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Happy Winter!

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Theresa Jo joined Jared's group
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.
January 18
I've had such a problem with cabbage worms on my broccoli in the fall, that I think I will also try planting in March. It's worth a try! I've never had any luck with Cauliflower though, sorry I can't help!
January 10
Everett, you just described all the problems I have with broccoli. And my last frost is about the same as your, so I am going to give it a try this spring. Thanks and good luck with your cauliflower.
January 7
Everett, I can't help you with your cauliflower question, but I am interested in your broccoli success. Broccoli has never done well for me. Since I have always raised starts for transplant, I thought I might try direct seeding this year. I am just…
January 5

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At 7:58am on May 31, 2009, Anh Collins said…
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At 2:09pm on March 1, 2009, Pippa said…
Hi Jared
I own some land which I will be moving to in a couple of months. I have started some vegetable plants and have been looking into different ways of space saving and such. I will trellis cucumbers and hopefully if I can lay my hands on some genuine SA gem squash seed, I will try them too. I have had success with them here before, but have no more seed. If you have any idea where I can get them please let me know.
thanks
Pippa
At 1:56pm on January 20, 2009, Cynthia said…
Yep, some snow, a lot of ice, mostly dealing with the windchill up here on the Cumberland Plateau / Crossville. I'm putting a brick / sand floor down in my greenhouse, gonna try vertical growing, stacking pots and stuff. My greenhouse is only 6ft. x 10ft. Picked up container vegetable seeds from Burpee Seed and Gurneys, very high yield plants. Planted them in the bed garden to see how they would produce and if they had the flavors we liked, very pleased with the results! Planning on taking a lot of pictures!
At 10:37am on January 20, 2009, Joe Lamp'l said…
hey Jared. That's what I'm hearing. My gardening friends from Twitter are raving about all the great snow. It completely missed us! I flew in last night and Greensboro was getting it but it died before I got to Mount Airy. Once again, we missed out. Hope you are well and enjoying this very special day.
Thanks for checking in.
At 9:57am on January 20, 2009, Cynthia said…
Welcome to the TN Gardeners board! I'm from NC - more west tho...Asheville. Have a greenhouse - much smaller than yours, from a kit giving to me by a good friend and I to am working on year round veggies. Keep us posted!
At 11:25pm on January 4, 2009, Katherine Turcotte said…
Jared, do you have plans for this house? Was it difficult to build? I am aching for a greenhouse lol.
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood
At 11:29am on December 30, 2008, Katherine Turcotte said…
Hi Jared - I love this greenhouse, was it hard to build? I am in desperate need of having one! What is your weather like year round?
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood
At 8:02am on November 20, 2008, Joe Lamp'l said…
Hi Jared and thanks for your kind words. I'm looking forward being on board.
At 9:39pm on November 6, 2008, Michelle W. Flannery said…
I love the greenhouse in the snow! Is this in Tennessee where you used to live? And just look at that beautiful big field in the background.
At 9:42am on November 6, 2008, Tamra said…
I planted caribe in the spring, then saved the tiny ones from the harvest and replanted those in the fall. I have read that you should not save your own potato seed b/c it can spread disease, but since my potatoes looked healthy, I took the risk. I plan on buying more certified seed in the spring and planting them on the opposite side of the garden just in case. Here is a link to a photo of the spuds, they were beautiful.

http://www.eatseasonally.com/garden_com.php?plant=Caribe%20Potatoes
This nice thing about containers is you can move them in when the weather gets really really bad. I do this with a bay tree, it only comes in on really cold nights.

Do you have a community garden near buy where you can rent a plot? I did this one year. However it was really hard for me to not be able to visit my plants several times a day.

Profile Information

Where do you live and garden?
Raleigh, North Carolina
How long have you been growing food?
10-20 years
Dream garden travel destination:
Four-Season Farm in Harborside, Maine
Favorite foods:
Locally prepared pizza, taco soup, fresh garden salad, tomato salad

 
 

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kimmy miller, Ludovic, Julie and 3 more joined Kitchen Gardeners
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trowel, fork, seeds with planting directions tailored to the area. harvesting and preserving information. drip irrigation system?
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Wow Sandra! You've asked for an awful lot of information! Start by checking for your "predicted" last frost date. There are frost charts online, but the quickest way for you, I think, is to call your county extension agent. He'll be listed in the ph…
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thanks, Katherine, I will try to seek it out... It would be interesting to see where their info came from... stay warm wherever you are...
6 hours ago
Hmmm... we are having lots of sacred snow these days in Baltimore... can't wait for some of it to melt down... can't wait for spring to get my fingers back in the soil...
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Mary Riekert joined Gillian's group
Those interested in growing gemsquash - a very typical South African vegetable that we miss!
13 hours ago
Had no luck with gem squash last year - it was just too hot! So I didn't try this year. Maybe next summer.
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14 hours ago
Oh gosh, that is rare to get humidity that far south! That is where all our moisture went - we havnt had any rain for over a week :) I started that gemsquash group as I discovered a new member (Margaret Flett) who had gemsquash as her favourite vege…
14 hours ago
Gillian added a group
Those interested in growing gemsquash - a very typical South African vegetable that we miss!
14 hours ago
Yes it's hot but very humid which is unusual. We are having a spell of days in the low 30s but tropical air is being pushed south by the weather systems up north and we are getting rain and humidity. The rain we love - the humidity we are not used t…
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yes - the pods are quite tough. We only ate the peas inside and we always ate them green although many Indian people dry them. They are known as toovar dhal in Gujerati or tuvaram in Tamil and there are lots of recipes for them dried. Just google to…
14 hours ago
Mary, so you always shell them? I am entirely in the dark with these, and no more flowers :(... Did you only cook the peas fresh or did you leave some to dry? I posted a photo of the HUGE luffa I found, and there are lots more making an appearance -…
14 hours ago
How lovely - I guess your weather must be good for tomato growing! Is it still so hot down there?
14 hours ago
Hi i just wanted to ask, I know it is still cold and i want to know what i can grow in the garden that would be organic and as close to the original foods? How do i find seeds for these foods? When do i start growing? Can i start seed in the house?…
14 hours ago

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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.....

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Created by Ian Jun 7, 2009 at 7:28pm. Last updated by Ian Jun. 8, 2009.

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.

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Created by Ian May 23, 2009 at 1:55am. Last updated by Ian May. 25, 2009.

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, 2009.

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, 2009.

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, 2009.

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, 2009.

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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