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For those who have root cellars, want root cellars, and want to know more about root cellars; and for those who want to know the various methods in which to store and preserve their harvests.
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I'm thinking of direct sowing some spinach and beets for a fall harvest, I've never tryed it before, but I hope with a floating row cover for the frosty days I may get some produce still.
August 31
Jeff Wright added a discussion to the group Canadian Gardening and Seed Exchange
Hi, is anyone planting now for late harvest? Christmas dinner? I've been getting endives, escaroles, radicchio, kale, and chard going in cold frames to transplant. I started transplanting last week, with a brief hiatus to fix my deer fence. I'm di...
August 30
Hi Katrina, You must mean the tuberous Jerusalem artichokes - or sunchokes. It's really easy - just buy a couple of the larger sized ones in the early part of the year, and plant them a couple inches deep in some decent soil. If there is still a d...
August 30
Hi Marion, Well, a couple of answers: - first, regular, like every couple or three days of picking your beans makes a difference. Also, if you're already picking at 5", then maybe it's a question of regular water supply (isn't it always??) and foo...
July 9
Greenhouse, Coldframe, and Solarium gardening discussion
March 18
HI! yep, it's that fine time again! It's the beginning of March and seeding time is here!!! Woo hoo!!! :c) Leeks, onions, lettuce, celery, celery root!, arugula, kale for summer, endive?... you don't want to jump the gun too much though. no point...
March 7
Hi Anne, How are you? Sunny, windy and weird here in Victoria right now! :c) I'm going to get back out in the garden in just a sec - I have some serious pot and soil and tarps and whatnot to get sorted and tidied in anticipation of seedling flats ...
March 7

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Where do you live and garden?
Victoria, BC
How long have you been growing food?
4-10 years
Dream garden travel destination:
Europe - UK, Italy, Germany, France, Holland, Poland, Czech Rep.,
Favorite foods:
salads, soups, omellettes, roast beef, Chinese, dill pickles

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At 9:57pm on January 21, 2009, Maggie said…
I have a friend who reckons Franchi they are the best seeds to buy. We can buy them in Australia. Good luck.
 
 

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I don't eat turnip greens but some people use them in a mixture of other leaves i;e.mustard, fenugeri ,spinach and turnip greens.These leaves are collected when very young, the variety is also different.
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Cool! Thanks Mike - I'm off to check it out now! :-)
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I like seeds of Italy as well. My southern California coastal climate suits many of their varieties well. I also get excellent results from Renee's Garden seeds. Renee's seeds are tested in a number of different climates. Another source is Seeds...
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hello Amna, Do you eat the turnip greens as well as the turnips?
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Penelope, I used to enjoy watching the cooking shows ten years ago. I do not watch them any more. Turn of your TV and enjoy your cooking again. I grow lots of herbs and I enjoy adding them to whatever I am cooking. I love preparing simple and crea...
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Labor is going to foreign countries since ages.In medieval times warriors were required, they left their homes and now you can see many races spread all over the world.In past decades they were called in western and middle eastern countries,its a ...
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Dear Amna! Get ready for much bigger population flow.In past it used to be skilled and semi skilled workers,but now workers with agriculture back ground are in great demand.I recently read an advertisment in news paper ,an overseas recruiters agen...
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This is what we need::::: “Nation Building through Self Reliance” WHAT IS NATION BUILDING THROUGH SELF RELIANCE??? It is a bouquet of Attainable, Retainable and Sustainable initiatives and projects, addressing Best Improvement Practices in all wal...
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I fully agree with the issue that has been highlighted and also agree to the Amna Mufti sahiba's point of view. Please visit www.vegegarden.net and see the presentation on food crisis. I am trying to raise voice since last 3 years. PLEASE! don't w...
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Salma apa! Problem is many fold,our syllabus should be looked again.I remember in our childhood every body have at least wheat,rice and fuel for them selves.They use to do different duties at village level.Some are laborers in fields,some are pott...
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Hi, everybody! When I decided that I wanted to be more active in spreading the word about growing food, I joined the local Master Gardeners group since it has an education mission. This turned out to be a perfect fit for me. I have worked with a ...
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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

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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

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Created by Ian May 30, 2008 at 5:29am. Last updated by Roger Jan 15.

Notes Home

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.

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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