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Joel LeGrand
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  • Columbia, SC
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Joel LeGrand and Luben Kumar are now friends
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Joel LeGrand and Daniel Borghi are now friends
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HI Muhammad, Thank you for the mixture, my brother has bamboo growing wild on has fram. He hates it, said I could cut it all down. The bamboo only gets to 2.5 inches, but that should work for the pen. Yes Glenn , My ribbirs are rare, hard to breed...
November 16
Nice photo's. I like the goathouse made of poles & mudbricks? I would Like to make this for chickens & ribbits. I also wonder if this fence would keep wild deer out of my peas. I am looking at over $500.00 dollars to make it out of saw timber & wi...
November 15
Hi Muhammad, I was told that tomatoes are only an annual because the cold killed it. That the tomatoes plant grows year around in the warmer parts of the world.Thank You for confirming this for me. This is what I like about this site, it makes the...
November 15
Hi Sheryl, I am sorry, I helped at a friends wedding & was 1:00 am getting in and did not look the book up. It is"Root Cellaring"by Mike & Nancy Bubel, Rodale press(ISBN 0-87857-277-5). My copy was copyright 1979. You can get it at some used books...
November 15
Hi shery, The reason farmer put thing in the cellar was it stayed 55-60 degrees year around & a dry cool mostly. The best thing is to store any veggies where air can circulate. One way is to build a 2"x4" frame with cross runner every 24", you can...
November 15
HI everyone, Thanks Everett, I will have to try your Bulls Blood. Hi Tamra, I never eaten kale , can I use it raw in salad or should I always cook it? Beets & Kale are two veggies I have not grown as of yet.
November 15
Hi Everett, Do you pick & cook the beet leaves like mustardgreens. If so ,how do they taste?
November 13
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November 11
Sorry Folks, I am new to webpage & sites. I didnot mean to leave the CAPS lock on, nor did I know this is yelling online. Again I am sorry for yelling.
November 10
Here is tropical australia I have always lost my rosemary during the wet season. I am astounded to see it is part of the mint family. Mint loves wet feet! I planted rosemary in the top of my herb spiral which is filled with mostly crusher dust i.e...
November 4
I love rosemary! I use it in lots of dishes and my spaghetti/lasagna sauce wouldn't be the same without it. I also love the smell of it on my hands after I've picked it. I keep an almost completely edible garden/yard, i.e., the flowers get space o...
November 4

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Where do you live and garden?
Columbia, & Lugoff
How long have you been growing food?
forever!
Dream garden travel destination:
UK Botanical Gardens/ Great European Gardens
Favorite foods:
Veggis and Fruits, anything home grown& Catfish

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At 11:03pm on November 16, 2009, Steph Webb said…
Thanks for the suggestions Joel...i have joined both groups you suggested :)
At 3:46pm on November 16, 2009, Raul Valdivia said…
Hi Joel,
No i hav not seen the site but im on my way.
I love the idea of aquaponics. It is the next logical progression.
Thanks for the tip.
Feel free to keep me updated on ur auqaponics
cheers
rv
At 9:52pm on November 11, 2009, Luben Kumar said…
Dear Brother,sister Joel :
Greetings from South India,Tamilnadu.Thank you very much for your engouraging words.
yes,we are planing to start ECO-KITCHEN GARDEN in INDIA with School Children.One day you can come and visit ECO-KITCHEN GARDEN !!!
At 9:52am on November 11, 2009, Paul Lambert said…
Joel, hello. The weather in Arizona is changing. It's been as low as 18 degrees at my house and as high as the low 80s in the last month. Snow is predicted for Flagstaff in the next few days. But, there is a monthly Master Gardener meeting next Thursday night so we're focusing on gardening rather than the snow.
At 2:14pm on November 9, 2009, Ann Vaughn said…
Thanks, Joel. I will check out KGT.
At 11:51am on November 8, 2009, Mary Green Engle said…
Thanks for the welcome, Joel. We're starting a community garden, with a nice plot of ground, a federal grant, and lots of enthusiasm. Hope to learn a lot from you guys!
At 10:54am on November 3, 2009, Thomas Smith said…
Thanks for the welcome. No, it's actually be quite pleasant the last week or so. It is currently a 77 F day. Beautiful. Going to hop on my bike and go for a ride.
At 9:51pm on November 1, 2009, Jannette La Sota said…
Thanks!
At 9:58am on October 30, 2009, Mike Eastlake said…
Thanks for the hello, Joel ... I will have to figure this network thing out ... am more at home in the garden than the computer. My best to you.
At 11:31am on October 22, 2009, Lori Fong said…
Had some beautiful 69^F weather the past few days....it will be quickly dropping to about 40^F tonight! Leaves are quickly falling as the blustery winds make their way across the plains of Illinois.
 
 

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now to try bean leaves - really nice green to use if you haven't got chard or spinach. My Chinese friends introduced me to this. you just have to take out the ribs of the leaf and use the soft green parts. yes, a little bit of work, but really wor...
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Those are really beautiful, Danny! :)
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I'll bet this place smelled wonderful. I love prunes, and have very fond memories off sneaking the unfinished halves out of my parents dehydrator when I was a kid. you know, moving around the ones left behind to make it look like I hadn't been the...
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One of my favorite books...I think I actually recommended that to you. They did start in the spring and I'm thinking that would be the right time for where we live. And it gives me extra time to do research about local resources.
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Kristi Birchenough added a discussion to the group Tomatoes
Ha ha!!! I can almost guarantee you guys haven't read a discussion like this yet!!! Ok, Growing Tomatoes on a Sailboat...I need some thoughts on this, I'm thinking ahead to next summer here and what I shall do to grow Tomatoes on our Sailboat that...
6 hours ago
I think this might need it's own category, don't you? Tomatoes are one of the most popular things to grow and we've been placing them in all kinds of groups, but the fact is we almost all grow them, and they have specific needs.
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That sounds awesome! You read "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" right? I think they started in April if I remember correctly. Good book.. Rock on girl!!!
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I think that just made my decision... the carolinas aren't far enough south for me, florida or us virgin Islands here I come!
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Wow! That's beautiful!!!
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Sweet potato leaves, I bet if you threw a handfull of those in your blender with 3 or 4 pieces of fruit and a cup or two of water that would be a yummy smoothie! I do it with spinach, and you don't even taste it...yum!!! it's more fun that eating ...
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I saw a Useful Post on seed saving at the blog Simple Green Frugal Coop, written by coop member Gavin. The blog post gave an especially helpful tip about how to isolate members of the squash/melon/cucumber family, one flower at a time, using eithe...
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Sandy McDonald, PADMANABH SHANKAR, dr sarfraz khan and 3 more joined Kitchen Gardeners
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Joel LeGrand and Luben Kumar are now friends
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Shawna Just checking in, been busy with work and going back to school
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Our local squirrels learned to leave the back yard alone as I set the dogs out to chase them anytime I saw one back there, but the squirrels now know the front yard is fine... My problem is more the deer who love the Hostas in the front yard........
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Awe... lucky!!! How did you do that? I've tried growing it both on deck in summer and just a week or two ago here on the boat. It just gets spindly and sick looking, fails to grow and withers away?!. I'm not sure what kind of soil i used here in t...
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Good idea! I'm due for another batch... soon to come, "how-to photos"
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Would like to see pics of you rooting them and how they grow in water. I'm interested in trying this.
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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

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!

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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.

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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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