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Sharon replied to Sharon's discussion 'How is the preserving going?' in the group Preserving the Harvest

Skip, you have been busy. We have something in common. My Mom moved in with me a few years back and has been teaching me some tricks from my grandmother but she's scared of the pressure canner, so that's my job. If the stovetop wasn't so fussy, it...

September 3

Skip replied to Sharon's discussion 'How is the preserving going?' in the group Preserving the Harvest

We have also made 45 pints of green tomato relish

September 2

Skip replied to Sharon's discussion 'How is the preserving going?' in the group Preserving the Harvest

Hey, ya'll. Been around a while, but new to this group. I've been too busy canning and working in the garden to post much lately. We've been canning and freezing for the last month or so. My wife is scared of the pressure canner, so I do most of t...

September 2

N & K Grant replied to Sharon's discussion 'How is the preserving going?' in the group Preserving the Harvest

Our gardens didn't produce real well this year because of our weather, so I haven't been canning as much as usual, but I am doing a lot of drying. Got beet greens, dandelion greens, blueberries, raspberries, cauliflower and ground cherries done an...

September 2

Sharon commented on Jared's group 'Kitchen Gardens, Southern Style'

Stephanie a lot of folks have complained of poor tomato harvests this year. Amy is right the hot, humid and rainy weather is not a good environment for tomatoes. For the first time in about 3 years we had to supplement our tomatoes with some bough...

August 30

Sharon replied to Sharon's discussion 'Mexican Mint Marigold' in the group Backyard Kitchen Herbalists

Since Teri found the old post, I'll update. I planted it in the front flower bed with several other herbs (thyme, rosemary, sage, lavender and a bay in a large pot), flowers (zinnias, day lillies, echinacea, small sunflowers, daisies, etc) and a c...

August 26

teri replied to Sharon's discussion 'Mexican Mint Marigold' in the group Backyard Kitchen Herbalists

this is an old post, but i'm new here so it's new to me! if you're talking about tagetes lucida, my experience with it is that it can take more sun in the ground than it can in a container; and in either case, it's probably best described as semi ...

August 25

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At 7:19am on May 16, 2009, Angie Knost said…: Hi Sharon and welcome to the Berry Growers group!
I hope you can post some pictures of your berry patch.
I am not familiar with dewberries as I have never lived that far south. Can you share some more info about them?
Happy Gardening! Angie

At 6:02pm on November 20, 2008, Sharon said…: Hi Kathy - Well until this week it was still warm enough down here to get some fall cleanup and planting done and some expansion of the kitchen garden. Tomorrow we will be down around 25 so my busy schedule outside will scale back for a couple of months. I get through early winter by planning what we want to plant and where and going through last year's catalogs and websites to narrow my choices some. Then we just throw all of that away and circle too many things when the catalogs arrive. Well, not quite that bad, but it seems to be a trend!

At 8:12am on November 20, 2008, Katherine Turcotte said…: Hi Sharon - Thanks for joining the kitchen garden group - I hope you will be adding lots of information for us to share! Bet you are waiting for the Winter seed catalogs to start coming in - lol, and it is not even Winter!
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Where do you live and garden?

south Alabama

How long have you been growing food?

forever!

Dream garden travel destination:

Thomas Jefferson's home

Favorite foods:

any veggie I grow myself

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Mike Taylor replied to LisaLu's discussion 'What's in your garden?' in the group California Gardeners

Sorry I didn't see this sooner (I thought I would get alerts). We are still picking eggplants - in fact they will feature in an appetizer for Thanksgiving...

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amy commented on Pattie's group 'North Atlanta Seedsavers'

Thanks, Kate, for posting what you've saved! How did the seed saving for everyone else go this year? I saved seeds from several herbs that aren't ---I don't think--- heirloom varieties (fennel, dill, basil, flat-leaf parsley, cilantro) and some z...

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Everett McDonald commented on Sumitra Pande's album 'My Garden at Kathmandu'

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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Maggie commented on Sumitra Pande's album 'My Garden at Kathmandu'

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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amna mufti commented on Sumitra Pande's photo 'Bee keeping'

GREAT SUMITRA! THERE WAS ALSO THIS LADY FROM NEPAL, CALLED TIGER PRINCESS.so Nepal has great women.

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Sumitra Pande replied to Sumitra Pande's discussion 'My Home Garden, Kathmandu Nepal'

Thanks Raul, gardening gives me pleasure as well as fresh vegetables as well, and off course an family tie!

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amna mufti commented on Everett McDonald's blog post 'My father-in-Laws Garden'

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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Gillian commented on Everett McDonald's blog post 'My father-in-Laws Garden'

lovely memories Everett, thanks for sharing.

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My father-in-Laws Garden

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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Mary Riekert joined Joy Williams's group

Tomatoes

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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