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Janet Hoshel

Vert Slightly sweet sauerkraut ????

Hi all: Im a beginner sauerkraut maker and am looking for recipe help...I used to hate sauerkraut but tasted a jar of home made that was...

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3 4 hours ago
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Mark

Help needed for e-book

Hello, I'm researching for a new e-book that will be like a beginners guide to vegetable gardening. I want to help encourage more people ...

Started by Mark

41 Nov 8
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Don Rosenberg

Back Yard Vegetable Gardening Business Expanding in the U.S.

Instant Organic Garden is a three year old business that installs raised bed vegetable gardens in the greater Charlotte, NC area. The rea...

Started by Don Rosenberg

0 Nov 6
Chris Bocchino

What do you grow in your winter garden?

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

51 Nov 6
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Sumitra Pande

My Home Garden, Kathmandu Nepal

I live in Kathmandu, Nepal. Nepal is a poorest country based in agricultural economy. The status of women are very miserable in general. ...

Started by Sumitra Pande

9 Nov 5
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Michelle W. Flannery

Growing Mushrooms

I've been interested in growing my own mushrooms for years, but I haven't gotten around to it yet. I think this year will be the year I f...

Started by Michelle W. Flannery

14 Nov 4
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Jeff St.Clair

Compost news

Hi Greetings from Crete, last year I posted a question on KGI to ask you all about composting grape waste ie the skins and seeds left ove...

Started by Jeff St.Clair

4 Oct 29
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Bob Silverman

Two types of squash from the same plant

I have a squash plant that produces two distinct types of squash - long yellow ones and round green ones. I did not know this was possibl...

Started by Bob Silverman

14 Oct 17
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Maggie

Happy Diwali

Do you celebrate this festival today? If so what foods will you be preparing to share with family and friends?

Started by Maggie

0 Oct 16
Maxine Walker

So how did your garden grow?

From one season to the next, I have had variations in plant production that defies my understanding of what conditions soil, weather, fer...

Started by Maxine Walker

17 Oct 16
Reply by Maxine Walker

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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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