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Garden Tours I wonder if any of you find it frustrating that garden tours usually focus on ornamentals. Our local food security group decided to hold ... Started by sharon	7	Aug 13 Reply by sharon
school gardens specifics needed Dear All, I am trying to convince my son's montessori school about putting in a school wide veggie garden (to replace the hodge-podge of ... Started by John Walker	7	Aug 12 Reply by Sara Miller
Starting up a neighborhood garden Hi, I am new to this site but I heard about it while listening to NPR this AM over morning coffee. A group of us started this past spring... Started by Sara Miller	4	Aug 12 Reply by Sara Miller
Home gardeners spread plant diseases. . . "Here’s the unhappy twist: the explosion of home gardeners — the very people most conscious of buying local food and opting out of the co... Started by Penelope	12	Aug 11 Reply by Cindy
Additional methods for controlling Japanese Beetles? I'm having a terrible time with Japanese Beetles this year here in central Iowa, much worse than in years past. They seem to be particula... Started by Paul Cowley	0	Aug 9
Potato Question! Howdy! I just harvested my first potatoes, and I'm SOOO excited! They're just fantastic. I can't wait to eat them! I have a question, as ... Started by Yvette Davis	9	Aug 9 Reply by Dina Gold
Growing fresh produce in the back garden i am a new starter where growing produce is concerned, and would like to know how best to grow produce and where. Are growbags any good?... Started by Melanie	24	Aug 6 Reply by Dina Gold
squash leaves not dark green Hello all. My first time growing winter squash. The leaves are nice and big but they are starting to loose their dark green color. They'r... Started by kls	4	Aug 5 Reply by Joel LeGrand
The Accidental Pumpkin! We have a compost pile in the far corner of our backyard, where we threw out last year's pumpkin from Halloween, whole, onto the pile. Th... Started by Sherry Johnson	12	Aug 4 Reply by Michelle W. Flannery
Blight My tomatoes got the blight disease and I think my peas did as well. I pulled all the plants , but I was wondering if I could replant some... Started by sherry	1	Aug 3 Reply by Michelle W. Flannery

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Glenn Fletcher commented on Glenn Fletcher's photo 'My Allotment'

Hi Kathryn This image is a screenshot from Google Earth. The only drawback with Google Earth is that you cannot zoom in as close as you would like. I have a greenhouse in the bottom right and a shed and covered compost bin at top right. A lot of t...

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Glenn Fletcher commented on Salma Kamal's blog post 'Pakistan: “Home Kitchen gardening to crush hunger”.'

Hi Salma I am lucky in that my allotment is only a short bicycle ride from my house. Some people in larger cities like London have to travel to theirs in a car. It is interesting to find out from you just how things are in your country. I think as...

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Bea Kunz replied to Roger's discussion 'Press inquiry: Women gardeners feeding the hungry'

Thanks for sharing Roger, I sent my info and will let you know what transpires. Have a Joyful day~ Bea Kunz

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Salma Kamal commented on Salma Kamal's blog post 'Pakistan: “Home Kitchen gardening to crush hunger”.'

How times have changed. There was time when there was no food shortage and agriculture was not a profitable business. The poor farmer was having a hard time. After toiling in the field from dawn to dusk he failed to generate enough money to suppor...

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Salma Kamal commented on Salma Kamal's blog post 'Pakistan: “Home Kitchen gardening to crush hunger”.'

Glenn!British allotment system is quite interesting. It should be initiated here in Pakistan. Is this alloted land close to your home? I mean you have to travel to your home kitchen garden to fetch your vegetables ??

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James R. McBride replied to PiscesGirl's discussion 'Seed Sources?'

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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amna mufti commented on Salma Kamal's blog post 'Pakistan: “Home Kitchen gardening to crush hunger”.'

........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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amna mufti commented on Salma Kamal's blog post 'Pakistan: “Home Kitchen gardening to crush hunger”.'

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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Kathryn commented on Glenn Fletcher's blog post 'What is an Allotment'

I would love to have an allotment, there needs to be more of them.

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Kathryn commented on Glenn Fletcher's photo 'My Allotment'

great shot, yours seem to have the most on it.

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amna mufti commented on amna mufti's photo 'Flight of fancy'

Thanx!

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Muhammad Nadeem Iqbal commented on amna mufti's photo 'Red bugs.'

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Muhammad Nadeem Iqbal commented on amna mufti's photo 'Flight of fancy'

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Glenn Fletcher commented on Glenn Fletcher's blog post 'What is an Allotment'

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

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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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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..

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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.

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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

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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

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