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Absentee Storage Crops

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KGI Map Project - help us brainstorm!

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diane armstrong left a comment for prabhat choudhary
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March 12
diane armstrong 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?
March 11
diane armstrong commented on Harry C Anderson's group 'Central Gulf Coast Gardeners'
i set them out right after christmas and i´ve forgotten what varieties, would have to dig back in records to find out, but they are all short season and types recommended by Thompson and Morgan for containers. I used to grow only heirloom but i lo...
March 11
diane armstrong left a comment for prabhat choudhary
March 11
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March 11
diane armstrong joined Latino Farmers Cooperative of Louisiana, Inc's group
O.C. Haley Community Garden/Micro Farm
a non-profit grassroot organization talking the lead in addressing hunger and poverty helping Latino families grow vegetables, raise chickens, milk cows, improve their nutrition and teach them entrepreneurial skills for long-term self-sufficiency.
March 11
diane armstrong commented on Harry C Anderson's group 'Central Gulf Coast Gardeners'
Harry, does the geographic location matter, or is it the zone. i am about a zone 24, i used to winter in Big Pine Key, east of Key West and I think my present zone is like BPK. I am halfway between Acapulco and Puerta Vallarta near the tiny fishin...
March 11
diane armstrong joined Harry C Anderson's group
Central Gulf Coast Gardeners
Gardeners, who garden across the Central Gulf Coast From Northwest Florida to the upper coast of Texas.
March 11
diane armstrong replied to Jared's discussion 'Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners' in the group Kitchen Gardens, Southern Style
this is great, thanks Jared. I have a question for you southerners. Recently, I moved south to this 5-season zone of moderate dry; hot dry; hot rainy; very hot & terribly humid; hot & not so humid. Before, i gardened, relatively successfully, on t...
March 8
diane armstrong replied to Maya's discussion 'Absentee Storage Crops'
In the dry season, from Oct to about june or july, I only get water 2 or 3 hours , four or five days a week and a very feeble stream at that, so i have to ration my plants. then the rainy season is too hot for most plants, except mildew and mold, ...
March 8
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March 8
diane armstrong 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.
February 12
diane armstrong replied to Roger's discussion 'KGI Map Project - help us brainstorm!'
For me, with my five incredibly short growing seasons-- gardening is all about heat, i´d guess that is the case in other tropical areas. It was ¡WOW YES! moment for me when i came across the book by Dr. H: Marc Cathey , who developed heat-zone map...
February 11
diane armstrong replied to Johanna Greenberg's discussion 'Whiskey barrels and dead plants' in the group Container Vegetable Gardening
tomatoes and peppers are originally tropical plants, albeit a long time ago, but tropicals do not like hot soil once they are young adults. shade it somehow. Try witholding water till the tomatoe leaves start to curl in the morning. In the afterno...
February 10
diane armstrong replied to bjtalbott's discussion 'Low sun gardening?' in the group Container Vegetable Gardening
Use a paint that refracts 140 percent of the light that falls on it . paint nearby walls and moveable vertical panels. ( do NOT lay panels flat ) sounds crazy but it works. one morning my house was too hot to sit in and by midday, when the roof ha...
February 10

Profile Information

Where do you live and garden?
jungle village 3 hrs south of Puerto Vallarto, Jalisco, Mexico
How long have you been growing food?
forever!
Dream garden travel destination:
xochimilco--mexico city´s ¨floating ¨garden plots
Favorite foods:
chocolate anything especially chocolate mole on chicken

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At 7:52am on May 31, 2009, Anh Collins said…
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At 2:09am on March 12, 2009, prabhat choudhary said…
THANKS,Diane for your valuble comment.now I thought that shadow of hasian cloth on 2.5 mtr height can save plants .its OK ?
At 9:25pm on February 8, 2009, Sapna said…
Hi Diane,

Fenugreek is a leafy green generally available during winter in India. Here in the US, I find the best fenugreek during winters and spring in the Indian stores. I grew these last summer, and though I had many harvests I think they didnt take heat too well. During peak summer, their growth was slow with smaller leaves. So my guess is they like cooler weather of spring or fall. And ofcourse some sun and normal watering depending on how hot it gets. This is the first time I am growing fenugreek indoors during winter. I put the pot against sunny windowsill and its growing well but slower than when grown outdoors. Hope this helps. Thanks.
At 4:49pm on February 6, 2009, Maggie said…
Welcome to KGI. I would love to hear more about what you grow and how you prepare your food.
I love chili added to food. I know only a little about the different varieties and how drying alters the flavor.
 
 

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