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Dena E. Bolton
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  • Johnson City, TN
  • United States
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Cats & other animals in your garden

Sure fire way to keep cats out of your garden -- lemon. I planted a fragrance garden a couple of years ago, and the neighborhood cats immediately assumed it was their personal litter box. I sliced up…

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October 17
My husband does a lot of grilling, and his favorite herb from the garden is rosemary. I have one large plant at the end of a path next to my daylilies. (I believe in an edible landscape, so I have herbs and veggies all over the yard -- wherever some…
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Sure fire way to keep cats out of your garden -- lemon. I planted a fragrance garden a couple of years ago, and the neighborhood cats immediately assumed it was their personal litter box. I sliced up a lemon really thin and scattered it about the ga…
September 7
Have to agree with 2 of the suggestions here -- coffee grounds and egg shells. Both will keep the slugs away. Also, the Starbuck's in Johnson City will leave their coffee grounds outside the backdoor for gardeners to take. Check to see if some of yo…
September 7
I sell herbs, mints, and perennials at the Johnson City Farmers Market. This was my first year. I didn't do great, but I've learned a lot and know I will do better next year. Lotta work, but I love it. Have met some really great people, too. The JC…
September 7
Most of us shop at farmers' markets and/or sell our produce there. Let's talk about it. Let's talk about where the markets are, the best and the worst of them, what products are selling for, what we sell, and how we price it.
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I would like this group to focus on kitchen herb gardens, be they culinary or medicinal. What do you grow, what do you use it for, do you make any medicinal products from your herbs?
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At 9:36pm on October 17, 2009, Joel LeGrand said…
Hi Dena,
how is the weather up your way,any snow or just chilly nights.
At 1:01pm on September 4, 2009, Tamra said…
Welcome!! It is always exciting to connect with other gardeners. I'm glad you are finding ones near you.

The Tennesseans at KGI have a group called Kitchen Gardeners TN. We would love to have you join.

I am in Nashville, but have gardened in Oregon and Illinois in the past. Right not I am busy planting/tending my fall/winter gardening and trying to get a handle on all the weeds that took over my garden during this rainy summer.
At 12:52pm on September 1, 2009, Joel LeGrand said…
Hi Dena,
Welcome to KGI.
I had family living in Stelby Ridge, N.C. we drove over to Johnson City, TN. to eat.
What I saw of the area was nice.
At 7:32am on September 1, 2009, Mary Brugh said…
Hi Dena, I've lived here just over 1 year. I usually go to the Jonesborough Farmers Market. I'll try to stop by the one in JC tomorrow. I'm in the storytelling program at ETSU and last year I did very little besides school work. My focus won't be as narrow this fall. I'm thinking of having my lawn mowing guy build a raised bed so I can have a small garden, mostly flowers and herbs, I think. A few decades ago I took a workshop called "edible landscaping," in Occidental CA. Where do you get good lobster in Johnson City?

Profile Information

Where do you live and garden?
Johnson City, TN
How long have you been growing food?
1-3 years
Dream garden travel destination:
Haven't quite decided yet. I love them all!
Favorite foods:
Lobster, a really good steak, pasta, asparagus and most veggies

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KG Day - Help us choose a date!

Kitchen Garden Day has traditionally been celebrated at the end of August which is a great time for gardens in temperate, northern climates but not a great time for many other gardeners around the world (e.g. August is winter in the southern hemisphere, monsoon season in India, too hot for many gardeners in southern states, etc.).

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Hi everyone, I got my information from the 2010 catolog, I left the website so anyone could look the product up. The catolog says that it is safe for vegetables,that the oil repellent in some bugs & suppresses feeding instincts in others. I have not…
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Could that couple have been Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon? I was fortunate to attend one of their presentations at the SW Michigan Harvest Fest '07. It was inspiring!! What energy and ideals. With feature articles in print media and great local exp…
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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.

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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

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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!

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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
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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

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Welcome to Notes.

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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.

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