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  • Portland, Maine
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we can have chickens in Portland, ME!
June 24
I've been telling folks how good radish tops are, maybe now they'll believe me! (tee hee, as they say) Must say though, I have never cooked radishes. I love them raw, and have never really seen them as a warm food. But maybe I'll try it soon! Beau...
June 21
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June 21
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June 21
This could be a great opportunity to make a new friend. If you can, move your compost to a different part of the yard then ask him for his compostable materials.
June 16
Nice pictures, looks like things are growing great, but one thing I'd love to hear about is why this is an experiment.... Do post more pictures, I love watching things grow even if it is in cyberspace!
June 12
Looks great Rob. Thanks for the updates. I certainly appreciate them.
June 10
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The ten hills I planted ( two zucchini, three summer squash, two pumpkin and, three cucumber) have all sprouted. The last hill, a pumpkin, sprouted yesterday: So far, I would have to say that my little experiment is going well. All of the plant...
June 10

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At 10:14am on July 24, 2008, ilex said…
I have no idea why the silk is red- I've never grown corn before. I hope it's the varietal and not some problem with nutrients. I have actual ears, though, so I must be doing something right!
At 8:58pm on June 18, 2008, ken hargesheimer said…
I sent you a email Proven Practices. If you did not receive it, let me know at minifarms@gmail.com. Ken

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Where do you live and garden?
In my yard (visible from the street) Portland, Maine
How long have you been growing food?
1-3 years
Dream garden travel destination:
china
Favorite foods:
onions, potatos, corn, summer squash, cucumbers, tomatos

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The ten hills I planted ( two zucchini, three summer squash, two pumpkin and, three cucumber) have all sprouted. The last hill, a pumpkin, sprouted yesterday:



So far, I woul… Continue

Posted on June 10, 2009 at 10:56am — 2 Comments

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Updating My Gardening Experiment

In case you missed my earlier post, let me bring you up to speed. After growing a garden last year for the first time, I wanted to expand my garden this year. Last fall, I spread newspaper on a section of my lawn and covered that with raked up leaves. I let that sit for the winter. This spring, I spread out some more newspaper and covered it with grass clippings. Go to my earlier article and you can see pictures posted showing this process.… Continue

Posted on June 8, 2009 at 11:43am — 1 Comment

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A Little Gardening Experiment



I have already started planting this years garden (actually, I’m a little late on some things). But, I had so much fun last year, that I am expanding my garden this year. I’m also doing things a little differently this year in that I am not using a rototiller on this years expansion… Continue

Posted on May 11, 2009 at 12:54pm — 3 Comments

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I Need a Break

I need a break today. I couldn't even finish the newspaper this morning. The bad news just keeps coming and coming. My car wouldn't start and it was 4 below zero this morning. I need a break from all the bad news and I wouldn't mind a break from winter.
To get my mind off things for a moment, I started going through some pictures that I had taken last summer and I came across this one,

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Hello Sumitra, Thankyou for sharing your pictures. Your students are beautiful. I thought of you the other day as I watched a documentary about Nepal on the television.
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Hi Sumitra, It is great to see your photos and bee hives. Like you I long for equality for all people on this planet. If all people could grow their own vegetables it would be a great thing. It is very hard to know that lots of people do not have ...
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GREAT SUMITRA! THERE WAS ALSO THIS LADY FROM NEPAL, CALLED TIGER PRINCESS.so Nepal has great women.
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Thanks Raul, gardening gives me pleasure as well as fresh vegetables as well, and off course an family tie!
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Sumitra Pande added 4 photos to the album 'My Garden at Kathmandu'
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Thats great Everret! So lovingly composed that I felt the warmth of that old rickety stove around me after so many years and away so many miles.
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lovely memories Everett, thanks for sharing.
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Everett McDonald added a blog post
My father-in-law Fred Pond died ten years ago. He loved his garden and I still miss him a lot especially at this time of year when the seed catalogues start arriving. The Pond family lived on a seven acre homestead of sorts in Westford Massachuset...
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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.
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The cooking shows are entertaining, but that's all. Some of my favorite recipes started with notes handed down from family. They're still as good as ever. James Beard, Joy of cooking, and Professional Chefs Manural are good references. I have over...
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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

Then go back and highlight the link text.

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

Your browser may intervene and request permission to allow temporary scripting or some similar message.   Allow it and go back and highlight the text again

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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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