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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.
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My Home Garden, Kathmandu Nepal 11 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 20 hours ago.
Feeling Stuck 6 Replies
Maybe it's just me, but the more I watch TV cooking shows and read about how vegetables and meats should be "cooked to perfection" the more intimidated I feel about cooking and gardening. Things th...
Started by Penelope in Growing vegetables and herbs. Last reply by david e kelley 1 day ago.
Honeybees Face Towering Threat From Cell Phones 6 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 Donald 1 day ago.
Vert Slightly sweet sauerkraut ???? 6 Replies
Hi all: Im a beginner sauerkraut maker and am looking for recipe help...I used to hate sauerkraut but tasted a jar of home made that was deliciouse ..it had diced up red sweet peppers in it and ha...
Started by Janet Hoshel in Growing vegetables and herbs. Last reply by Martha Hill Nov 22.
Been a while! 1 Reply
Its been a while since I have been on herre, let alone posted anything. I ahve been really busy getting my new business off the ground. I am still the owner of a landscaping business but I also ahv...
Started by Chris Bocchino in Growing vegetables and herbs. Last reply by Martha Hill Nov 22.
Compost news 5 Replies
Hi Greetings from Crete, last year I posted a question on KGI to ask you all about composting grape waste ie the skins and seeds left over from wine and raki making, my villagers produce tons of th...
Tagged: manure, grape, compost
Started by Jeff St.Clair in Growing vegetables and herbs. Last reply by Georg Strafella Nov 22.
Press inquiry: Women gardeners feeding the hungry 1 Reply
I received this by e-mail and thought there might be someone(s) from our community who fit(s) the bill. Please respond directly to Shelley. Thanks and good wishes to all, Roger Hi, 'm wondering i...
Started by Roger in Kitchen garden opportunities. Last reply by Bea Kunz Nov 22.
Seed Sources? 8 Replies
I may be getting a little ahead of myself, but I'm already looking to find a place to buy my Spring seeds. Does anyone have any suggestions for places that they've bought from in the past? I have a...
Tagged: seeds
Started by PiscesGirl in Growing vegetables and herbs. Last reply by James R. McBride Nov 22.
Kiwi Recipes
I've just recieved a generous amount of kiwifruits from a neighbor (and grown a handful of my own) and I'm worried that they'll spoil before we can eat them all. Does anyone have any tried and true...
Tagged: kiwifruit, kiwis, kiwi
Started by PiscesGirl in Recipe swap Nov 18.
Back Yard Vegetable Gardening Business Expanding in the U.S. 3 Replies
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. Last reply by Raul Valdivia Nov 16.
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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
Your First Vegetable Garden
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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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
… ContinueCreated 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
… ContinueCreated 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..
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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
… ContinueCreated 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
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
… ContinueCreated 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.
ContinueCreated 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
ContinueCreated by Ian May 28, 2008 at 6:19pm. Last updated by Ian May. 28, 2008.
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