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Termite treatments--Safe for nearby kitchen gardens?

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Kitchen Gardens, South...

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Connie Jo Gandy left a comment for Sally Row

September 27

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September 27

Stephanie Hankins and Connie Jo Gandy are now friends

August 31

Connie Jo Gandy joined Jared's group

Kitchen Gardens, Southern Style

Discussion in this group includes what edibles perform well in our heat and humidity (and also mild winters), favorite ways to prepare a Southern dish or meal, and favorite local restaurants or chefs.

May 13

Connie Jo Gandy replied to Nicoletta's discussion 'Termite treatments--Safe for nearby kitchen gardens?'

Nicoletta- Has the area already been treated? I control termites, fleas, ants, nd other nasties with Beneficial Nematode applications in the spring and fall. I also use Boracare to treat all wood I use. Both are non-toxic methods for organic gard...

May 13

Connie Jo Gandy joined Donna Smith's group

Urban Farmers

This forum is for those interested in bringing food security to our city limits. Urban farmers, those interested in Community supported agriculture, backyard farmers, Spin Farmers, and those who care where their food source comes from. Welcome!

May 13

Connie Jo Gandy and Deborah Poppell are now friends

May 13

Gillian commented on Connie Jo Gandy's photo 'IMG_0038'

How beautiful!

May 13

Connie Jo Gandy replied to Melissa's discussion 'Dog poop in the compost pile?'

I have a separate compost for the dog doodie. It is burried, has holes in the bottom, cannot leech into anyplace I visit or grow things, and has a cover. It just never fills up. I cannot imagine adding poop of any kind to my compost. As far as wor...

May 13

Connie Jo Gandy commented on Connie Jo Gandy's photo 'IMG_0039'

We named her Audrey III as she needs her own zip code.

May 13

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May 13

Connie Jo Gandy replied to Susan Williams's discussion 'Rain Barrel and Mosquitoes'

Hi Susan- My rain barrel has screening so they cannot access the water. But I use a few drops of bleach in my small water fountains. There are also DUNKS. I find them at garden sites and the bog box stores. You can just break off a small piece and...

May 12

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May 11

Connie Jo Gandy 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.

May 11

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At 10:12pm on September 27, 2009, Sally Row said…: Just getting started, I have a small spot in the front yard with some sqash, eggplant, and 1 tomato. working on a "TP" to get some sugar peas going. I also have a fuit tree that has ruby grapefruit, oranges and lemons.( Right now I have 2 beautiful grapefriut.) Very excited to be getting started. Florida should be great for growing.

At 6:01pm on May 11, 2009, Carola said…: HI, Connie, Your photos are lovely. I especially love your icon photo of the beautiful vegetable harvest. Welcome to KGI and to our Front Yard Gardeners group. Are you growing vegetables and/or fruit in your front yard? Carola

At 6:09pm on May 5, 2009, Barbara Lockyer said…: Hi neighbor!
I live in the Mandarin area...off of Sunbeam...where on earth in San Marco do you have a garden that produces all that????

At 4:58pm on April 25, 2009, Ian said…: Hi Connie Jo Gandy, 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)
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Where do you live and garden?: San Marco (Jacksonville FL)

How long have you been growing food?: forever!

Dream garden travel destination:: Italy

Favorite foods:: Anything we make at home.

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Jeff Wright and Sheryl Stewart joined Michelle W. Flannery's group

Root Cellars and Food Storage

For those who have root cellars, want root cellars, and want to know more about root cellars; and for those who want to know the various methods in which to store and preserve their harvests.

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Joel LeGrand replied to Michelle W. Flannery's discussion 'Optimum Storage Conditions for Vegetables' in the group Root Cellars and Food Storage

Hi shery, The reason farmer put thing in the cellar was it stayed 55-60 degrees year around & a dry cool mostly. The best thing is to store any veggies where air can circulate. One way is to build a 2"x4" frame with cross runner every 24", you can...

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Joel LeGrand commented on Jared's group 'Kitchen Gardens, Southern Style'

HI everyone, Thanks Everett, I will have to try your Bulls Blood. Hi Tamra, I never eaten kale , can I use it raw in salad or should I always cook it? Beets & Kale are two veggies I have not grown as of yet.

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Kathryn added a blog post

Green Lentils

With the cooler weather starting and the winter veggies appearing we tend to eat slightly more legumes at this time. It isnt always easy to think of ways to utilise them. I have over many years being cooking with lentils both green and red, they a...

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Sheryl Stewart replied to Michelle W. Flannery's discussion 'Optimum Storage Conditions for Vegetables' in the group Root Cellars and Food Storage

Hi Michelle I was wondering if someone can tell me how to store potatoes, carrots and squash in my root cellar. I have never used one before but remember my Dad using sand in plastic containers for the carrots and wrapping the potatoes individual...

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Sheryl Stewart commented on Michelle W. Flannery's group 'Root Cellars and Food Storage'

Hi Everyone. My name is Sheryl and I just moved into a home that has a huge pantry and root cellar. I haven't seen one since I was on the farm as a young girl and now wish I had been paying attention when my Mum and Dad settled the garden harvest ...

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Sheryl Stewart 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.

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Sheryl Stewart joined Wild Flora's group

Wildlife-Friendly Food

Bees and other creatures pollinate our crops. Birds and toads eat insect pests. Many animals play a helpful role in the vegetable garden. How can we make our garden friends feel at home?

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Sheryl Stewart commented on Kara's group 'Canadian Gardening and Seed Exchange'

Hi Everyone. My name is Sheryl and I live in St Catharines Ontario. I just moved in to a home with a huge garden, a large pantry and a root cellar. I have already started looking through the seed books for next spring. Can anyone make suggestions ...

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Sheryl Stewart joined Angie Knost's group

Preserving the Harvest

We will focus this group on different methods of preservation. Canning, drying and freezing are common, but do you preserve your harvest by some other methods? I hope that we can share methods and techniques in this group. Please share pictures!

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Sheryl Stewart commented on Gary Gill's group 'Pickling and Kimchi Club'

Hi Everyone. New to the group and I'm interested in learning different ways to preserve my next harvest. I will have a huge garden next year and have already started to order seeds (LOL).

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Pickling and Kimchi Club

All things to do with preserving vegetables using a brining process or fermentation.

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Sheryl Stewart commented on andy Petro's group 'Ontario Gardeners'

I remember finding huge mushrooms that look like balls. Puffballs I think my Dad called them. They are great to eat. Mum used to fill them with meat and vegetables. Dad also used to dig them up and put them in the root cellar. Strange things you r...

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Peter Brady commented on Peter Brady's photo 'vanda'

thank you , I took it with my iphone on the way out to work, a little out of focus , shaky hands but I agree great orchid I have had it for about 8 yrs

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Terri Pucci commented on Peter Brady's photo 'vanda'

so beautiful!

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Martha Hill replied to Janet Hoshel's discussion 'Vert Slightly sweet sauerkraut ????'

Sounds great !!! Why didn`t I think of that when I had bushels of peppers ?? I also would do it at the same time I did the cabbage !! I would slice thinly or shred with the cabbage so it would be pretty as well !! I would think that the sweet tast...

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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

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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

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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.

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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.