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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

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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

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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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Glenn Fletcher replied to Glenn Fletcher's discussion 'Preserving Jars' in the group Preserving the Harvest

Hi Everyone I did find some proper preserving jars yesterday. These were in a shop in York called the Range and were £1-39p each, which was about a tenth of the internet price. So for anyone else in the UK who is looking for some preserving jars i...

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amna mufti commented on Kathryn's blog post 'Green Lentils'

I tried commenting on ur page but can't.Try the pickle with any vegetable,add some vinegar to give it a sour taste if u don't get mangoes.

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

Thankyou so very much for your great responses...I really apreciate your input and am busy chopping cabbage and red peppers...I feel confident enough to give it a try since your responses and will post to let you both know how it turns out !! Sin...

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Kathryn commented on amna mufti's blog post 'Pickled Mangos.'

That sounds wonderful, I will try it with the chickpeas but really want to make it with the mangoes, none here though.

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Martha Hill commented on Gary Gill's group 'Pickling and Kimchi Club'

Hi Sheryl, Welcome to the group !! You will get a lot of ideas from this group !!! Hope you enjoy it !!

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Penelope replied to Glenn Fletcher's discussion 'Preserving Jars' in the group Preserving the Harvest

High acid fruits and pickles can be preserved in some of these non-standard jars/bottles, but I wouldn't trust low acid foods like string beans, etc., or anything that should be processed in a pressure canner. Jams and jellies used to be preserved...

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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 Joel I do have a root cellar that was built under the porch on the side of the house. It is the old stone and masonary footing of the house but has two grates on either end that can get closed off if needed. My son in law has built shelves on e...

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Kyle Gassman replied to Glenn Fletcher's discussion 'Preserving Jars' in the group Preserving the Harvest

Its really hard to fathom that Atlas, Ball, Kerr (brand names) canning jars are not readily available in countries other than the U.S. I've seen on this forum the mentioning of reusing glass jars that store bought food had come in. I've done the s...

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Tamra commented on Jared's group 'Kitchen Gardens, Southern Style'

I have seen the really young kale leaves in salad mixes, but I prefer it cooked. Unlike collards and mustards, that need several hard freezes to sweeten up, kale does not. But at the same time it is the most cold hardy of all the greens. Last year...

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amna mufti commented on Kathryn's blog post 'Green Lentils'

Kathryn! I made this pilav,but with slight difference. It is served with pickles,chutneys and salads.We call it Khichdi.U can google its recipe from any pakistani cooking site.

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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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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 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!

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

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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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