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Welcome, Kathy!

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Kathy joined Katherine Turcotte's group

Backyard Kitchen Herbalists

I would like this group to focus on kitchen herb gardens, be they culinary or medicinal. What do you grow, what do you use it for, do you make any medicinal products from your herbs?

September 18

chris w commented on Kathy's blog post 'I have a jungle!!!'

Pictures! I'd love to see some pics of your 'members only grocery store'!

July 1

Kathy commented on Chris Bocchino's group 'Wild Edible Hunters'

I am from Western MT and there are alot of wild foods around here. I have been looking to get a book to help me id edibles in this area. My Mom taught me alot while I was growing up but I know that there are others out there. If anyone knows of a ...

June 26

Kathy 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.

June 26

Kathy joined Chris Bocchino's group

Wild Edible Hunters

DIscussion group for people who hunt wild edibles.

June 26

Kathy 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!

June 26

Kathy added a blog post

I have a jungle!!!

June 26

Kathy replied to Tam Cummings's discussion 'hanging plants upside down'

Hi! Tam, I have a very small garden spot and I am planning on hanging my tomaotoes and peppers. I need to build the hanging rod and find or make the containers. Some of it is still just foggy thoughts in my head. I am going to use pipes vertically...

May 29

Kathy joined Joy Williams's group

Recipe Exchange

This is so silly. I just realized we have this KITCHEN Gardeners International group and we have no category with the things we DO with this food, how we cook! So here we are with a Recipe Exchange.

May 29

Kathy updated their profile

March 23

chris w left a comment for Kathy

March 21

Kathy joined Joy Williams's group

Greenhouses

Greenhouse, Coldframe, and Solarium gardening discussion

March 18

Kathy added a blog post

An inch+ of snow!!!!

March 18

chris w commented on Kathy's blog post 'Starting a Garden'

Did you read the back of the seed packets - some say to plant as soon as the soil is workable. Penelope is more experienced than me but some plants can take light freezing. Our last frost date is mid to late May. I have carrots from last year grow...

March 16

Kathy and Joy Williams are now friends

March 16

Kathy commented on Kathy's blog post 'Starting a Garden'

Hi Joy, thanks for the info, I didn't realize that I could put anything in the ground before the last frost. Today it is snowing, and about 33°. Our last frost is usually late May. We have had snow even late in June, but that is rare. My garden is...

March 16

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At 10:49pm on March 21, 2009, chris w said…: I'm going to try "wall o waters" this year, and the back of the package says to put them up about 8 weeks before the last frost. (They go up for a week filled with water but no seedlings, then the seedlings are planted on the second week.) I was wondering if you had considered using (or had used) wall o waters. Supposedly they really expand the growing season - I've seen people use them and they swear by them. I hope to put some up tomorrow and then (if lucky) plant in them the next week.

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Where do you live and garden?: Near Missoula Montana

How long have you been growing food?: < 1 year

Favorite foods:: almost anything

Kathy's Blog

I have a jungle!!!

Well I haven't posted for a while but i have a lot to tell you. For a first time garden I think it's going pretty good. Western MT has had ALOT of rain this spring, more wet days than not - which is ok, less forest fires! But the garden looks like a jungle, the mosquitos are so thick that I am having a hard time getting the weeds pulled. On the plus side everything is growing better than I expected. For the last week or two, when I could fight of the bugs, I have had radishes, spinach and lettuc… Continue

Posted on June 26, 2009 at 3:19pm — 1 Comment

An inch+ of snow!!!!

Yesterday I woke to over an inch of snow on the ground. I had been planning to get potatoes started in but now I will need to wait for a few days. At least it didn't last to long and hopefully it will help get more moisture into the ground for later this year. Thank you all for the input, I have been reading up on the crops that Joy mentioned. If all goes well in my life and the worlds align just right I may get into the garden this weekend.

Posted on March 18, 2009 at 4:10pm —

Starting a Garden

Last fall I decided to start a garden. I can't wait for warm weather to get started on this new adventure. Today I started tomatoes, peppers and a couple of other things in doors. I have recruted a very good friend to work on the garden with me. I figure that it will be a lot more fun (and seem like less work) if there is someone to help with it.
One reason that I want to garden is to reduce the cost of groceries for my family. I hope to grow enough food to put up some for next winter. Wish me l… Continue

Posted on March 15, 2009 at 9:43pm — 3 Comments

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amna mufti commented on Salma Kamal's blog post 'Pakistan: “Home Kitchen gardening to crush hunger”.'

........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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amna mufti commented on Salma Kamal's blog post 'Pakistan: “Home Kitchen gardening to crush hunger”.'

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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Mussarat Nadeem is now friends with Kathryn and amna mufti

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Everett H. Scott joined Chris Bocchino's group

Wild Edible Hunters

DIscussion group for people who hunt wild edibles.

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Kathryn commented on Glenn Fletcher's blog post 'What is an Allotment'

I would love to have an allotment, there needs to be more of them.

11 hours ago

Kathryn commented on Glenn Fletcher's photo 'My Allotment'

great shot, yours seem to have the most on it.

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amna mufti commented on amna mufti's photo 'Flight of fancy'

Thanx!

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Muhammad Nadeem Iqbal commented on amna mufti's photo 'Red bugs.'

Your Organic Friends...

12 hours ago

Muhammad Nadeem Iqbal commented on amna mufti's photo 'Flight of fancy'

BRILLIANT...

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Muhammad Nadeem Iqbal added 4 photos to the album 'TURKY'

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Glenn Fletcher commented on Glenn Fletcher's blog post 'What is an Allotment'

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...

15 hours ago

Glenn Fletcher added a blog post

What is an Allotment

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 ...

16 hours ago

Glenn Fletcher commented on Salma Kamal's blog post 'Pakistan: “Home Kitchen gardening to crush hunger”.'

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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My Allotment

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18 hours ago

Kathryn commented on Salma Kamal's blog post 'Pakistan: “Home Kitchen gardening to crush hunger”.'

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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amna mufti added 6 photos to the album 'My farm'

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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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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.

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!

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Created by Ian Jun 2, 2008 at 9:54am. Last updated by Ian Apr 13.

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US STATE ABBREVIATIONS

AK - Alaska               AL - Alabama              AR - Arkansas
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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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