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Robyn Renz
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  • Suffolk, VA
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TAR HEEL left a comment for Robyn Renz
April 14
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April 1
Robyn Renz commented on Katherine Turcotte's group 'Garden Lovers Book Reviews'
I am reading Gaia's Garden, a guide to Home-Scale Permaculture by Toby Hemengway. It's a great starter book, not too technical or too over-simplified. Has some garden plans, methods of saving water. It's about gardening nature's way, creating an eco…
April 1
Robyn Renz joined Katherine Turcotte's group
Garden Lovers Book Reviews
Have a favorite book about gardening that you would love to share with other members? Can be non-fiction or fiction, even a childrens book would be fine. If you can, add an image from the book!
April 1
Robyn Renz commented on Wild Flora's group 'Wildlife-Friendly Food'
My veggies are in the front yard and my backyard is a NWF backyard habitat
April 1
Robyn Renz joined Wild Flora's group
Wildlife-Friendly Food
Bees and other creatures pollinate our crops. Birds and toads eat insect pests. Many animals play a helpful role in the vegetable garden. How can we make our garden friends feel at home?
April 1
Robyn Renz commented on Jared's group 'Kitchen Gardens, Southern Style'
I'm in SE VA, zone 7b
April 1
Robyn Renz joined Jared's group
Kitchen Gardens, Southern Style
Discussion in this group includes what edibles perform well in our heat and humidity (and also mild winters), favorite ways to prepare a Southern dish or meal, and favorite local restaurants or chefs.
April 1
Robyn Renz joined Carola's group
FRONT YARD GARDENERS
A group for folks who are gardening in their front yards... Growing food for all the world to see! We can share stories about the passers-by who stop to chat, the problems we might run across with neighbors or community ordinances. Stuff like that.
April 1
Robyn Renz joined Joy Williams's group
BeeKeeping
Bees! How they benefit us, how to keep them, how to maintain them! Experts invited, and welcome.
April 1
Robyn Renz commented on Donna Smith's group 'Urban Farmers'
I'm gardening in clients yards using organic, no-till methods. Am looking to rent an acre or two near my home in Suffolk so I can do some massive composting and worm wrangling a la Will Allen of www.growingpower.org. I attended the Virginia Biologic…
April 1
Robyn Renz joined Donna Smith's group
Urban Farmers
This forum is for those interested in bringing food security to our city limits. Urban farmers, those interested in Community supported agriculture, backyard farmers, Spin Farmers, and those who care where their food source comes from. Welcome!
April 1
Robyn Renz is now a member of Kitchen Gardeners
Welcome Them!
April 1

Profile Information

Where do you live and garden?
Hampton Roads, VA
How long have you been growing food?
forever!
Dream garden travel destination:
NW USA
Favorite foods:
juiced beets, carrots, kale

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At 2:23pm on April 14, 2009, TAR HEEL said…
What a happy face...good luck this season. ED
At 5:48pm on April 1, 2009, JC said…
Welcome Robyn. Thanks for the book suggestion.
At 2:51pm on April 1, 2009, Ian said…
Hi Robyn Renz, 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. Delete Comment
 
 

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.).

We're exploring the possibility of changing the date to the spring and would like your input. Please answer our poll here.

Latest Activity

Glenn Fletcher commented on Michelle W. Flannery's blog post 'For KGI Rhubarb Growers and Eaters: Rhubarb Recipes'
Hi Joel Rhubarb is one plant that is best grown from a small portion of a known variety, [a piece of root with a bud] rather than from seed. We have about five degrees of frost right now [which is unusual], but in a week or so when the soil thaws, i…
30 minutes ago
Kay Robbins commented on Stephanie Hankins's album 'Veges!'
If you did this well with your first garden just imagine what next year's harvest will be like. But why wait until March? Here in Florida we can be growing so many great things in the winter months. (beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, collards, must…
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Joel LeGrand commented on Michelle W. Flannery's blog post 'For KGI Rhubarb Growers and Eaters: Rhubarb Recipes'
I may have to grow some Rhubarb just to see if it is something I will like. It is in all my catologs & I was told that it will stand on it on after the frist year.
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Joel LeGrand and Maggie are now friends
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Glenn Fletcher commented on Glenn Fletcher's photo 'Holgate Windmill'
Hi Penelope I'm glad you're feeling good and no longer wilted. I will have to try the cracked wheat idea. It sounds good. Glenn
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Joel LeGrand commented on Stephanie Hankins's photo 'PC110450'
Hi, Wonderful colors, makes me hunger. Enjoy!
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Rana shafiq ur rehman and Alex Kallas are now friends
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19 hours ago
Stephanie Hankins commented on Stephanie Hankins's album 'Veges!'
I started my first garden ever in late May! Thanks to all my friends and everyone on here, I feel I have been soooo blessed! I can't wait to work my soil and begin again in March!!!!!!!
20 hours ago
Stephanie Hankins added 3 photos to the album 'Veges!'
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Kay Robbins left a comment for Stephanie Hankins
21 hours ago
Stephanie Hankins joined Joy Williams's group
Tomatoes
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.
22 hours ago
Stephanie Hankins left a comment for Kay Robbins
22 hours ago

From the KGI Main Site

"First Garden" now has the "First Hoophouse"

Big Question: Feast or famine?

Roast Your Own Chestnuts

More photos from KGI's first global gathering

Gardeners Have the Power!

Braised brussels sprouts with pine nuts

Garden Q & A: extending the salad season

New White House kitchen garden videos

KGI is going to the White House (and we want to take you with us)

Optimal timing for your garlic harvest

Notes

HOW TO - ADD A LINK

Several people have experienced difficulty putting working links into comments and blogs etc and I know it is clumsy.... so here is how you do it.....

First type the text you want to appear....  ie  IAN'S PAGE

Then go back and highlight the link text.

Then hit the hyperlink button...a pictogram of a chain link.

Your browser may intervene and request permission to allow temporary scripting or some similar message.   Allow it and go back and highlight the text again

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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

You can refer any que

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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

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.

To view notes that are in the system hit the "all notes" button above.

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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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