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suki

what is your favorite tomato?

Im trying to decide the different varieties of tomatoes to plant in my garden so please tell me some of your favorites and why.

Started by suki

59 Sep 7
Reply by Wyatt Jones
Paula

Let's talk groundhogs people.......

Need I say more? Got 'em? Got rid of 'em? How? Did you manage to keep them out of your veggies? How? Did you find that Gopher Sonic Spike...

Started by Paula

24 Sep 7
Reply by Wyatt Jones
Eric M

Where do your seeds come from?

Hi, I just received this from one of my fellow gardeners here in the NW USA: Recently on a gardening forum in which I participate, a lis...

Started by Eric M

44 Sep 7
Reply by Wyatt Jones
Pamela Paasche OHearn

Looking for help adjusting to gardening in Idaho...

I gardened all my life in Rhode Island, (zone 6/7) and am trying to adjust to gardening in Idaho, which is colder in the winter, later, a...

Started by Pamela Paasche OHearn

12 Sep 6
Reply by Penelope
carol

raised beds

Can anyone tell me the best material to make raised beds out of. My husband panics when I suggested to do raised beds, he said we will ha...

Started by carol

30 Sep 6
Reply by Debra Donohoe
David Brownlee

Sprinklers

I realize this isn't exactly gardening but it is growing grass (a plant). Matt L. made me think of this again and I thought I would re-po...

Started by David Brownlee

0 Sep 5
David Brownlee

Hummingbirds (HBs)

(GA - near Atlanrta) I've had my feeder out for most of the year...but to be honest, due to the lack of activity, I just let it set for ...

Started by David Brownlee

5 Sep 5
Reply by David Brownlee
chris w

Amazing meal

We just had a scrumptious meal - I had planted 'mixed' tomato seeds and so just found out today that one of the plants was a Brandywine a...

Started by chris w

2 Sep 3
Reply by Marian Worley
Renee Mongiovi

Broccoli

I grew broccoli for the first time this year. i started it from organic seeds because I maintain a completely organic garden. The variety...

Started by Renee Mongiovi

6 Sep 1
Reply by Maxine Walker
deanne

can pig poo be composted

I have a kune kune pig and would like to know if her poo can be put in the compost bin?

Started by deanne

4 Aug 30
Reply by Bea Kunz

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I also recommend Seed Savers Exchange. Not only does Heritage Farm offer seeds they've grown, but you can become a member and exchange thousands of seeds with other gardeners. The beauty of seed savers is you can use heirloom seeds that you have g...
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........So the story is that this land is under the unlawful use of big wigs.No body dares to touch them.As they are usually in govt.or are the relatives of those in power.That is why I was telling Salma,problem is not simple.It is so intricate,it...
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Glenn! we also have the same allotment system.In which about 550 square feet ,(if I am not mistaken) or so is alloted to a family to grow fuel wood on it .Govt. only plants the trees and then the family looks it aftern grow what everthey want alon...
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DIscussion group for people who hunt wild edibles.
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I would love to have an allotment, there needs to be more of them.
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great shot, yours seem to have the most on it.
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I pay £50 pounds a year approximately for my allotment. This amount has doubled in the last few years as their popularity has increased. Mine is 300 square yards, although there are smaller ones. The trend nowadays is to split them in two, so they...
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Allotments are now very popular in the UK. I used to have empty ones around mine for years. This site describes what an allotment is. The main advantage of an allotment is that it does not have to be too tidy, so is ideal for trying out different ...
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I believe the British allotment system was developed in the late 19th & early 20th centuries to feed the urban poor mainly in the north of the country. Areas of land in urban areas were owned by local government and small parcels [300 square yards...
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I am not in Pakistan as you know but there are very many similarities. The populace is very poor with the basic wage being given to most and usually without health insurance included, even though that is illegal here. The basic wage is not enough ...
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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.

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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

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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!

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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
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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.

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Welcome to Notes.

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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.

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