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Jessica
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Square Foot _ Raised Bed
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Profile Information
- Where do you live and garden?
- Southern Ohio
- How long have you been growing food?
- forever!
- Dream garden travel destination:
- besides my own spot of heaven? I want to see tomatoes growing in Italy!
- Favorite foods:
- Morels, Wild Turkey, anything I can walk out my door and pick for supper; greens, herbs, especially Basils, dead ripe tomatoes.
Plato, cur dog. Wild strawberries. Lettuce and greens. Puppy Bella on the porch.
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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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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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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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My seeds are on the way from Fedco. My next job is to thaw out the soil in the raised beds enough to send a sample to our state coop extension. Black plastic oughta do it.
I've been reading a lot about starting seeds; there are the super fanatical types, and then there are these laid back types who say that seeds will germinate with less than optimum conditions; it just takes more time. Good you're starting now, given that you have no heat :)
I'm SO sorry about Hoss and Bella. I'm glad you have pictures to cherish. And how is cute Rue? I bet he was VERY glad to have you home!!
I hope the move-out of your things goes ok this weekend.
I like the idea of the cold-frames. I don't think they have to be architectural wonders, just functional and funky. I don't know about you, but I'll be glad when I can dig into the earth again. We just got another dump load of snow/sleet (still coming). The piles are taller than I am. But hey, we live in Maine, so it's expected. Am glad to have heat and power; guess that's not the case for a lot of folks south of us.
Do you head out again soon? Make sure you let me know if you ever get sent up this way!
Take care,
Annie
Just thought I'd say hello. How are things? Have you had time to think about your garden yet? It's beginning to tug at me; but the ground won't really be ready for another 3 1/2 months. I placed my seed order today, though. Here in Maine, we had a spectacularly gorgeous day. The sky was that perfect robin's egg shade of blue, no clouds at all. Very cold, windy. But beautiful!!! I've been giving my two elderly "woofs" an aspirin twice a day, and the eldest, who's almost 14, was truly bouncy as we explored a snowy field down the road. Cute. The younger one, who's 10, is having a lot of trouble with incontinence. Our vet has us try estrogen (! yikes !) but it didn't work (I'm almost glad). Now we're trying Proin. So far not working. I'm sad for her; I know she doesn't feel good about it. RIght now she's konked out; my husband took her for a ferry ride out to Peaks Island where his mum lives; Maddy (the woof) loves going visiting to "Nana's"house; she gets lots of treats and sees lots of other dogs on the boat and island. And I'm in a happy place because for the first time in my 46 years I had someone come in and clean my house. And it's so perfect, for this moment. I know it won't last, but she's going to come every 2 wks to spruce it up; for me it's the floors that need the most help (incontinent dog, yup that would be a problem area).
Anyway, I hope you are doing well. Any resolution on Rue's parents?
Annie
How are you doing? Your job sounds interesting; do you travel a lot? My ideal job would have me traveling to France every couple of weeks! And of course, it would pay bundles so I'd have money to spend on yummy things in the markets there. :)
I'll go back to my seed-starting book now. Lots to learn.
I sure hope you can get Rue's parents back soon. Meanwhile, yes, enjoy the day.
How old is Rue--is he the dog in your photos? Cute! If he's a puppy, Jessica, I think you're gonna have a really big dog in your gardens!
What people do you think we both know? This is too funny!
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood
Your raised beds, with the teepee trellises are so beautiful!
Have you had snow? We're getting so much this year in Maine; giant flakes are falling right now that are forecast to add up to over a foot. Very nice for the holidays.
I look forward to seeing how your garden grows this summer. I'm already perusing the seed catalogs. Fun!
Blessed be
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood
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