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Pickles and such

Swore I wasn't going to make pickles this summer. Liar, liar, pants on fire. Made four quarts of quick sour pickles yes...
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posted by gms23_39
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Don't get much better ...

Tonight's dinner included home-grown tomatoes from the garden on our BLT's , grilled slices of straight neck squash wit...
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posted by snag_one
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Birds & Tomatoes

I put a bowl of water out there in the garden. Will that help?
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posted by galt_57
13 comments posted 12yrs posted by galt_57

ajo rojo garlic

a softneck garlic, from a warmer climate, Derald had some extra and winged it to me to give it a try. put it in with th...
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posted by songbird
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Drywall scraps

We're building a house , and I find myself with small pieces left over . Are these any good as a soil amendment ? Gypsu...
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posted by snag_one
8 comments posted 12yrs posted by snag_one

Girdled tomato stems

Tomato stems girdled near the ground, perhaps 1" in extent. Plant wilts. Roma and Scotia both affected. No detectable e...
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posted by mds
6 comments posted 12yrs posted by mds

Silent Spring?

Without going out and actually counting them, we have roughly 50 fruit trees on our property. Mostly apples, some pears...
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posted by Ross
14 comments posted 12yrs posted by Ross

Pomegranate trees

When we moved into our house in inland San Diego our pomegranate tree bore hundreds of pomegranates for us. Now it is f...
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posted by mradunsky
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Another blackberry delight

The wife just made me a pie , used fresh berries , whipped topping , and cream cheese , I think . Pissed me off , she l...
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posted by snag_one
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Harvesting Potatoes, Sweet and Regular

We grow some potatoes in the garden every year and every year I harvest the m the same way. I start at the edge of the...
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posted by pintiha
10 comments posted 12yrs posted by pintiha

alternative methods

i enjoyed this update on Masanobu Fukuoka's methods: http://permaculturenews.org/2014/07/15/fukuokas-food-forest/ note...
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posted by songbird
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actual data from NOAA

since the topic came up i noticed this excellent article: http://permaculturenews.org/2014/07/11/designer-resource-find...
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posted by songbird
3 comments posted 12yrs posted by songbird

A Berry Fruitful Morning

Another gallon of blackberries in the freezer , and I only lost a couple ounces of blood and gained a handful of chigge...
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posted by snag_one
4 comments posted 12yrs posted by snag_one

Another Idea

Under the creed of Never Give Up, here is my idea. I also lost 2 of my Hybr id Roses in the Rose Garden this year. (edi...
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posted by mjciccarel
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anyone heard from Billy lately?

sent him a note some time ago and all is still quiet, i know he said they might be moving, but it would be nice to hear...
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posted by songbird
7 comments posted 12yrs posted by songbird