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Alan Jones replied to Michelle W. Flannery's discussion 'Growing Tomatoes Upside Down in Hanging Containers' in the group Container Vegetable Gardening
Well, my TopsyTurvy upside down tomato plant finally became productive. I have actually heard both success and failure stories. In my case, once I got a plant to grow without killing it, it did produce fruit but not as much as the one I nad in a r...
August 2
Alan Jones joined Katherine Turcotte's group
Backyard Kitchen Herbalists
I would like this group to focus on kitchen herb gardens, be they culinary or medicinal. What do you grow, what do you use it for, do you make any medicinal products from your herbs?
June 22
Alan Jones replied to Michelle W. Flannery's discussion 'Growing Tomatoes Upside Down in Hanging Containers' in the group Container Vegetable Gardening
I am obviously a real novice. I am learning by all of my mistakes. Using my topsy turvy tomato basket, I did not have a place for that steel hook to go into wood. So I used a shepards hook in the hard, but the little metal swivel would not go over...
May 10
Michelle W. Flannery left a comment for Alan Jones
April 25
Alan Jones joined Carola's group
FRONT YARD GARDENERS
A group for folks who are gardening in their front yards... Growing food for all the world to see! We can share stories about the passers-by who stop to chat, the problems we might run across with neighbors or community ordinances. Stuff like that.
April 25
Alan Jones joined Lakeecha Murrell's group
Gardening General
Just plain no mater where you live share you gardening stories, give advice, just a general site for gardeners to communicate.
April 25
Alan Jones joined LisaLu's group
California Gardeners
April 25
Alan Jones joined Horace Ketchens's group
Square Foot _ Raised Bed
A place for Square Foot and Raised bed gardeners can share information. Newcomers to these methods of gardering can learn from others that have the knowledge to help anyone be a successful Square Footer
April 25
Alan Jones joined Michelle W. Flannery's group
The Recycle Bin
Reduce! Reuse! Recycle! It's the new mantra. What are you doing, and how are you doing it, especially in your garden! Do post pictures!
April 25
Alan Jones joined Melissa's group
Gardening with Children
Ways to garden with small children, fun ways to get kids interested in gardening and how to teach them to love and care for our Earth.
April 25
Alan Jones joined Joy Williams's group
Garden Pests
I thought it might be good to have a group that discusses our pest problems so that anyone can find it if they need it.
April 25
Alan Jones joined Heather Wood's group
Kitchen Gardeners of New Mexico
April 25
Alan Jones joined Rebecca Hiatt's group
Community Gardeners
A place for Community Garden coordinators and members to exchange info and advice.
April 25
Alan Jones updated their profile
April 25
Alan Jones replied to Michelle W. Flannery's discussion 'Growing Tomatoes Upside Down in Hanging Containers' in the group Container Vegetable Gardening
I tried the Topsy Turvy from a local home supply/repair store with tomatos this year. It is a great idea. I used "determinate" varieties. I bought the just-right new soil, used the tomato plant fertilizer, etc. I hung it from a shepard's hook in m...
April 25
Alan Jones is now a member of Kitchen Gardeners
Welcome Them!
April 25

Profile Information

Where do you live and garden?
Southern Orange County, California
How long have you been growing food?
< 1 year
Favorite foods:
tomatos, strawberries, zucchini, squash,....

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At 10:00pm on April 25, 2009, Michelle W. Flannery said…
Hi Alan. I see you're finding your way around this website. That's great! Thanks for joining The Recycle Bin group. I think we're going to learn a lot about how recycling can work in our gardens. Do share what you can when you get the chance. Thanks, and best gardening wishes! mwf
At 4:07pm on April 25, 2009, Ian said…
Hi Alan Jones, welcome to KGI. I'm sure you'll find the site interesting, we're a pretty friendly bunch. You'll find all manner of discussions in the forum (follow the link in the top navigation bar) and there is also a notes section where I can put stuff that may be of interest to members. At the moment there are one or two "how to" articles and a whole range of recipes. (follow the notes link)
If there is anything I can do then please, just leave a message on my page.
 
 

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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...
2 hours ago
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...
2 hours ago
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
2 hours ago
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...
4 hours ago
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 ??
4 hours ago
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...
11 hours ago
Amanda Williams and Georg Strafella joined Kitchen Gardeners
15 hours ago
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...
yesterday
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...
yesterday
Mussarat Nadeem is now friends with Kathryn and amna mufti
yesterday
Everett H. Scott joined Chris Bocchino's group
Wild Edible Hunters
DIscussion group for people who hunt wild edibles.
yesterday
Everett H. Scott left a comment for amy
yesterday
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.
yesterday
Kathryn commented on Glenn Fletcher's photo 'My Allotment'
great shot, yours seem to have the most on it.
yesterday
amna mufti commented on amna mufti's photo 'Flight of fancy'
Thanx!
yesterday
Muhammad Nadeem Iqbal commented on amna mufti's photo 'Red bugs.'
Your Organic Friends...
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Muhammad Nadeem Iqbal commented on amna mufti's photo 'Flight of fancy'
BRILLIANT...
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Muhammad Nadeem Iqbal added 4 photos to the album 'TURKY'
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Muhammad Nadeem Iqbal updated their profile photo
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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...
yesterday

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Notes

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.....

First type the text you want to appear....  ie  IAN'S PAGE

Then go back and highlight the link text.

Then hit the hyperlink button...a pictogram of a chain link.

Your browser may intervene and request permission to allow temporary scripting or some similar message.   Allow it and go back and highlight the text again

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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.

Administration

You can refer any que

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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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