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Brian Wachutka
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Tomato leaves are yellow at the bottom of the plant
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- Where do you live and garden?
- Northeast Minneapolis
- How long have you been growing food?
- 1-3 years
- Favorite foods:
- Tomatoes, potatoes, corn, squash, beans, carrots, onions, strawberries, blueberries
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I have been growing potatoes this year. And luckily, I haven't seen any sign of Mr. infestans. Although, my part of the earth is dry, so I wouldn't expect to see him around.
I want to excel at growing potatoes because I love them. If anyone has some techniques to share with me please comment to this post.
I am growing them for the first time and by all appearances they are doing great. I can't wait to see what hidden beneath those vines. I am trying a technique I found in… Continue
Posted on August 5, 2009 at 8:21pm —
The long overdue update
We had a very successful year!
Highlights:
Delicious varieties of tomatoes.
This photo is a subset with some of the summer's all-stars. The basket has a big o… Continue
Posted on January 23, 2009 at 11:38am —
Getting started
This is my first year gardening, built upon twenty years of dreaming about having a garden. I dug up half of my backyard (36 m2) and rented a community garden plot (12 m2). The goal is to grow enough food to enjoy fresh meals this summer and preserve enough to get us through the win… Continue
Posted on July 21, 2008 at 11:00am — 2 Comments
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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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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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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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Diatomaceous earth -- prickly stuff to sprinkle around plants. Don't breathe it. And you must dust again after rain or sprinkling since it washes into the earth.
Crunchy gravel paths between plantings. Gravel gets hot from the sun, and if it's a crunchy, sharp kind, it will also discourage slugs.
A bit of salt on them causes them to foam and shrivel up, but you have to be careful not to salt your soil or plants won't grow.
Copper also reacts with slug slime, so copper strips around plants can discourage them as well.
That's what I've learned in my 61 years about dealing with slugs -- of course there are commercial slug poisons/baits out there too which would be the last resort from my point of view, but may be necessary in extreme situations.
Did you make it through the winter?
Sarina
You are young and have a lifetime to build upon your dreams.
Best of luck and happy harvests!
Sarina.
I've "featured" your blog post so it will also appear on the sites main page.