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Rebecca Mills
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  • Muskegon, MI
  • United States
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Rebecca Mills and Stephanie Brown are now friends
August 2
I have to borrow my daughter's camera again because my tomato plants are developing the most peculiar symptom that I've never seen before this year. The tomato vines are being held up by tomato cages and the tops of the leaves are shriveling and c...
July 24
I think this might need it's own category, don't you? Tomatoes are one of the most popular things to grow and we've been placing them in all kinds of groups, but the fact is we almost all grow them, and they have specific needs.
July 24
My pea stems are hollow, but they are green. Hmm ... pumpkins are dying too? I would think something is out of balance with that soil. But then, I never had any luck myself with commercial mixes. I just use plain dark dirt and mix some composted a...
July 24
I thought it might be good to have a group that discusses our pest problems so that anyone can find it if they need it.
July 24
June 19
Hey Beva, I have some gardening spots that border a patch of pine trees too. It seems that lime helps me out. On the other side of that patch, I just let it stay acidic and planted blueberries. hehe
June 19
Hey Pisces, We live near a creek, so we have lots of racoons too. It helps if we bury the scraps but the coons will dig them up sometimes. I tried sprinkling some powdered lime over them before adding dirt on top, and it seemed to help even more.
June 15
For those who share a Native American heritage by blood, and those with a spiritual kinship to the original people of the US, who wish to explore that heritage through traditional Native American planting and gardening methods.
June 15
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Diana and Rebecca Mills are now friends
June 4
Rebecca Mills added 3 videos
June 3
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June 3
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June 2
Hey Pisces, I usually start my chicks off on at least 23% chick starter for the first two weeks. Once they get older, I start adding a few whole oats and cracked corn. (half a scoop of oats and half a scoop of cracked corn to two scoops of starte...
June 2

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Where do you live and garden?
Cloverville
How long have you been growing food?
10-20 years
Dream garden travel destination:
Yellowstone National Park, The Grand Canyon, and Australian Wilderness
Favorite foods:
Fresh salads from the garden and fresh meat we raised ourselves.

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At 6:50am on June 4, 2009, Diana said…
Did I mention the little white cups are the cleaned yogurt containers that I started the seed in? I wrote all the info in permanent marker on the sides, and am using them as markers in the garden after setting out the plants. I secured the cups through the drainage holes punched in the bottoms. I also should back up that info by writing it all down somewhere I won't lose it, or taking photos...
At 6:46am on June 4, 2009, Diana said…
Hi Rebecca, sorry so slow to reply; I still don't know my way around all the functions of this site.
At 8:51am on June 1, 2009, Michelle W. Flannery said…
I wanted to mention that I envy you being able to raise your own meat. I think I mentioned before that we did when I was growing up. I hope to do so again soon when I can afford fencing for a cow, and a pig pen. This year, getting the chicks was our priority. Diana, a KGI member, who lives not far from me, was saying that she got her beef this week. I think they paid to let the farmer raise it and take it to the butcher. I'm pretty sure it must have been delivered all cut and packaged.

I never thought about getting my own meat this way. If it's not too expensive, maybe I should check it out and consider it until I can afford to raise my own. Too late this year I suppose. But nice to think about my own clean, hormone and drug-free beef and pork in the freezer.

When my dad left the Army, and we retired to the coast of NC, we fished commercially, and put hundreds of pounds of fish and shrimp in the freezer every year, along with beef and pork. I don't think appreciated the blessing of it all enough back then.
At 3:46pm on May 10, 2009, Ian said…
Hi Rebecca Mills, welcome to KGI. I'm sure you'll find the site interesting, we're a pretty friendly bunch. You'll find all manner of discussions in the forum (follow the link in the top navigation bar) and there is also a notes section where I can put stuff that may be of interest to members. At the moment there are one or two "how to" articles and a whole range of recipes. (follow the notes link)
If there is anything I can do then please, just leave a message on my page
At 4:44pm on May 9, 2009, TAR HEEL said…
Becca,WELCOME TO KGI!! ....no problem with the p-birds looks like, thanks for the advice.Gonna have 2+ ac of soybeans/corn next season, they'll forget my little deal.I hope you enjoy this site/family...worldwide.From Thailand to Texas.Don't be shy.......I'm not. good-luck B.
 
 

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Hi Salma I am lucky in that my allotment is only a short bicycle ride from my house. Some people in larger cities like London have to travel to theirs in a car. It is interesting to find out from you just how things are in your country. I think as...
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Thanks for sharing Roger, I sent my info and will let you know what transpires. Have a Joyful day~ Bea Kunz
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How times have changed. There was time when there was no food shortage and agriculture was not a profitable business. The poor farmer was having a hard time. After toiling in the field from dawn to dusk he failed to generate enough money to suppor...
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Glenn!British allotment system is quite interesting. It should be initiated here in Pakistan. Is this alloted land close to your home? I mean you have to travel to your home kitchen garden to fetch your vegetables ??
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I also recommend Seed Savers Exchange. Not only does Heritage Farm offer seeds they've grown, but you can become a member and exchange thousands of seeds with other gardeners. The beauty of seed savers is you can use heirloom seeds that you have g...
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........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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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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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.....

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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

You can refer any que

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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.

Notes Home

Welcome to Notes.

To view notes that are in the system hit the "all notes" button above.

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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.

Ian

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Created by Ian May 28, 2008 at 6:19pm. Last updated by Ian May. 28, 2008.

 

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