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Where do you live and garden?
Vermont
How long have you been growing food?
1-3 years
Dream garden travel destination:
Ireland
Favorite foods:
cucumbers,apples,bananas,baked goods,ect

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At 7:53am on May 31, 2009, Anh Collins said…
Wanna chat with me on cam?, come see me here You'll enjoy it. I promise!!!! realamateurwebcams.info
At 9:51am on March 3, 2009, Penelope said…
I haven't heard from you in a while. Is the weather improving in Vermont? We've had a few days above freezing. It's great. I moved rocks about yesterday preparing another small raised bed. I'm taking it slow . . .
At 8:48am on January 23, 2009, Penelope said…
I want to play in the dirt too. The basil and thyme seedlings are still alive, but haven't grown secondary leaves yet. We had another small skiff of snow overnight. I guess it's still winter. After the holidays are over, i'm ready for spring, but the weather won't comply with my wishes. I placed a good sized seed order with one company and yesterday I got an invoice that doesn't list my order and only one packet of bean seeds -- doesn't make sense, so I wrote to them on email and I got an electronic neutral response. I do hope the rest of the order arrives or I get a refund.

I'm hoping to finally get some horseradish going. I've made two attempts at this house. One planting never grew; the other died of neighbor pesticide. Those neighbors have moved, so maybe I have a chance now along that fence.
At 8:12pm on January 16, 2009, Penelope said…
yes, it's been cold here. we had a few days of warmer weather and most of the snow melted. it felt like a false spring. i'm ready for the real spring. i ordered seeds. i also planted some thyme and basil in a window pot -- and they just came up!!! i hope i don't kill the tender plants.
At 10:29pm on January 4, 2009, Penelope said…
The flowers are really pretty. Thanks. I just got back from spending the weekend with my mother for her birthday -- she just turned 86. Thankfully the weather cooperated and the highway was clear and dry both ways -- three hour drive one way. After New Years I am ready for winter to be over, but there's a long way to go.
At 7:31pm on January 2, 2009, Katherine Turcotte said…
Oh what beautiful flowers!!!! They make me dream of Spring :) I think Clifton may be more up North here in NJ, not sure though.
At 3:09pm on January 2, 2009, Tamra said…
Thanks for the flowers. I have to remember that little trick. Did you take the photo yourself?

All my seed catalogs are in a pile waiting for me to look through. I need to place orders soon b/c I will start early spring plantings under lights in my garage in about a month.
At 8:18am on December 31, 2008, Penelope said…
I have two floor looms and I weave shawls (like the blue one in the photo) and ruanas, little jackets, and cotton tea towels. I've been researching Algo-Saxon clothing styles lately, or any European clothing in the Iron Age. As usual, I'm finding the church upset with women for wearing anything fancy -- I guess the priests wanted all the pretty stuff to wear during mass.

I am going to plan more bush beans this year since they did really well last year in my raised beds. I was hoping pole beans would do well to save space, but I've tried three varieties for 3 years now, and I'm not impressed. I will try some in a different location, however, just in case.
At 6:32am on December 31, 2008, Beva said…
Hi Summer rain,
I have been thru your town a couple of times... I used to drop off mechanical equipment for repairs at a place in White River Jct. It was several years ago, and I don't remember the name of the place, and they sold out to a bigger business and moved to MA.
I remember there was a farm stand outside the town that sold maple syrup, honey and such. We always stopped to see what they had.
At 12:38am on December 31, 2008, Katherine Turcotte said…
Hi! So glad you joined the Kitchen Herbalist group! I would love to someday see Vermont and I long to see Ireland, all the green my eyes can stand and then the lore and romance of faeries and castles, *sigh*
I have many fur children also - I am waiting for a litter of Cocker Spaniels to be born in the next day or two, I am a nervous Nellie though I have been through this many times - each time is unique. I love my dogs so very much, and my cats too!
Stop by and see my blog
http://www.enchantedwoodmusings.blogspot.com
 
 

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Floating Gardens are 1000 years old or older, but you have put a new spin on it . Great Job!! The owl scares birds, what does the rabbit & duck scare off?!! I love this site ,I am always seeing new & wonderful things.
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I am waiting to hear if yours is sweet as well !! Be sure and let us know !! When mine is made I just bag and freeze it in meal size for two !! I have more freezer space than pantry space !!
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That is awesome Glenn...thanks for sharing! Inspirational...I have some ideas now!!! Yeah, I think I'll be doing a lot of experimenting next year and a lot of blogging about it =) you never know, like Joel said, I just may get a book out of it along…
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Wow, this is great! I'm attempting to garden on a boat (we liveaboard in the summer) and I was thinking of doing something like this on a small skiff next to it...Thanks for the inspiration!
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Hi Letti Thanks for the info about the contaminated manure. I have not bought manure now for several years in the UK. This was since we had the foot & mouth and BSE scares. I think that municipal compost is your best bet, if you need to say bulk up…
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Hi Kirsti I think the dingy idea seems feasable. Then the plants would be out of the way of day to day activities. Have you seen Margy,s floating garden pictures. Yours would be a variation on that theme.
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Created by Ian Jun 7, 2009 at 7:28pm. Last updated by Ian Jun 8.

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Hi, I'm starting to put together a few guidlines on using the discussion forum on here.

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Created by Ian May 23, 2009 at 1:55am. Last updated by Ian May 25.

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Hi following recent discussion I have put climate maps of the USA, Australia and Europe on here for reference..

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US STATE ABBREVIATIONS

AK - Alaska               AL - Alabama              AR - Arkansas
AZ - Arizona              CA - California           CO - Colorado
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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

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