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Comment Wall (5 comments)
- At 5:29pm on August 14, 2009,
Michelle W. Flannery said… - Hi there WF. I've seen you buzzin' around the site here and there (chuckle). Nice to finally meet you. So how's your garden growing this year? Lush and bountiful I hope. Best gardening wishes.
- At 5:26pm on August 14, 2009,
Carol said… - Wow! Your blog is a treasure trove. I think I've died and gone to gardener's heaven. Thank you so much!
- At 11:01pm on February 7, 2009,
Ann G. said… - Isn't comfrey used as an ingredient in salves for healing abrasions and burns?
- At 8:44am on December 1, 2008,
Maya said… - Welcome from Northeast Coastal Forest (NE0411)! I love your site and will need to explore more as I find time.
- At 4:28am on December 1, 2008,
Maggie said… - I always make sure there are flowers or plants going to seed so we always have plenty of bees, birds and some other insects in our garden. I am looking forward to looking at your website.
Profile Information
- Where do you live and garden?
- Nova Scotia, Canada
- How long have you been growing food?
- 4-10 years
- Dream garden travel destination:
- I'm happy to be in my own garden or woodland. My dream is to see both as they look in my imagination!
- Favorite foods:
- As long as it's fresh and local, I'll probably love it.
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Comfrey is a good example
The very knowledgeable Ann G. reminded me that comfrey is still used in medicinal salves. That in turn reminded me that comfrey is a good example of a couple of points gardeners, especially herbalists, should alw… Continue
Posted on February 8, 2009 at 7:00am —
Should we avoid toxic plants?
What all of these plants have in common, as you may already have guessed, is that they are potentially toxic. Comfrey is potentially carcinogenic. The digitalis in foxglove is a heart stimulant that can be used for good… Continue
Posted on February 7, 2009 at 9:26am —
KG Day - Help us choose a date!
We're exploring the possibility of changing the date to the spring and would like your input. Please answer our poll here.
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From the KGI Main Site
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
… ContinueCreated 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
… ContinueCreated 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..
… Continue
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
… ContinueCreated 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
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
… ContinueCreated 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.
ContinueCreated 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
ContinueCreated by Ian May 28, 2008 at 6:19pm. Last updated by Ian May. 28, 2008.
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