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Chris Bocchino

"Then I bet it is deer or bunnies. I have never been successful with brussels, but ..."

Tamra replied Nov 6 to What do you grow in your winter garden?

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Chris Bocchino

"Could be slugs. In my garden the rabbits seem to prefer the clover and lettuce ove..."

Tamra replied Nov 5 to What do you grow in your winter garden?

51 Nov 6
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Bob Silverman

"Right, my point is, I think the hard squash DNA are in all summer squash. And it v..."

Tamra replied Sep 6 to Two types of squash from the same plant

14 Oct 17
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Bob Silverman

"I grow a round french zucchini. Last year one got really large, so I cut it off th..."

Tamra replied Sep 5 to Two types of squash from the same plant

14 Oct 17
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PiscesGirl

"I wait to pick winter squash after the vine dies. This way the squash will be cure..."

Tamra replied Jul 31 to Delicata Squash help?

2 Jul 31
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Maya

"Wanting to plant some in my garden, I looked this up when this thread first starte..."

Tamra replied Jul 17 to Fiddleheads

8 Jul 24
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SaraBClever

"I like territorial seeds. they have a huge selection of garlic, and they sell shal..."

Tamra replied Jun 27 to Suppliers-garlic and shallot sets for the fall

3 Jun 27
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Tamra

"Thanks everyone for all your suggestions. Now I just have to decide what is best f..."

Tamra replied Jun 27 to Companion plant for under grapes

5 Jun 27
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larry w ackerman

"You live in ideal cherry growing land. Check with your ag extension office. They s..."

Tamra replied Jun 24 to growing cherry trees

2 Jun 24
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Teresa Jurdy

"Ladybug larvae take care of all my aphid problems. You can buy the adults, but I a..."

Tamra replied Jun 19 to natural solution to aphids on Honeysuckle??

7 Jun 20
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I don't eat turnip greens but some people use them in a mixture of other leaves i;e.mustard, fenugeri ,spinach and turnip greens.These leaves are collected when very young, the variety is also different.
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Cool! Thanks Mike - I'm off to check it out now! :-)
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I like seeds of Italy as well. My southern California coastal climate suits many of their varieties well. I also get excellent results from Renee's Garden seeds. Renee's seeds are tested in a number of different climates. Another source is Seeds...
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hello Amna, Do you eat the turnip greens as well as the turnips?
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Penelope, I used to enjoy watching the cooking shows ten years ago. I do not watch them any more. Turn of your TV and enjoy your cooking again. I grow lots of herbs and I enjoy adding them to whatever I am cooking. I love preparing simple and crea...
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Labor is going to foreign countries since ages.In medieval times warriors were required, they left their homes and now you can see many races spread all over the world.In past decades they were called in western and middle eastern countries,its a ...
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Dear Amna! Get ready for much bigger population flow.In past it used to be skilled and semi skilled workers,but now workers with agriculture back ground are in great demand.I recently read an advertisment in news paper ,an overseas recruiters agen...
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This is what we need::::: “Nation Building through Self Reliance” WHAT IS NATION BUILDING THROUGH SELF RELIANCE??? It is a bouquet of Attainable, Retainable and Sustainable initiatives and projects, addressing Best Improvement Practices in all wal...
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I fully agree with the issue that has been highlighted and also agree to the Amna Mufti sahiba's point of view. Please visit www.vegegarden.net and see the presentation on food crisis. I am trying to raise voice since last 3 years. PLEASE! don't w...
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Salma apa! Problem is many fold,our syllabus should be looked again.I remember in our childhood every body have at least wheat,rice and fuel for them selves.They use to do different duties at village level.Some are laborers in fields,some are pott...
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Hi, everybody! When I decided that I wanted to be more active in spreading the word about growing food, I joined the local Master Gardeners group since it has an education mission. This turned out to be a perfect fit for me. I have worked with a ...
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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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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.

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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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

Climate map of Australia

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!

BEVA'S RECIPES

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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
FL - Florida              GA - Georgia              GU

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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.

Notes Home

Welcome to Notes.

To view notes that are in the system hit the "all notes" button above.

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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.

Ian

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Created by Ian May 28, 2008 at 6:19pm. Last updated by Ian May. 28, 2008.

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