I 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 maintain with this new plan. I grow lots of organic heirloom vegetables and edible flowers in my garden and it produces most of the vegetables and some of the fruit I eat for the entire year.
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| Queen_of_Green's Buzz Jun 22, 2012 | |
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We finished building the perimeter beds in the giving garden tonight. Mama Killdeer has a nest in the way of one beds, so we won't place that bed until the eggs hatch and the babies scatter.
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You are so much more considerate than Morissa. Nice that the garden can wait for the renters to finish up. :) |
| Queen_of_Green's Buzz Jun 21, 2012 | |
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I am heading down to the community garden for a work party to build some more raised beds. Progress has been slow because of the weather, so hopefully we can get it done fast now!
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The ol' Green Side is getting wet, is it? Tee Hee. I really enjoy your posts as they remind me of "home", without having to get wet or drive in traffic. :) But, I do know you have b... more » |
| The apples are sure growing fast right now! Jun 20, 2012 | |
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Do you know what variety these are? |
JMTKMS
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We truly enjoy them also! |
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Last year they were the best "fresh" eating apple we had. They seem to loose alot of flavor when dried or juiced. The red delicious was the best for drying and the golden delicious was best for... more » |
| Zucchini Black Beauty Zucchini Squash - Black Beauty Jun 20, 2012 | ||
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JMTKMS
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Go "Baby" go! Mine are really starting to take off, and I love it. Amazing how quickly they grow from here on out. |
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| Chard - Bright Lights Swiss chard Jun 20, 2012 | ||
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cute little guys. :) |
| My morning stroll in the garden... Jun 20, 2012 | |
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| Queen_of_Green's Buzz Jun 20, 2012 | |
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WooHoo! The sun is coming out tomorrow and we have a high of 79! Thursday is supposed to be a high of 77. I can't wait to get my hands dirty in the garden! Happy Day!
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Happy Day indeed! |
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So glad you are finally getting some good weather! You've been waiting long enough :) Feel free to push any dry air towards Minnesota - we could really use the dry out! |
| Queen_of_Green's Buzz Jun 20, 2012 | |
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What are your favorite cookbooks for preserving food, canning, pickling, dehydrating, etc.?
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my neighbor says she takes tomatoes and puts them in a blender and then in freezer bags and freezes them in 2 cup portions. I think this is a SUPER easy alternative to canning, then you have tomato pure... more » |
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We also have a new food section in the forum maybe we could start putting our recipes there. |
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Here's a few of my favorite sources: Put 'Em Up: ... more » |
| Ground cherries are blooming Jun 19, 2012 | |
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Another thing I need to try. What do you do with these and what do they taste like. How on earth did you learn to eat all these different plants? |
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I must say I have not seen or eaten them here in Texas or New Mexico. |
| Queen_of_Green's Buzz Jun 19, 2012 | |
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It's been really windy the past few days... It sure dries things out fast! :)
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Yes, it dries them out then rips them out of the ground and throws them in the field! I really am getting tired of the wind.... If it would just go away. :( |
| Tomatillo Verde Tomatillo Verde Jun 18, 2012 | ||
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It's amazing how these come back EVERYWHERE the next year! |
| Carmen Peppers Whole garden Jun 18, 2012 | ||
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I see it, too! Looking good! |
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Never heard of a carmen pepper... is it a bell, or hot or??? |
| Grapes Whole garden Jun 18, 2012 | ||
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Will you make wine? Around us people make a lot of Portuguese style wine. |
| Lettuce Oak Leaf Lettuce 'Emerald Oak' Jun 18, 2012 | ||
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Is it a crisp texture? It really is a cute lettuce. As lettuces go, that is. :) :) |