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June 21

Stacey Libuit commented on Andy Cheng's photo 'Passion flower 1'

love the flower

June 14

Stacey Libuit left a comment for Andy Cheng

June 14

Michelle W. Flannery commented on Andy Cheng's photo 'Passion flower 2'

This is quite beautiful! Strong and delicate at the same time. And the color is exquisite.

June 8

Andy Cheng added 2 photos

June 8

Andy Cheng added 2 photos

May 22

PiscesGirl commented on Andy Cheng's photo 'elberta peach 4'

gorgeous! My mouth is watering... :)

May 21

Andy Cheng added 9 photos to the album 'compost upgrade'

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May 21

Andy Cheng commented on Andy Cheng's photo '2 garlic chives, 2 peaches, and one rose in kitchen'

Actually, those 2 peach tree was gifts from Schaine. Her friend from church give them to her. I think they grow from the seeds. I don't know what kind of peach. But you can ask her for one. Giving peach tree to someone, usually mean "hope you succ...

May 17

Andy Cheng commented on Andy Cheng's photo 'honey suckle and jasmine vine 2nd year'

all the plant you see I have auto sprinkle and dripping system to it since this year. But last 2 year I water it everyday

May 17

Stacey Libuit commented on Andy Cheng's photo 'passion vine and oriental pear trees'

wow.. that's cool!!!!

May 17

Stacey Libuit commented on Andy Cheng's photo 'elberta peach 3'

that is alot of peaches

May 17

Stacey Libuit commented on Andy Cheng's photo 'blueberry'

man.. u DO have everything

May 17

Stacey Libuit commented on Andy Cheng's photo 'Orka'

VERY NICE!!! i need to get this on my list too~~

May 17

Stacey Libuit commented on Andy Cheng's photo 'elberta peach 4'

wow... almost time to eat~~~ how long have u have this tree.. it looks prettty thick alreay

May 17

Stacey Libuit commented on Andy Cheng's photo 'Corns'

there is a corn farm i drive by when i go to work.. those corns grow SOOOOO fast, like over night it got SO tall~~

May 17

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Where do you live and garden?: El Paso home

How long have you been growing food?: 1-3 years

Dream garden travel destination:: around the world

Favorite foods:: all

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At 12:48am on June 14, 2009, Stacey Libuit said…: http://my.kitchengardeners.org/group/backyardkitchenherbalists/forum/topic/show?id=1091455%3ATopic%3A83645

At 12:34am on May 16, 2009, Stacey Libuit said…: wow.... is ur pix YOUR own pamegrante/?/

At 12:31am on May 16, 2009, Stacey Libuit said…: andy.. 2 of my tomatos are RED!!! ( the 1st plants doesnt seem like it's growing alot... 2nd one grows more.. i think because i did it like u told me... make it deeper so water can stay in more..

At 1:00am on May 15, 2009, Stacey Libuit said…: u get on this thing???? hey.. read my discussion.. some people give me some info about ants on trees... !!

At 11:34am on April 24, 2009, Stacey Libuit said…: hi andy..did u have a good trip??? my tomatos got BIGGER AND BIGGER!!! =) and plants looks stronger and stronger!! my flowers are blooming!!

At 2:06am on April 13, 2009, Stacey Libuit said…: Hi brother! I wish i live by you so i can go to your house and pick fruits home!!!

At 1:49am on April 13, 2009, Maggie said…: It is lovely to see your photos, I have a friend here who comes from Taiwan photos.
My friends name is Ting and I am going to teach her western cookery and she has shown me some Taiwanese recipes.

At 1:49pm on April 10, 2009, Ian said…: Hi Andy Cheng, Welcome to KGI, I'm sure you'll find the community interesting. If there is anythimg I can do to help, then please just leave a comment on my page.

At 1:27am on April 9, 2009, Maggie said…: Hi Andy welcome to KGI, what do you grow and cook?

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Peter Brady commented on Peter Brady's photo 'vanda'

thank you , I took it with my iphone on the way out to work, a little out of focus , shaky hands but I agree great orchid I have had it for about 8 yrs

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Terri Pucci commented on Peter Brady's photo 'vanda'

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Martha Hill replied to Janet Hoshel's discussion 'Vert Slightly sweet sauerkraut ????'

Sounds great !!! Why didn`t I think of that when I had bushels of peppers ?? I also would do it at the same time I did the cabbage !! I would slice thinly or shred with the cabbage so it would be pretty as well !! I would think that the sweet tast...

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Glenn Fletcher commented on andy Petro's group 'Ontario Gardeners'

Hi Sheryl I think you have come to the right place. There is a wealth of information on this site and everybody is helpful. I use the search box in the top right hand corner of the screen. You will have to post some before and after pictures of yo...

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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...

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Glenn Fletcher replied to zuni's discussion 'Garlic' in the group Ontario Gardeners

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...

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Glenn Fletcher commented on Everett McDonald's photo 'Christmas Cactus'

Hi Everett I have a similar Christmas Cactus that used to belong to my mother. I would say yours is about a good month ahead of mine. My flower buds are about half an inch long at present. This is probably due to your warmer climate i imagine. I k...

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Kathryn commented on Everett McDonald's photo 'Christmas Cactus'

http://www.burkesbackyard.com.au/2000/archives/2000/in_the_garden/flowering_plants_and_shrubs/zygocactus I am sure it is one of these zygocactus, my family has grown them for years and they are so beautiful and have a range of colours.

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Kathryn replied to Valerianella's discussion 'Honeybees Face Towering Threat From Cell Phones'

My two year old has a couple of favorite movies he watches repeatedly one being the Bee movie with Jerry Sienfield as the voice of the main character, in that it shows that if it werent for bees all the flowers and pollination stops therefore basi...

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Kathryn replied to Janet Hoshel's discussion 'Vert Slightly sweet sauerkraut ????'

I think that the pepper would be the culprit. You can add that when you shred the cabbage.

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Kathryn commented on Everett McDonald's photo 'Granddaughters'

They are so cute Everett.

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Kathryn replied to Jessica Soulliere's discussion 'Genetically Engineered Right to Know'

I cant watch the video either as it dosnt stream in Turkey. I am aware though that Australia the country I originate from is totally sold out to gm foods and seeds with the exception of Tasmania that is trying not to have them in thier state. The ...

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amna mufti commented on Everett McDonald's photo 'Granddaughters'

Beautiful kids,your grand children?Apple cheeks!!

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Salma Kamal commented on Everett McDonald's photo 'Christmas Cactus'

Can you give me name of this flowering plant in pot.?? Beautiful flowers.

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Strumelia replied to Valerianella's discussion 'Honeybees Face Towering Threat From Cell Phones'

Read this, from the Sierra Club, Nov 2009: http://www.sierraclub.org/biotech/whatsnew/whatsnew_2009-11-10.asp

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