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I'm certainly no expert. We have what seems like a heavy clay to me, here in the Willametter Valley in OR, but my previous garden was in a sandy/clay area, so I may not know what you mean by a heavy clay. We have an asian pear, already planted whe...
November 11
I noticed someone was growing Asian pears. Do these need any special soil conditions as I was thinking of buying one this winter? Ordinary pears just curl up and die on our soil which is heavy clay, though apples thrive. Does anyone know if Asian ...
November 11
Sorry Folks, I am new to webpage & sites. I didnot mean to leave the CAPS lock on, nor did I know this is yelling online. Again I am sorry for yelling.
November 10
Yes Kathryn, they are stinging nettles and I harvest them (with long sleeves and gloves on !), use them fresh in stock and dry them for tea and later use in soups and stir-fries in the winter. Loaded with minerals and vitamins A and C and chloroph...
November 8
If those are stinging nettles you can eat those, they are very healthy and very easy to prepare.
November 8
Glenn, Noticed your comment about blueberries! They are tempermenta' but it depends where you live to select the correct variety. Then plant in a well drained area with good soil. Mix a shovel of sand, two shovels of peat moss four shovels of lig...
November 7
We have a very old plum tree that came with the yard. It *might*be a french petite plum. It flowers earlier than any of our other fruit trees, including another plum. When we first moved here, we got virtually no plums, despite the fact that our n...
November 7
Had an interesting experience this year. Have a very old plum tree that came with the yard. For the first 5 years had zero plums in spite of lots of blooms. Then last summer they came raining down for three weeks. What had changed?? Then I read so...
November 7

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At 12:14am on September 10, 2009, RawZi said…
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At 2:16pm on January 16, 2008, Phillip said…
We have added another greenhouse (passive solar) and addingmore fruits. We have Blueberries, Strawberries, Thornless Evergreens (Blackberries without thorns), Apples, Plums, Pears. We are adding Kiwi, More Strawberries, Blueberries, PawPaw. We may plant Lingonberry, and Sea Berry. This year has been very successful with winter growing of salad greens. I harvested leaf lettuce on Christmas day. My raised bed cold frames are working excellent and I had just put them in around August 2007.
At 12:27pm on January 16, 2008, Debi said…
This year if my husband doesnot get transfer. I am going to add a rock gardens here and there. small one to create places for little critters to live, chicmucks, toads, etc.
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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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Mussarat Nadeem is now friends with Kathryn and amna mufti
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DIscussion group for people who hunt wild edibles.
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I would love to have an allotment, there needs to be more of them.
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great shot, yours seem to have the most on it.
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Thanx!
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Your Organic Friends...
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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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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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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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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.

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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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