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Where do you live and garden?: USA

How long have you been growing food?: forever!

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Background

Rain gardens are planned gardens that capture, and filter, rain water that would otherwise run off, or through, your property.

Runoff is a serious problem where increased development has replaced land with impervious surfaces … roads, roofs, patios, etc. that preclude rainwater from soaking into the ground.

Problems Associated with Rainwater Runoff

Pollution of streams and water supplies as rainwater picks up chemicals from roads, lawns, farms, and parking lots

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Posted on May 27, 2009 at 1:30pm —

My Tiller Website Reviews

Here's my current assessment of various tiller web sites that I've visited. I'll be updating this when companies make major changes to their sites. If I've missed something, or if there's a site that you think should be added to the list, please send me an email.
Ardisam Earthquake
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Bolens (MTD)
Craftsman
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MacKissic (Merry Tillers)
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White Outdoor (MTD)
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Posted on May 11, 2009 at 1:27pm —

Your First Vegetable Garden

If this is the year for your first vegetable garden, congratulations! You’re about to embark on a wonderful venture of discovery and fun. You may have some setbacks – even very experienced gardeners do – but, most setbacks are very minor in comparison to the rewards that most of us get from gardening.

Here are my suggestions for all you starting out this year …

Start Relatively Small – For most beginners, smaller is better. Unless you have recently retired, finally quit playing golf or some ot… Continue

Posted on May 6, 2009 at 1:30pm — 6 Comments

The Oz Victory Garden

Our new First Lady, Michelle Obama, has recently announced that she will break ground on the White House lawn to plant an organic vegetable garden. In many ways this gardening project is also rooted in the new administration’s desire to transform America not only politically but also environmentally. President Obama’s campaign was founded on the concept of a greener America that relied less on foreign oil and more on eco-friendly technology such as hybrid cars and other energy saving innovations… Continue

Posted on May 4, 2009 at 2:16pm —

Gardening to Save Money

How to Save Money by Growing More of Your Own Food

Grow highly productive vegetables – lots of yield for the space allocated - that you enjoy eating and that you can harvest from spring through fall.

Since you’re limited to the surface area that you have on the ground, “go vertical” to get the most production from the space that you have.

Waste nothing. Eat it, share it with someone in the

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Posted on April 28, 2009 at 5:00pm — 1 Comment

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At 10:38am on November 7, 2009, RAINBOW said…

At 12:03am on September 10, 2009, RawZi said…: Thank you for the invitation (and for friending). I like the site. Your page here is nice too! I'm doing gorilla gardening and foraging mostly for now. Take care!

At 4:11pm on July 30, 2009, Colleen said…: Hello Oz! Thanks for the friend request. I see that you're in to the Victory Garden concept. This is good.

At 5:19pm on May 6, 2009, TAR HEEL said…: ok

At 1:52pm on May 6, 2009, TAR HEEL said…: OZZZZZZ,...went to First Garden....good info.,...soil prep...thats the key.

At 11:50am on May 4, 2009, Oz Gardener said…: Harvest time listed

At 1:39pm on May 1, 2009, Connie said…: Thanks for the friends invite. I look forward to your blog posts, admiring the wonderful pictures, and visiting your great website. Pleasure to "meet" you and have you on my friend list.

At 5:33pm on April 28, 2009, Kimberly Ann said…: Thank you as well! :-)

At 4:59pm on April 28, 2009, Gillian said…: Thanks ozGardener for sharing those lovely photos. You captured the spirit in all of them. It must have been a huge show

At 3:43pm on April 28, 2009, Michelle W. Flannery said…: Thanks for inviting me to be your friend! I love the photos. Incredible. I left notes on a couple. And you write good blogs too! You need to join some groups! There are so many, I'm sure there are a few that catch your interest! Best gardening wishes! mwf

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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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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 ...

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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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amna mufti commented on amna mufti's photo 'turnips'

I don't eat turnip greens but some people use them in a mixture of other leaves i;e.mustard, fenugeri ,spinach and turnip greens.These leaves are collected when very young, the variety is also different.

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PiscesGirl replied to PiscesGirl's discussion 'Seed Sources?'

Cool! Thanks Mike - I'm off to check it out now! :-)

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Mike Taylor replied to PiscesGirl's discussion 'Seed Sources?'

I like seeds of Italy as well. My southern California coastal climate suits many of their varieties well. I also get excellent results from Renee's Garden seeds. Renee's seeds are tested in a number of different climates. Another source is Seeds...

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Everett McDonald commented on amna mufti's photo 'turnips'

hello Amna, Do you eat the turnip greens as well as the turnips?

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Letti replied to Penelope's discussion 'Feeling Stuck'

Penelope, I used to enjoy watching the cooking shows ten years ago. I do not watch them any more. Turn of your TV and enjoy your cooking again. I grow lots of herbs and I enjoy adding them to whatever I am cooking. I love preparing simple and crea...

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

Labor is going to foreign countries since ages.In medieval times warriors were required, they left their homes and now you can see many races spread all over the world.In past decades they were called in western and middle eastern countries,its a ...

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

Dear Amna! Get ready for much bigger population flow.In past it used to be skilled and semi skilled workers,but now workers with agriculture back ground are in great demand.I recently read an advertisment in news paper ,an overseas recruiters agen...

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

This is what we need::::: “Nation Building through Self Reliance” WHAT IS NATION BUILDING THROUGH SELF RELIANCE??? It is a bouquet of Attainable, Retainable and Sustainable initiatives and projects, addressing Best Improvement Practices in all wal...

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

I fully agree with the issue that has been highlighted and also agree to the Amna Mufti sahiba's point of view. Please visit www.vegegarden.net and see the presentation on food crisis. I am trying to raise voice since last 3 years. PLEASE! don't w...

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

Salma apa! Problem is many fold,our syllabus should be looked again.I remember in our childhood every body have at least wheat,rice and fuel for them selves.They use to do different duties at village level.Some are laborers in fields,some are pott...

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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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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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Hi following recent discussion I have put climate maps of the USA, Australia and Europe on here for reference..

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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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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.

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I used to have a tumbler that we made from a wine-barrel but

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Oz Gardener's Friends

Oz Gardener's Groups

Pickling and Kimchi Club

Permaculture

Native American Herita...

Vermiculture

Tomatoes

Oz Gardener's Discussions

Victory Garden group

RSS

Oz Gardener's Page

Latest Activity

Profile Information

Oz Gardener's Photos

Oz Gardener's Videos

Planting Pumpkins

My Victory Garden

Buckingham Palace adds an organic vegetable garden.

Oz Gardener's Blog

Rain Gardens

My Tiller Website Reviews

Your First Vegetable Garden

The Oz Victory Garden

Gardening to Save Money

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