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Cielce
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  • Kitchener - Waterloo, Ontario
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Hi Cielce Yes compost is the way. Get as much as you can, you can,t have too much. They do say that clay soils make the best soil in the end. Good Luck
October 27
>>I know exactly what i need to do to get a better crop of sweet potatoes. I need to move my garden about a thousand miles further south. I hope you still keep trying :D this year was a strange summer (cold & wet) maybe next year will be more fav...
October 27
My tentative plan so far is to apply composted manure and some compost and work it all in, most of my garden didn't produce as well as I liked. It was cool and rainy, but I also don't think my backyard soil is very rich in nutrients. I grew up ga...
October 27
Hi Cielce I know exactly what i need to do to get a better crop of sweet potatoes. I need to move my garden about a thousand miles further south. Even with the effects of global warming, its still a bit too cold to get a decent crop. Like you i al...
October 27
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October 27
This reminds me of my carrot crop. You're absolutly correct Glenn, you win some and you lose some. Any ideas on what you might try changing to get a better crop? I think my problem was soil, too much clay to be exact, which made it too difficult f...
October 27
My garden this year was a bit of a disappointment, but the summer was cool and rainy, so that may be part of the cause. I also think I need to amend my soil, it's very heavy and hard. More TLC and perhaps next year will be better.
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Where do you live and garden?
Kitchener - Waterloo
How long have you been growing food?
1-3 years

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At 10:07am on August 12, 2009, Karen Sloan ~ Wall Flower Studio said…
Hi Ciecle, Thanks very much!
Happy to be here, and it's nice to meet you : )
At 3:21pm on June 9, 2009, Joan Kerr said…
Hi Ciecle, the weather is a little cold still, so I am behind in the planting outside. I am creating a little greenhouse to to protect the plants a little bit.

You seem to be planting a lot. You garden looks great
At 4:44pm on April 16, 2009, Diana said…
Thanks, Cielce...it is going to be all right. The pollen is just another straw on the camel's back, so I'm trying to limit exposure today - pollen count is only 9oo's today. That's Atlanta! I drank a lot of real coffee and caught up on paper work. And naps.
Love your photos! you've got real peas and kohlrabi. Good luck with the garden this year, we're expanding too - same tomato overbought reason.
 
 

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........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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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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I would love to have an allotment, there needs to be more of them.
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great shot, yours seem to have the most on it.
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Thanx!
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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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Allotments are now very popular in the UK. I used to have empty ones around mine for years. This site describes what an allotment is. The main advantage of an allotment is that it does not have to be too tidy, so is ideal for trying out different ...
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I believe the British allotment system was developed in the late 19th & early 20th centuries to feed the urban poor mainly in the north of the country. Areas of land in urban areas were owned by local government and small parcels [300 square yards...
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I am not in Pakistan as you know but there are very many similarities. The populace is very poor with the basic wage being given to most and usually without health insurance included, even though that is illegal here. The basic wage is not enough ...
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