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Colleen
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  • Indiana, PA
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Hello Amna! Yes, they are "purple kings" from Burpee seeds. They turn green when you cook them. I like them because they are vining beans and so I grow them on a fence. And the flowers are beautiful. The hummingbirds like the flowers too.
September 19
Hi!what are these purple beans?
September 19
I'm glad that you enjoyed the photo. He actually stole this cucumber from the table where I had piled my harvest. But I can see that you enjoy the antics of your pets too. Yes, I'm happy that he enjoys the garden. We all do.
September 11
Colleen, I love this picture! My dogs will not stay out of the tomatoes....they constantly circle the garden, trying to get the ones that are hanging over the fence. They also like carrots, but I've never given them a cucumber (or is that a zucchi...
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At 5:13am on September 3, 2009, Lindsey O'Donnell said…
Hey Colleen! Yes I am! We recently had some guests staying from the States and they told me about this site after hearing about my new venture.
At 10:26pm on August 23, 2009, Maggie said…
Hi Colleen,
Your veggies and prepared food look fantastic.
I wish we all lived closer so we could share picnics together.
Thank you for sharing your day with us all.
There are photos of our day on our blog, there is a link on my page.
At 3:56pm on July 5, 2009, Colleen said…
Oui, je suis d’accord que c’est très bien d’exprimer dans une autre langue. Moi, je voudrais parler les autres langues, comme celles des abées, par exemple, mais peut être les humains ne sont pas prêts pour cela. Donc, on parle anglais pour communique entre les gens de divers langues. Il y a beaucoup de monde ici à « Kitchen Gardeners » qui utilise anglais comme deuxième langue. Cela prend un certain courage.
At 12:17pm on July 5, 2009, de Moffarts Eugène said…
Super que tu parles le français. Je peux m'exprimer en anglais mais c'est moins spontané et me demande un certain effort.En même temps cela maintiend et développe mes connaissances en anglais et comme c'est la langue la plus parlée ici sur terre ce n'est pas sans intéret.
At 3:21am on July 5, 2009, de Moffarts Eugène said…
Thanks for the comments. I look to your photos. What a beautifull garden you have...I like your photos verry much. A wild garden with mutch live in it.
Do you speak french?
At 8:58pm on July 4, 2009, Preeti patil said…
Thanks... The monsoon is in full swing now.... couldnt imagine the garden without the butterflies! :)
At 7:52am on May 31, 2009, Anh Collins said…
Wanna chat with me on cam?, come see me here You'll enjoy it. I promise!!!! realamateurwebcams.info
At 4:46pm on May 4, 2009, Maggie said…
Hi Colleen your garden looks wonderful , I love the view from the attic.
I wish I could zoom in and see all the veggies growing on the right of the photo.
Do you freeze eggplant?
At 8:48am on January 28, 2009, Maggie said…
Hi Colleen here in South Australia we have a heat wave today it was 45.7 Celsius which converts to 114.6 degrees Fahrenheit, please send some cool air or snow our way! It is going to continue like this all week. Oh dear why are there such extremes in our climates. What is the weather like in Pennsylvania today
At 6:14am on January 28, 2009, chris w said…
What wonderful pictures. I clicked on the link by accident and was thrilled. It is single digits outside here, with snow, ice, frozen ground, rather dismal. Your pictures were like a mini vacation. Thanks for sharing.

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Where do you live and garden?
Indiana, Pennsylvania
How long have you been growing food?
10-20 years
Dream garden travel destination:
Rodale Institute in Kutztown, Pennsylvania
Favorite foods:
Brussels sprouts, eggplant, carrots, Swiss chard

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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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DIscussion group for people who hunt wild edibles.
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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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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.

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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.

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Hi Everyone,  I've started to collect together recipes from various posts on the site and put them all together here.

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US STATE ABBREVIATIONS

AK - Alaska               AL - Alabama              AR - Arkansas
AZ - Arizona              CA - California           CO - Colorado
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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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Welcome to Notes.

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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.

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