Growing vegetables and herbs (482)
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great short video on suburban farmingJust wanted to share this with you all. I think it shows what you can do on really small budgets and lots. You dont have to have alot of ... Started by COPE Farms Caretakers Of Planet Earth |
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Local Growing GuideHELP! I just moved to Palm Desert, CA, and I have a client that's asked me to plant an organic edible garden. I'm having a tough time fin... Started by Patti Garland |
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Apr. 25, 2008 Reply by Patti Garland |
After tomatoes?So, last year, heirloom 'maters and some peppers, and I'm hooked (also always have done herbs...) what should i try next... everyone i li... Started by Wagsdad |
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Apr. 23, 2008 Reply by Wagsdad |
Stinging nettle cheeseA few years back my husband has tasted some nettle cheese (vegan) on a food exhibition in the UK and he is wondering, since then, how it ... Started by Valerianella |
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Apr. 21, 2008 Reply by Steph |
Edibles for shaded areaI would like to grow something (anything!) edible in a large garden space in front of my house. It gets a little bit of afternoon sun, bu... Started by julie |
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Apr. 20, 2008 Reply by Anna M |
Cross-pollination - who's right here?Hi, I'm new. *waves gleefully* I let it slip to my mom that I was growing two hot peppers and a paprika. She said I need to keep them as... Started by Chandler |
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Apr. 18, 2008 Reply by Chandler |
Playchips effect on plant growth.I'm busily replacing my grass paths with playchips. Today it was bit sunny, so I walked out into the garden and immediately noticed how m... Started by Eric M |
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Apr. 13, 2008 Reply by zic |
Cheap garden containersHi all, I'm new to this forum, but I am not new to kitchen gardening. I've planted a small veg and herb garden in our backyard each year... Started by GumbeauxGal |
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Apr. 12, 2008 Reply by Kyle Gassman |
What do seedlings look like?I'm used to growing the basics in the American South: green beans, corn, squashes, tomatoes, okra. I'm branching out this year to try new... Started by Mitzi |
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Apr. 10, 2008 Reply by Mitzi |
lunar gardeningDoes anyone here do gardening according to the phases of the moon? Many things seem to be influenced by the moon, our plants as well, or ... Started by Valerianella |
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Apr. 9, 2008 Reply by Ian |
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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
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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
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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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