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Help! Problems with internal site links and posting.

I faced same problem some days back,posted some thing on Gillian's page n failed.Also needed some help.

Replied Nov. 26, 2009

What new fruits are you trying this year?

I have planted louqat tree this year.

Replied Nov. 6, 2009

squirrel repellent

I have a lot of squirrels they chew on every thing.My dog likes them .I have two cats and they have compromised with each other .They chew on what they get in front lawn ,and cats have the backyard.I…

Replied Nov. 3, 2009

squirrel repellent

I have a lot of squirrels they chew on every thing.My dog likes them .I have two cats and they have compromised with each other .They chew on what they get in front lawn ,and cats have the backyard.I…

Replied Nov. 3, 2009

 

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Thanx Everett!They are between5-3, some times 1c in the nights.
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Its 1st February,season is about to change.The migratory birds have gone to north.Sun is giving energy to the shiviring earth.Although my lawn and kitchen garden are still slumbering an autumn slumber,but I can feel the warmth of spring already spre…
February 1
Great reciepie,my vines still have leaves on them,but i will try it in March with new leaves,Thanx!
January 27
Katheryn, recipe sounds delicious -- seems like an awful lot of cinnamon. I'll try it this spring when my grapes leaf out. Thanks.
January 27
1 cup rice 1/2 lb ground lamb 3 teaspoons cinnamon 3 teaspoons salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1/4 cup lemon juice 1/2 cup lemon juice, for pot 3 tablespoons butter 6 cups water, cover over leaves 2 tablespoons olive oil wash and boil leaves While drying…
January 26
Yes Salma apa! but mine have almost the same cycle.This year I am planing to plant a vine yard also.I have ordered vine cuttings from Quetta,lets see what is would be the out come.
January 26
Katheryn, I'm going to preserve some in salt this year and see how it goes. Do you have a good dolmades recipe?
January 26
I think there is big difference of temperature!Pakpattan and Islamabad,Mine shed leaves a month back and new leave will appear in march.Our fruits in late may and june.
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GOOD! i JUST HAVE EATEN SECOND PICK OF PEAS FROM MY GARDEN.
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Yes thats right just pack into the jars like you would do with sauercraut a layer of leaves then a sprinkling of salt until the jar is full. The first time I did it I used too much salt but it was ok as I just soaked them a bit longer before using t…
January 22
Its really interesting for me Kathryn and Penelope.Looking forward for salt preservation method.I am going to plant a vineyard this spring.
January 22
I always boil my grape leaves in water to soften them up before I roll filling up in them. Young ones are best, tenderest, but older ones just need to be boiled longer. Katheryn, how does one do the "salt" preservation? I'm assuming uniodized salt -…
January 22

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Where do you live and garden?
pakpattan
How long have you been growing food?
1-3 years
Dream garden travel destination:
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Favorite foods:
all fruits

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Heralds of Spring!

Its 1st February,season is about to change.The migratory birds have gone to north.Sun is giving energy to the shiviring earth.Although my lawn and kitchen garden are still slumbering an autumn slumber,but I can feel the warmth of spring already spreading around. I saw a big swarmp of bees traveling to a near by garden.So they are back and busy.I checked the spring catalouge .I have to sow bitter gourd,as well as harvesting my broccoli,ice berg,turnips ,raddish,spinach ,peas,lettuce,cauliflower,c… Continue

Posted on February 1, 2010 at 7:23am — 2 Comments

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Guns and roses.

0n 7th December I went to Lahore to buy new bulbs and seeds for upcoming spring. I always perceive winter and autumn as preparation period for spring.Though it is getting cold out side,foggy mornings and sunless days are ahead.But there is a ripple of sensation in this gray and gloomy landscape .Spring ,spring,some thing is cooing on the leafless branches and under the heaps of brown leaves.
My beautiful city of Lahore was looking even beautiful.Green belts were shining with the vibrant colors o… Continue

Posted on December 9, 2009 at 11:43pm — 8 Comments

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And they are selling it!

