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zuni replied to zuni's discussion 'Garlic' in the group Ontario Gardeners
My original post was from last year. I ended up planting 50/50 (fall and spring). I found the fall bulbs were bigger and matured faster. This year I planted all of my garlic in late October (Ontario, zone 5a). This is early enough for the roots to...
November 14
I think it depends on the type of soil you have as to when you plant. I think garlic is tougher than it looks, but no plant likes being sat in cold wet soggy soil. If you have free draining soil with plenty of compost like in a deep bed then autum...
November 14
They call it an aeration pot. Sounds like it could require a LOT of water!
June 18
A couple of comments about tomatoes: first of all you should be choosing a determinate variety rather than a vining type so staking is not generally necessary. Choose a cherry or bush type. Secondly, if you are using a square foot garden as your ...
June 18
Don't stop at just one! Bette Hagman's series of Gluten Free Gourmet cookbooks are excellent! My husband thrives on good food, and her recipes are superb.
June 17
I know better, but... I built 3 new raised beds and filled them with a top quality mix of compost and topsoil. Did I check the pH before planting? Nooooooo... I planted first, tested second, and lastly, painstakenly, tried to load in enough peat t...
June 17
Carol replied to zuni's discussion 'Garlic' in the group Ontario Gardeners
We have been planting our garlic in the fall, like mid-October. It has come up beautifully this spring, and I will harvest it in September I guess. last year it worked well, so we will do that again. I am on the Bruce Peninsula near Owen Sound, I ...
April 18
Cielce replied to zuni's discussion 'Garlic' in the group Ontario Gardeners
hmm, I had planned on planting garlic last year, but the snow came and no garlic was in the ground. I've picked up a book though, called 'From Seed to Table(Janette Haase)', and it suggests planting garlic for the summer to be eaten 'green' like g...
March 18

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Ontario, Canada
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1-3 years

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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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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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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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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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Created by Ian Jun 7, 2009 at 7:28pm. Last updated by Ian Jun 8.

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Hi, I'm starting to put together a few guidlines on using the discussion forum on here.

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Hi Everyone,  I've started to collect together recipes from various posts on the site and put them all together here.

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US STATE ABBREVIATIONS

AK - Alaska               AL - Alabama              AR - Arkansas
AZ - Arizona              CA - California           CO - Colorado
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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.

 

 

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I used to have a tumbler that we made from a wine-barrel but

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I have just written this note so that I can see what we can achieve by using this new feature.

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