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Are you NEW here?

Welcome to the community site of Kitchen Gardeners International.

I'm sure you'll find the site interesting, we're a pretty friendly bunch.

INTRODUCTIONS - Why not introduce yourself to everyone.

FORUM - the place to find all those discussions

GROUP - Join a group, there is one for everyone.

NOTES - This is where I can put stuff that is of interest to members. At the moment there are one or two "how to" articles and a whole range of recipes.

But, first of all, please familiarise yourself with our FORUM POLICY.

ADDING A LINK - shows you just how you add a link to posts or comments

SOME OTHER STUFF.

Got a Question about the community?? Ask Ian

Want to personalise your page? Go to the SETTINGS page.

So, with all that choice, just dive right in and get started...but don't forget, there is a garden out there....

Ian

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Valerianella

Honeybees Face Towering Threat From Cell Phones 2 Replies

Honeybees Face Towering Threat From Cell Phones Studies have brought out evidence to support the theory of colony collapse disorder (CCD) among honeybees due to bioactive microwave radiation from...

Tagged: disorder, collapse, colony, honeybees

Started by Valerianella in Food for thought. Last reply by Strumelia 22 minutes ago.

Ian

INTRODUCTIONS 57 Replies

Hi, If you're new here, why not introduce yourself and have a bit more freedom to tell us all about your garden..

Started by Ian in KGI member and supporter feedback. Last reply by Glenn Fletcher 1 day ago.

Mark

Help needed for e-book 41 Replies

Hello, I'm researching for a new e-book that will be like a beginners guide to vegetable gardening. I want to help encourage more people like you to become passionate about growing their own produc...

Started by Mark in Growing vegetables and herbs. Last reply by Penelope 1 day ago.

Kitchen Gardeners International

What new fruits are you trying this year? 68 Replies

Any new types or varieties you're trying for the first time?

Started by Kitchen Gardeners International in Growing fruits and nuts. Last reply by Maxine Walker 1 day ago.

Don Rosenberg

Back Yard Vegetable Gardening Business Expanding in the U.S.

Instant Organic Garden is a three year old business that installs raised bed vegetable gardens in the greater Charlotte, NC area. The reaction has been so positive that we are expanding our company...

Tagged: opportunity, garden, vegetable, business

Started by Don Rosenberg in Growing vegetables and herbs Nov 6.

Don Rosenberg

Back Yard Vegetable Gardening Business Expanding in the U.S.

Instant Organic Garden is a three year old business that installs raised bed vegetable gardens in the greater Charlotte, NC area. The reaction has been so positive that we are expanding our company...

Tagged: opportunity, garden, vegetable, business

Started by Don Rosenberg in Kitchen garden opportunities Nov 6.

Chris Bocchino

What do you grow in your winter garden? 51 Replies

I was just wondering what everyone grew in their winter gardens or if they grow something that is out of the ordinary for the season.

Started by Chris Bocchino in Growing vegetables and herbs. Last reply by Tamra Nov 6.

Sumitra Pande

My Home Garden, Kathmandu Nepal 9 Replies

I live in Kathmandu, Nepal. Nepal is a poorest country based in agricultural economy. The status of women are very miserable in general. Compared to other average Nepali women I am lucky as I live ...

Started by Sumitra Pande in Growing vegetables and herbs. Last reply by Sumitra Pande Nov 5.

N & K Grant

Preserving Pesto 11 Replies

I was wondering if anyone has preserved pesto without freezing it. We live off the grid, and only have a tiny freezer (part of the frig) so we can or dry our food. I would really love to be able to...

Started by N & K Grant in Food preservation. Last reply by Marian Worley Nov 5.

Kristin W.

Growing grapes (for wine) in Maine? 29 Replies

I've been interested for a few years in the possibility of adding some grapevines to my yard with the hope of making some wine. I live in zone 5 in Southern Maine, and the growing season here is re...

Started by Kristin W. in Growing fruits and nuts. Last reply by Rick Nov 5.

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Strumelia

A sprout eating day.


I had quite a nice fresh sprout harvest in my fridge today from all my jar/bag/tray seed sprouting experiments.
They were so fresh and tasty, I wound up eating a lot of sprouts today! For lunch I had an alfalfa sprout sandwich on a hamburger bun with a touch of mayonnaise. Then f… Continue

Posted by Strumelia on July 21, 2009 at 7:30pm — 5 Comments

Oz Gardener

Your First Vegetable Garden

If this is the year for your first vegetable garden, congratulations! You’re about to embark on a wonderful venture of discovery and fun. You may have some setbacks – even very experienced gardeners do – but, most setbacks are very minor in comparison to the rewards that most of us get from gardening.