Potatoes were sown like yesterday ,and they are selling it?I was taken aback when yesterday I saw new potatoes on sale in the market.I thought it was from up north where it cools down much earlier.But then I realized its not possible due to ongoing war in those areas.So it was really local potatoes. I inquired about our own crop and viola! it is also of the same size i:e size of a chicken egg.Its marvelous to see the growth.

Posted on November 16, 2009 at 4:10pm — 4 Comments

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Pickled Mangos.

Pickled mango is the most famous and demanded pickle in our area.Almost every house hold has a different receipe.I pickle them as my aunty use to do it .
Ingredients:
Green mangoes(they should be the ones that have formed the internal core ,they usually comes at the mid season.)= 1kg.
Turmeric powder= 1/4 KG
Coriander seeds= 4 TBS
Fenugreek seeds= 3 TBS
Onion seeds =3 TBS
Aniseed = 3 TBS
Red chili powder = 5 TBS
Mustered oil =1/2 kg
Salt = to taste
Cut the mangoes in to four halves, remove the s… Continue

Posted on November 11, 2009 at 12:00am — 1 Comment

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At 4:12pm on February 4, 2010, Lydia Riedel-Tramsek said…
Hi Amna, my little self-sufficiency farm is not comparable to yours, but I've visited a lot of large farms in Germany and I don't know anyone, as well led as yours. I can't even imagine how it is possible to apply perfect cultivation, care and storage to so many different plants and animals and find time for beautiful flower compositions. You are telling us of beginning spring, bees, awaking nature - I'm really zealous! But no, in summer you have to fight against aridness! You irrigate your fields, do you have problems with oversalting? Or do you get deluged new clay? Lydia
At 2:23pm on January 25, 2010, Kathryn said…
Amna I used to live in Konya and am now living in Gaziantep, but I would be honoured to have you as a guest where ever I am living. I went to the Mevlana tombs a few times and they are very interesting. Are you talking about Mevlana himself or the Pasa Aladdin. Mevlana has several volumes of writings and has some interesting points of view.
At 6:07am on January 14, 2010, Kathryn said…
Made it, ate it, loved it.
At 3:01pm on December 30, 2009, Glenn Fletcher said…
Thankyou Amna
I still like the ape though. He lives in Jersey Zoo which i visited a few years ago. This zoo was started by Gerald Durrell for the conservation of endangered species, which i think goes hand in hand with what this website is trying to achieve.
Thanks again for your comment.
Have a Happy New Year.

Glenn
At 6:35pm on December 19, 2009, Joel LeGrand said…
Hi amna,
How are you doing today?
I am getting seed catologs for spring planting in march!
One of my catologs has a insecticide called BioNeem made from extract of the seeds of the Neem tree.
Have you used this type of insecticide?
Thank You for your time.
At 11:21am on November 20, 2009, Mussarat Nadeem said…
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At 11:20am on November 20, 2009, Mussarat Nadeem said…
i study in lahore grammar school in Islamabad i am in class III
At 11:18am on November 20, 2009, Mussarat Nadeem said…
thanks and you are my first friend on this network i hope we will come best friends. i am learning gardening from Aba
At 4:31pm on November 17, 2009, Gillian said…
thanks Amna for sharing your photos of your farm. Your plants look so healthy and it is amazing the plants you are producing, when I see how dry it is around you. You are truly innovative. What the world needs is more farmers like you!
I was interested to hear you talk about having fish as well - I once went to a talk where they showed how they used the fertile water from the fish to flow through and feed the vegetable patch. very interesting.
I think I might try your green mango chutney recipe this weekend.
At 11:45am on November 15, 2009, Kathryn said…
I looked at a few sites one included a funny television program, yes it is very similar I will try your version, the Turks dont eat chutneys but I occasionally make some.
 
 

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We sampled the cucumbers I pickled just before Christmas and while the flavour was good the skins were tough. They are gherkins or pickling cucumbers. Should I have peeled them? I would be grateful for any advice.
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