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INTRODUCTIONS

Hi again to Nick Hanson ... those darn white cabbage butterflies! and their caterpillars that follow. One very workable strategy, particularly for a small plot gardener, is to defeat them by timing...

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INTRODUCTIONS

Hi Nick. I'm not from the UK, but 4 of the 5 gardens I've grown over 40 years were definitely small scale ... living in the confined and small space of a city yard, or the current garden in the cou...

Replied Nov 7

INTRODUCTIONS

Thanks for the warm welcome. Let's stay in touch. This is my 1st endeavor at computer "anything" ... seems like a useful tool for sharing inspiration. My best to you.

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INTRODUCTIONS

I am new here and am saying a fuller hello. My name is Michael and my current garden ( my 5th) is 13 years old, in SW Ohio in a rural county, on the edge of a big woods in heavy yellow clay. You ...

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N & K Grant commented on Mike Eastlake's photo 'Tasty Sweet Fresh Carrrots'

They look wonderful!

November 12

PiscesGirl commented on Mike Eastlake's photo 'Tasty Sweet Fresh Carrrots'

Beautiful!

November 12

Glenn Fletcher commented on Mike Eastlake's photo 'Tasty Sweet Fresh Carrrots'

Hi Mike There is nothing tastier than fresh pulled carrots. Of any vegetable i think there is the biggest difference between shop bought carrots and home grown carrots.

November 12

Mike Eastlake replied to Ian's discussion 'INTRODUCTIONS'

November 11

Mike Eastlake replied to Ian's discussion 'INTRODUCTIONS'

November 7

amna mufti commented on Mike Eastlake's photo 'Ancho with Peeper'

Looks like made of emerald.

November 7

amna mufti commented on Mike Eastlake's photo 'Tasty Sweet Fresh Carrrots'

GOOD yield You have good pictures.

November 7

Mike Eastlake added 4 photos

November 7

amna mufti commented on Mike Eastlake's photo 'mailsize pep 2'

Your garden is beautiful.I like your different shaped beds they break the visual monotony.Thanx for sharing pics

November 3

Mike Eastlake commented on Mike Eastlake's photo 'PeepingBroc'

Hi Glenn. I took a walk through your garden pics. Wow, you have very complete thoughts played out there, and the plants seem happy. Thanks for the welcome. I'll be around.

November 2

Mike Eastlake replied to Ian's discussion 'INTRODUCTIONS'

Thanks for the warm welcome. Let's stay in touch. This is my 1st endeavor at computer "anything" ... seems like a useful tool for sharing inspiration. My best to you.

November 2

Glenn Fletcher commented on Mike Eastlake's photo 'PeepingBroc'

Hi Mike Great garden. I like to find frogs among the produce. I think its a sign saying "Your'e doing things the right way". I like the idea of different shaped beds, although i have too many weeds to contemplate doing it myself. I need to get in ...

November 2

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November 2

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Mike Eastlake replied to Ian's discussion 'INTRODUCTIONS'

I am new here and am saying a fuller hello. My name is Michael and my current garden ( my 5th) is 13 years old, in SW Ohio in a rural county, on the edge of a big woods in heavy yellow clay. You would all be welcome here in person. This garden wa...

November 2

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Where do you live and garden?: Sardinia OH

How long have you been growing food?: forever!

Dream garden travel destination:: Russian taiga village gardens

Favorite foods:: greens, ancho-type peppers, all fruits

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At 10:10am on November 2, 2009, amna mufti said…: Welcome to the site.We will love to see photos of your garden as it seems very interesting to hear about it.

At 7:56pm on October 30, 2009, Joel LeGrand said…: Hi Mike,
I agree with you I am on 4 garden networks, they are all different, so being on one does not help with the other.
I am not on face book like the rest of the world. If I can be of help with thing, please tell me.

At 5:14pm on October 29, 2009, Joel LeGrand said…: Hi Mike,
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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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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.

16 hours ago

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

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

16 hours ago

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...

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

BRILLIANT...

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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...

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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 ...

21 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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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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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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Then hit the hyperlink button...a pictogram of a chain link.

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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.

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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.