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Margaret Patterson replied to Mare Cromwell's discussion 'Lore on Sacred Gardening from Diverse Traditions' in the group Sacred Gardening

I apologize for taking so long to get back to you, and this will be a quick note: our beautiful weather draws me outside away from the computer, and I have a Youth Karaoke contest to judge later today. Time is limited. "Three Sisters" refers to pl...

May 10

Margaret Patterson replied to Mare Cromwell's discussion 'Lore on Sacred Gardening from Diverse Traditions' in the group Sacred Gardening

Egad! I didn't say, thank you for posting my thoughts and for including me in your discussions. :)

May 5

Margaret Patterson replied to Mare Cromwell's discussion 'Lore on Sacred Gardening from Diverse Traditions' in the group Sacred Gardening

Actually, Mare, it wasn't a question; it is just one of the many little tidbits regarding plants and our relationship with them-- historically, spiritually and as a source of nourishment and survival--that I find so very interesting. Yarrow has be...

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Sacred Gardening

For all interested in the Sacred aspects of gardening, regardless of your beliefs or religion or spirituality.. come join us to share thoughts on how gardening helps heal and connect us with spirit and our inner spirit truth...

May 4

Margaret Patterson replied to Mare Cromwell's discussion 'Sacred Gardening'

Mare, Please add me to your list of interested members for a Sacred Gardening group. I am particularly interested in stories and lore from diverse traditions surrounding plants—such as the origins of the three sisters garden to Achilles giving yar...

May 3

Margaret Patterson commented on Horace Ketchens's group 'Square Foot _ Raised Bed'

Joy, thank you for your comments: You make a good point regarding 12" beds versus 6" beds. Since I've always in the past ensured my tomatoes were planted in a container that was at least one square cubic foot and always had good results (except la...

May 3

Margaret Patterson commented on Horace Ketchens's group 'Square Foot _ Raised Bed'

Peter, Regarding your questions on bed depth and soil-less mixtures for your garden, I suggest you borrow a copy of Mel Batholomew's Square Foot Gardening from your local library, or you could buy a used copy at Amazon.com. They might have his vid...

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Margaret Patterson commented on Horace Ketchens's group 'Square Foot _ Raised Bed'

Una, RE: coconut coir. When you go to the nursery or hardware store, you might try asking for "Mulch Block (brand name)," or "coir mulch" rather than coconut coir. I was in town today and found it inside our favorite hardware store by the small ba...

April 8

Margaret Patterson commented on Horace Ketchens's group 'Square Foot _ Raised Bed'

Una, you can order GrowCoir Coconut Coir Fiber by the brick (makes 5-7 qts) for $2.95 or by the bale (makes 50-70 qts) for $15.50. from www.planetnatural.com. I'm in Idaho, and it will cost an additional $11.00 to have it shipped to me. You might ...

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Where do you live and garden?: Elk River, Idaho

How long have you been growing food?: 10-20 years

Dream garden travel destination:: Rice paddies, and anyplace that has terraced mountiain gardens.

Favorite foods:: Egad! You gave me a sentence worth of space to list my favorite foods?

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Strumelia commented on Joy Williams's group 'BeeKeeping'

Donald you lucky to live in an area where you can start a new hive at any time during the year! In New York one could never start a new package in December! =8-o We'd love to see pix of your current hive. :)

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Donald commented on Joy Williams's group 'BeeKeeping'

Hi Everyone: I am new to kitchen gardeners and I currently have one bee hive and I am planning on buying one four pound package of bees and a queen in December. If my luck is strong I will also capture a swarm and end up with three total hives goi...

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Maya replied to Penelope's discussion 'Feeling Stuck'

Oi! Penelope! The cooking shows are designed to make people who've grown up eating processed foods and without a Fannie Farmer in the house want to go to a restaurant and be demanding, or buy expensive, exotic ingredients that they'll mostly never...

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Salma Kamal commented on Muhammad Nadeem Iqbal's photo 'SUNFLOWER WITH SUN'

Yes! Sun flowers .I went there yesterday. The site of sun flowers is spactacular.But flowers seem smaller then big variety which I have seen growing their previously.

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

Hi Maggie I hope you are well. I see most of the people on a Friday afternoon, when i do not have to go to work. Most of the other plot holders are retired so they go on weekdays when i am at work. It can be quite solitary, which i find quite plea...

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

Thank you for the email addy !! I am always looking for variations on the food I preserve !! Let us know how yours turns out !! You can`t have too many recipes you know !! I don`t think that I would add sugar till after the brining process !! It c...

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Martha Hill replied to Chris Bocchino's discussion 'Been a while!'

Congrats on your new venture !!! Hope it does well !! Will be looking for you back in the future when you have things under way !!

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Martha Hill replied to Penelope's discussion 'Feeling Stuck'

You are forgetting one thing !! The person who will be eating the food you prepare !! Yourself !!! If it pleases you,,,I wouldn`t worry about anything else !! Cooking should be an adventure !! I wouldn`t make a comparison unless you have tasted th...

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Georg Strafella replied to Jeff St.Clair's discussion 'Compost news'

hi jeff, as i suppose you live in crete, do know anything more about the phrase "strafela", is this a usual word in greek?? or is it used just in certain parts of crete?? would be great if you could give me any info about it, thanks, georg

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

Wow, they are good sized plots. I wish we had allotment areas here in Adelaide. Do you get to know the other allotment gardeners?. We have almost finished our composting, pruning back, seed saving and planting out of our seedlings. With a small ga...

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

Hi Kathryn This image is a screenshot from Google Earth. The only drawback with Google Earth is that you cannot zoom in as close as you would like. I have a greenhouse in the bottom right and a shed and covered compost bin at top right. A lot of t...

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