 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/reading-the-gardeners-landscape-9-7-07/ Featuring Vegetable Gardening Tips, Organic Growing Techniques, and Unique Plants for the Backyard Gardener Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:11:01 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Robinson http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/reading-the-gardeners-landscape-9-7-07/#comment-27343 Robinson Mon, 17 Sep 2007 03:58:53 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/reading-the-gardeners-landscape-9-7-07/#comment-27343 I had several horned tomatoes in my garden this year too. My kids got a kick out of them. I had several horned tomatoes in my garden this year too. My kids got a kick out of them.

]]> By: Kenny Point http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/reading-the-gardeners-landscape-9-7-07/#comment-26770 Kenny Point Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:35:06 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/reading-the-gardeners-landscape-9-7-07/#comment-26770 Karrin, thanks for stopping by. Growing vagetables during the fall season is just so easy and rewarding that you can't go wrong with giving it a shot. Patrick, thanks a lot for the info and yes it does make sense. I guess I was focused on a landrace as more of a diverse assortment of seed genetics like that found in a grex rather than as a distinct, refined, and localized seed variety. Karrin, thanks for stopping by. Growing vagetables during the fall season is just so easy and rewarding that you can’t go wrong with giving it a shot.

Patrick, thanks a lot for the info and yes it does make sense. I guess I was focused on a landrace as more of a diverse assortment of seed genetics like that found in a grex rather than as a distinct, refined, and localized seed variety.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/reading-the-gardeners-landscape-9-7-07/#comment-26596 Patrick Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:59:02 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/reading-the-gardeners-landscape-9-7-07/#comment-26596 Hi Kenny, The word landrace is probably German, and I don't think it makes much sense in English. When you have one word that means two different things in two different languages, it's called a false friend. Both 'land' and 'race' are false friends with German. In English we have a variety of vegetable, a breed of dog or a race of people. At least in Dutch, and probably German (I don't speak German), everything is a 'race'. So you have a race of vegetable, instead of a variety. The word 'land' in German really means 'country' or 'region', it doesn't mean the same as land in English. So, if you put together land (country or region) and race (variety), it means you have a plant variety that has been breed for a particular country or region. This is what 'landrace' means. Søren took this one step further, by saying 'gardenrace', meaning his melons were a variety breed specifically for his garden. I hope this makes sense... It took me a little while to think it through myself! Landrace is an English word, and it is in the dictionary, but I think it makes more sense if you understand the origin of the word. I came across an article recently that uses the word: http://www.cimmyt.org/english/wps/news/2007/aug/Jala.htm Hi Kenny,

The word landrace is probably German, and I don’t think it makes much sense in English.

When you have one word that means two different things in two different languages, it’s called a false friend. Both ‘land’ and ‘race’ are false friends with German.

In English we have a variety of vegetable, a breed of dog or a race of people. At least in Dutch, and probably German (I don’t speak German), everything is a ‘race’. So you have a race of vegetable, instead of a variety.

The word ‘land’ in German really means ‘country’ or ‘region’, it doesn’t mean the same as land in English.

So, if you put together land (country or region) and race (variety), it means you have a plant variety that has been breed for a particular country or region. This is what ‘landrace’ means. Søren took this one step further, by saying ‘gardenrace’, meaning his melons were a variety breed specifically for his garden.

I hope this makes sense… It took me a little while to think it through myself! Landrace is an English word, and it is in the dictionary, but I think it makes more sense if you understand the origin of the word. I came across an article recently that uses the word:

http://www.cimmyt.org/english/wps/news/2007/aug/Jala.htm

]]> By: Karrin http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/reading-the-gardeners-landscape-9-7-07/#comment-26459 Karrin Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:38:23 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/reading-the-gardeners-landscape-9-7-07/#comment-26459 The information on <a href="http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/category/fall-vegetable-gardening/" rel="nofollow">Fall gardening</a> is fabulous! I am one of those gardeners that tends to slow things down for the Winter but am considering trying my hand at the Fall veggies. Thank You for taking the time to provide links to so many fun sites. The information on Fall gardening is fabulous! I am one of those gardeners that tends to slow things down for the Winter but am considering trying my hand at the Fall veggies. Thank You for taking the time to provide links to so many fun sites.

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