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Making sauerkraut by the phase of the moon.
My father bequeathed me the sauerkraut making equipment and recipe for the family. He may have told me but I can't remember. Do I put the cabbage in the crocks on the fall of the full moon or the n...
Started by reba in Growing vegetables and herbs 15 hours ago.
Watermelon Rind Preserves 13 Replies
Has anyone heard of these? My mom told me she remembered her mom making watermelon rind preserves after she and her six siblings had eaten all the pink off of their slices. They wasted nothing back...
Tagged: Preserves, Watermelon
Started by L. J. Snyder in Food preservation. Last reply by Michelle 15 hours ago.
Sauerkraut 6 Replies
I have a question about sauerkraut making...I started a batch of sauerkraut in jars just before leaving for a few days on vacation. I covered the jars with a cloth, but found when I returned that a...
Started by Helen Hooker in Food preservation. Last reply by Penelope 21 hours ago.
Oak Leaf Hydrangea & Rhododendrons 1 Reply
I have 2 new problems. 1. My Oak Leaf Hydrangeas were beautiful this year. The previous owner planted them on a hill. They are hanging over as opposed to sitting up. Some new growth looks like it ...
Started by Pat Martin in Growing vegetables and herbs. Last reply by Tamra 22 hours ago.
weeds galore!!!!!! 8 Replies
I have a garden that has been overtaken with these weeds and there must be a million of them. I don't know what kind they are but they start off looking like impatients then these tiny flowers grow...
Started by Pat Martin in Growing vegetables and herbs. Last reply by Tamra 1 day ago.
What do you grow in your winter garden? 25 Replies
I was just wondering what everyone grew in their winter gardens or if they grow something that is out of the ordinary for the season.
Started by Chris Bocchino in Growing vegetables and herbs. Last reply by Penelope 1 day ago.
Do you have chickens? 28 Replies
Trying to convince the old lady to let me get some chickens and was wondering if any of you all had any. I have had them before but am trying to get my wife on board. I miss being able to go get fr...
Started by Chris Bocchino in Growing vegetables and herbs. Last reply by Beva 1 day ago.
Picking grape vine leaves for culinary uses. 2 Replies
I have a sultana grape vine which now has tiny bunches if grapes and the leaves will soon be big enough to make dolmades. Can I pick any leaves for eating without damaging the growth of the grapes?...
Started by Maggie in Growing fruits and nuts. Last reply by Maggie 1 day ago.
grapes 11 Replies
I bought some grape vines about 4 years ago, i don't remember what kind because i really never expected them to give fruit, well, this year i got huge bunches of grapes, I live in North West Minnes...
Started by debi in Growing fruits and nuts. Last reply by Maggie 1 day ago.
gardening in heat 3 Replies
I have a south-facing brick wall at the north end of my garden in zone 7. I wanted to use the wall for climbing plants (green beans this year), but the plants got ROASTED instead of shading the wal...
Started by Mitzi in Growing vegetables and herbs. Last reply by Tamra Oct 11.
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Nurture, Nature, and Hoping for the Best
We all know that children are like gardens; each child is as different as a lilac bush and a tomato plant, but they all require certain care in order to grow to their full, unique potential. And although in most cases, we will reap what we sow, we also have to figure in those months of drought, or those seasons of locusts that threaten to destroy what we've carefully tendered for so long. In the case of teens however, the season of drought could be a dehydration episode from a week-long losing s… Continue
Posted by LIsa on August 30th, 2008 at 11:49pm
"A lazy shade of green"
A piece in the Los Angeles Times this morning got me thinking and inspired me to write to the paper for the first time. Was it an article on some emotional and controversial Environmental Hot Topic?? No. Just a rather touching personal essay about . . . Well, maybe you should read it for yourself. If interested, try Googling "A lazy shade of green" "Susan Straight." It's a little hard for me to explain what it's about. Anyway, the piece struck a chord with me. Here's the response I wrote to the… Continue
Feeding People Is Easy
This is the title of Colin Tudge's new book. Its worth a read: part David Korten, part Arundhati Roy. He makes a lot of sense, however most of what he suggests depends on a web based cadre of people. Now I have nothing against the internet, see this website as an example, but I am not convinced its the best answer. So put on your thinking caps and come up with some non web based social innovations to promote local food economies!! pax John
Posted by John Walker on July 22nd, 2008 at 9:46am
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Climate maps
Hi following recent discussion I have put climate maps of the USA, Australia and Europe on here for reference..
If anyone has climate maps of other regio…
ContinueCreated by Ian Sep 12, 2008 at 6:20pm. Last updated by Ian Oct 3.
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!
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ContinueCreated by Ian Jun 2, 2008 at 9:54am. Last updated by Ian Jul 25.
HOW TO - MAKE COMPOST
Recently there was an excellent discussion about composting. I’ve pulled together all the various comments 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 to breed red-back spiders which are poisonous and
3.…
ContinueCreated by Ian May 30, 2008 at 5:29am. Last updated by Ian Jun 1.
Notes Home
Welcome to Notes.
To view notes that are in the system hit the "all notes" button above.
ContinueCreated by Ian May 28, 2008 at 12:10pm. Last updated by Ian May 30.
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
ContinueCreated by Ian May 28, 2008 at 6:19pm. Last updated by Ian May 28.
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