Here are my suggestions for all you starting out this year …

Start Relatively Small – For most beginners, smaller is better. Unless you have recently retired, finally quit playing golf or some ot… Continue

Posted by Oz Gardener on May 6, 2009 at 1:30pm — 6 Comments

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I think increasing pesticide usage, both in commercial agriculture and in home lawn use is playing a much larger part than cell phones. I read lots of articles written a few years ago claiming this cell phone issue as the cause of colony collapse....
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Paul Lambert is now a member of Kitchen Gardeners
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Wow this is a really scary article. Thank you for posting it to keep us all informed.
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This group is for persons wishing to share, discuss, and meet about ways to vegetable garden in the state of Tennessee.
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Honeybees Face Towering Threat From Cell Phones Posted by: Dr. Mercola November 07 2009 | 26,681 views Studies have brought out evidence to support the theory of colony collapse disorder (CCD) among honeybees due to bioactive microwave radiation ...
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I dont think mother nature can help you with your potato crops but I will pray to God to make the sun shine for you both and all the other farmers over there.
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Sounds like a pleasent and productive day.
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Yes! but the nature never betrays us and when it seems it is her plan.
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Adrian, the old frames are totally beyond reusing- not worth trying to scrap and clean....I have all new frames waiting to be nailed together and new wax&wire foundation too. When I do the split i will be putting one old deep on each stand- with b...
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Yes ! and pray for sunny days and rains as well.Here In Islamabad, we received heavy rain fall , last night ,after many dry months. I was worried that we would not be able to do wheat sowing in time.This been Barani area, we are always at mercy of...
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Nice Work keep it up
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Definitely aim to progressively replace those black frames with new foundation as soon as there is a reasonably strong honey flow next spring. Don't force the pace, let the bees work at their own rate, and don't split the brood nest by plonking fo...
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Australia's climate varies from tropical to cool mountain. This group will discuss kitchen gardening in the variety of climates and conditions found in Australia.
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Ways to garden with small children, fun ways to get kids interested in gardening and how to teach them to love and care for our Earth.
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Here is my first hive, which I plan to split into two hives in the Spring....
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Notes

HOW TO - ADD A LINK

Several people have experienced difficulty putting working links into comments and blogs etc and I know it is clumsy.... so here is how you do it.....

First type the text you want to appear....  ie  IAN'S PAGE

Then go back and highlight the link text.

Then hit the hyperlink button...a pictogram of a chain link.

Your browser may intervene and request permission to allow temporary scripting or some similar message.   Allow it and go back and highlight the text again

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Created by Ian Jun 7, 2009 at 7:28pm. Last updated by Ian Jun 8.

Forum Policy

Hi, I'm starting to put together a few guidlines on using the discussion forum on here.

I would be happy to hear any comments you may have.  This is very much a work in progress so plese feel free to ask me to add anything you think is needed.

I don't want to make our community hide bound by rules and regulations but I think that, as the community has grown, some explanation of what is expected is needed.

Administration

You can refer any que

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Created by Ian May 23, 2009 at 1:55am. Last updated by Ian May 25.

Climate maps

Hi following recent discussion I have put climate maps of the USA, Australia and Europe on here for reference..

 Climate map of the USA

Climate map of Australia

Climate map of Europe

 

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Created by Ian Sep 12, 2008 at 6:20pm. Last updated by Ian Apr 14.

Recipes, Recipes, Recipes

Hi Everyone,  I've started to collect together recipes from various posts on the site and put them all together here.

If you have a recipe you want to add on here, just post it on the site and leave a comment on my page telling me where it is and I'll go and fetch it back here.

They are organised in Contributor Order but I'm open to better suggestions!

BEVA'S RECIPES

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Created by Ian Jun 2, 2008 at 9:54am. Last updated by Ian Apr 13.

US STATES ABBREVIATIONS

 

US STATE ABBREVIATIONS

AK - Alaska               AL - Alabama              AR - Arkansas
AZ - Arizona              CA - California           CO - Colorado
CT - Connecticut          DC - Dist of Columbia *   DE - Delaware
FL - Florida              GA - Georgia              GU

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Created by Ian Jan 27, 2009 at 4:27pm. Last updated by Ian Jan 27.

HOW TO - MAKE COMPOST

Recently there was an excellent discussion about composting. I’ve pulled together all the various comments here. You can also watch KGI's video on composting here.

 

 

KATE’S ADVICE

I used to have a tumbler that we made from a wine-barrel but

1 you have to fill it up all at once

2. it seemed mostly

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Created by Ian May 30, 2008 at 5:29am. Last updated by Roger Jan 15.

Notes Home

Welcome to Notes.

To view notes that are in the system hit the "all notes" button above.

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Created by Ian May 28, 2008 at 12:10pm. Last updated by Ian May. 30, 2008.

A Note about Notes

I have just written this note so that I can see what we can achieve by using this new feature.

If you read this and have any suggestions then please leave a comment on my page or email me.

Ian

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Created by Ian May 28, 2008 at 6:19pm. Last updated by Ian May. 28, 2008.

 

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