Member profile for Nellilein
 Gardening since 1973
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I'm a lifetime gardener who has finally gotten a small patch of ground to really attempt to grow all my own produce. Behind an 8' ft deer fence (20' x 100') I have put in a small fruit orchard, berry bed, citrus hedge and now 5 4 x 8 raised beds. I will be "farming" these beds with the help of a "chicken tractor", which my husband will build before our chickens come in April (when I return from my Mom's 90'th birthday party).
I live on the Central Coast of Calif where we can garden year round in most years. My new "citrus hedge" is also my winter garden, where I've planted 2 types of radishes, carrots, fava beans, sugar snap peas, garlic, turnips and basil (still have 1 plant that has tolerated the cold). Two of the 5 beds have recently been planted, one solely in lettuces and the other with more cool weather crops. My shed also has good light, so I just started seeds which I will transplant when the weather warms up. It includes the normal tomato, pepper, but also includes Okra and Lovage. I've been a certified Master Gardener for 10 years and have recently discovered the CA Rare Fruit Growers and also food growing by the permaculture method (food forest). I LOVE talking gardening with people and how to grow without nasty chemicals. I am a BIG fan of edible landscaping, but after one year living here, the deer, rabbits and gophers have convinced me they are not willing to share and so we had to garden within the fenced in area - bummer!
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slip sliding away Arroyo Grande, CA
My garden is on a SW facing slope and quite a challenge. Sometimes I feel being part billy goat would help getting up and down the garden. We have stairs and a path planned, but until then, I take it one step at a time - carefully!
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Baker Creek special Arroyo Grande, CA
This garden is a part of my "slip sliding away" garden (I'm gardening on a hill). Received my heirloom seeds today and am excited to get started
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our Mitchell house San Luis Obispo, CA
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Our Grounds Des Moines, IAOrnamental, beds and borders where evergreen conifers and deciduous shrubs mingle with perennials, bulbs, and a few favorite annuals. Some Iowa prairie plants such as side-oats grama grass. A still-water, self-maintaining...
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Allotment on the dike Schellingwoude, Netherlands
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Claire
After years of being on the waiting list, on 4 June 2011 I finally got a garden allotment (known as volkstuin in Dutch). It's just a 15-minute bike ride from home, at the back of an old Dutch dike - and has a little...
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Boston Fenway Victory Garden Boston, MA
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Kristen
In the early spring the daffodils and tulips start to poke out of the ground...the 2 lilac bushes begin their blooms soon after. During mid-May, I begin to add veggie, herb, and annual plantings. Also, my parents bring...
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Your Entomolo-Garden Oakland, CAWelcome to the Insect News Network on YourGardenShow! The I.N.N. travels the globe to learn how people think and feel about our 6- and 8-legged friends. The I.N.N. is a non-stop, multi-media interdisciplinary plunge...
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The Green Gardener in Herald, California Herald, CAGreetings from Herald, CA. Located just South East of Sacramento by 20 miles. Millions of grape vines cover the Herald landscape and vegetables grow well here with a good compost pile to nourish our Green Garden....
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Patterns of Growth Fremont, CAMy garden is my art, literally. I grow plants so I can photograph them in new and interesting ways. There is such a variety of plants in the San Francisco Bay Area and I pluck not only from my yard, but along the trail...
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Blue Barn Acres Merced, CA
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KellyB
We're trying to grow as much of our own food as we can. It's year 1 on this property. After an almost rainless winter, our small continuous harvest feels gratifying. But it's only the tip of the iceberg.
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East Texas Linden, TX
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RoriTx
We grow,can or freeze 90% of all the vegetables we eat. I've decided to start saving our own seeds so this year we will plant as many heirloom varieties as we can.Breaking News:Facebook you've been replaced!
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Bohemian Garden Monroe, MI
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Liz
My vegetable garden is getting a makeover this year! Not only will I be growing more heirlooms, but the area where they will be growing will have a Bohemian flair.....colorful, artsy, fun, and perhaps a bit of the...
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Dan Lairon Elementary San Jose, CA
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larryvolpe
I have been gardening with my 5th students for 15 years. The kids take home oodles of veggies every year then I follow them home and ask the parents to show me how they make their traditional Mexican dishes and then...
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Real food for a real family Romulus, MIBegan row gardening as a boy. Picking weeds was a punishment I'll never forget. Tried it again as I became an adult, and it was just as grueling. Discovered the All New Square Foot Gardening method in 2010. Sold on...
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Sonoma Garden Sonoma, CA
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sonomagarden
2012 marks the first full year in our new home with my new vegetable garden. The vegetable garden area is a total of just under 900 square feet with about 450 square feet of growing area. I have six raised beds...
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GMO's Butler, PAWhat better place to get informed than on yourgardenshow.com because we all live on this planet together ! A "Conspiracy Theory" isn't a theory if it's true ! We all have to make up our own minds. ☺
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An Heirloom Jungle Weldon, CA
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HorseLady
My garden started out just about 20 sq. ft. Eight years later it is closer to 5000 sq. ft. and gets to be about 10 ft tall in several areas. No chemicals or synthetics are used but the silty clay has been amended with...
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toppenish family organic garden Toppenish, WA
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JMTKMS
We started this garden in 2010 and could not believe the harvest!!! We expanded in 2011 and now we are exhausted because the harvest was so much more. We are completely organic and feel that this is so helpful for...
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Nell's New House Moline, IL
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Nell
After several years of apartment life and container gardening, we have a real house and a real garden plot! This year I'm planting an organic heirloom garden. I ordered almost all my seeds from Baker Creek this year....
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Prince Snow Farm Mattapoisett, MA
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PrinceSnow
Our garden is a true extension of our desire to grow healthy food for our family and friends without the use of chemicals. And this year, NO GMO's! Wahoo!!!!
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Ramos' Disorganized Garden Floresville, TX
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Clenram
The success of our gardening has been great, with some disappointments due to the learning curve. We are learning what we can do when we have 4 months of temperatures over 100 and no rain. Our soil is all sand! We...
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The Heirloom Garden of Eatin' Tacoma, WAI redesigned my vegetable garden last year at Franklin Park Community Garden with the Vegetable Garden Planner on Mother Earth News. I am implementing the full plan this season and it will be a lot easier to tend and...
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Oscar & Mabel's playground Fort Payne, AL
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vanna516
I love trying new varieties & since I'm relatively "new" to gardening that is easy. It is also easy to learn from your mistakes. I named the garden after 2 of my kitties (my other passion) because they love...
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My Growing Space Elk Grove, CA
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EZ_Gee
It's getting bigger. Presently we have three raised beds in backyard and sideyard , and another raised bed in frond lawn area. I have started using potted spaces for growing vegetable as well. This past fall I built...
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YourGardenShow Busy Bee San Francisco, CA
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The-Busy-Bee
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| Favorite gardening books: | Edible Landscaping |
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| Favorite vegetable: | just pulled carrots |
| Favorite flower: | whatever's in bloom |
| Favorite tree / shrub: | fruit tree |
| Gardening organizations: | Extension Service and Other |
| Favorite park / arboreteum: | Longwood Gardens |
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