Growing fruits and nuts (42)
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Growing wild blueberries from seed?Has anyone done this, and what is your advice? I have found information from the Maine Cooperative Extension Service about how it is done... Started by Meg Richards |
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Transplanting blueberries - do I really have to remove the flowers?Is it really true that when you transplant blueberry bushes, you have to pinch off all the flowers/fruit the first summer? I read that it... Started by Cherylfah |
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Jan 22 Reply by Linda |
pruning new raspberries - what do I do?I have some young raspberry plants in my garden--all planted from small healthy canes I got early last spring from 1. A friend in Portlan... Started by Cherylfah |
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Jan 9 Reply by PADDY |
Pruning-HELP!!!Hi everyone, Here in Israel, it is finally 'winter' - I think the climate must be similar to southern California? Our kitchen is full of ... Started by alyson |
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Jan 8 Reply by alyson |
grapes growing on fences rather than arborsDoes anyone have experience with growing grapes along fences rather than on arbors? I planted one interlaken grape vine this fall and tie... Started by Cherylfah |
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Jan 7 Reply by Jeanine |
pieris japonica and mason bee pollinationThis past fall, I planted some small pieris japonica shrubs to provide nectar for mason bees (Osmia lignaria) in my garden during the ear... Started by Cherylfah |
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Jan 5 Reply by Irene |
ripening bananasWe have several bunches of bananas growing in our Greenhouse. The biggest one was so heavy that the plant broke, the fruit is still very ... Started by Valerianella |
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Nov. 20, 2008 Reply by Barbara |
Blueberry plant with dark spots on leavesI live in Central Florida and have a one year old blueberry plant that all of a sudden has developed small dark spots on the leaves and i... Started by mayra |
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Oct. 26, 2008 Reply by Tamra |
How do I winterize my Himrod and Merlot grape vines?I recently planted (recently, meaning last month 9/2008) Himrod and Merlot grapes in my backyard and stopped watering them daily when the... Started by Dana Wilson |
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Picking grape vine leaves for culinary uses.I have a sultana grape vine which now has tiny bunches if grapes and the leaves will soon be big enough to make dolmades. Can I pick any ... Started by Maggie |
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Oct. 12, 2008 Reply by Maggie |
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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.....
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Hi, I'm starting to put together a few guidlines on using the discussion forum on here.
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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.
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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
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US STATES ABBREVIATIONS
US STATE ABBREVIATIONS
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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
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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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