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ensho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 10:48 AM Original message |
Garden as If Your Life Depends On It--Because It Will |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
1. Kicked and Rec'd and wish I could do it a million more times! nt |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 03:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
68. I'll help you out with a kick |
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Liberty Belle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 02:37 AM Response to Reply #1 |
205. Water here is sky-high, and now they are going to fluoridate it.... |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
2. even folks in apartments can have gardens in pots |
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ensho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 11:02 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. more and more city folk are gardening in containers |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 11:54 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. Our extension office & the master gardeners are having a class on |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 05:54 PM Response to Reply #14 |
114. The county extension master gardeners can be great resources. |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 01:50 PM Response to Reply #6 |
47. Yep, that's what we do. |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 02:42 PM Response to Reply #6 |
59. On the reuse front |
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ipaint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 06:09 PM Response to Reply #6 |
117. Sub-irrigation planters. The only way to grow in pots. |
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Baclava (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 04:46 PM Response to Reply #117 |
281. That is cool as hell. I'm gonna try it. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 10:15 PM Response to Reply #6 |
172. Like me. And in LA no less. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 11:59 AM Response to Reply #2 |
15. This is what we do. If you have a bad back it's really the best way... |
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axollot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 08:30 AM Response to Reply #15 |
223. Waves! Another in N FL! Growing now too. Finally rain as well! n/t |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 09:20 AM Response to Reply #223 |
236. The rain's been going non-stop... |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 06:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
116. I work at a community food bank and we plant gardens in 5 gallon buckets and give them to the needy. |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 08:44 PM Response to Reply #116 |
147. That is a good idea. |
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silverweb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 09:28 PM Response to Reply #116 |
161. What a great idea! |
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willing dwarf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 03:07 AM Response to Reply #116 |
208. What do you put in the 5 gallon bucket? |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 08:27 AM Response to Reply #208 |
222. Tomatoes and peppers grow well |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-01-11 08:58 AM Response to Reply #208 |
287. WE plant them with salad lettuces, radishes, and a few green onions. |
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NJCher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 07:55 AM Response to Reply #2 |
218. The Vertical Farm |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 02:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
271. http://www.windowfarms.org/ |
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SaveAmerica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 04:43 PM Response to Reply #2 |
280. Here's an interesting way to grow things in a small space, good for the elderly |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
3. knr |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
4. Crop Mob - it's a movement |
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ensho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 11:01 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. good on you - let us know how it goes this year |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
7. You can actually grow a lot of edibles in containers |
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RevStPatrick (564 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
8. We've ripped up the little bit of grass... |
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RevStPatrick (564 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 11:29 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. And in a related matter... |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 11:33 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Trying hard to get as many eyes to see as possible.....link |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 01:24 AM Response to Reply #12 |
200. nc4bo, have you tried the Seeds for Change seeds? |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 07:49 AM Response to Reply #200 |
216. Nope but I think DUer MuseRider has and is happy. Says 2nd year seeds |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 01:35 PM Response to Reply #11 |
43. Thanks for that! nt |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 02:15 PM Response to Reply #11 |
54. Thanks! I sent for some seeds! |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 02:20 PM Response to Reply #11 |
55. thanks so much for posting this! |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 03:53 PM Response to Reply #55 |
69. My mom (78 yo) was the one who alerted me about the give away.... |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 04:38 PM Response to Reply #69 |
90. i shall do that! |
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PatentlyDemocratic (15 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 05:09 PM Response to Reply #11 |
104. Just a heads up re: Seeds of Change |
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RevStPatrick (564 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 06:28 PM Response to Reply #104 |
122. Interesting, thanks! |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 12:12 AM Response to Reply #104 |
186. That is so weird |
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liberal life (187 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 10:02 PM Response to Reply #11 |
168. Thank you! |
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NJCher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 08:25 AM Response to Reply #8 |
221. yes it will |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
9. TL;DR |
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FreakinDJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
10. 2 Wheeled Tractor can convert 1-2 acres into producing farm |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
13. I am taking this to heart but this year I want to do something else |
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yawnmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
16. I garden because it's fun, relaxing, rewarding and I love the tastes from my garden... |
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SaveAmerica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 10:31 AM Response to Reply #16 |
252. I have a vertical garden which lets me get a lot out of .18 of an acre |
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wildbilln864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
17. * k&r! nt |
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HillbillyBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
18. We bought a place 4 yrs ago with all that in mind |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
19. What if your climate doesn't support traditional food crops? |
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HillbillyBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 12:58 PM Response to Reply #19 |
27. There are all kinds of crops you can grow to fit various |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 04:01 PM Response to Reply #27 |
75. What can they grow in alaska? |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 04:05 PM Response to Reply #75 |
78. Wow, alot more than I'd ever thought |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 04:27 PM Response to Reply #78 |
86. well they have those super long days in the summer but they are just gonna have to eat frozen veg |
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chriscruzan (43 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 04:29 PM Response to Reply #75 |
88. Matanuska Valley |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 06:52 PM Response to Reply #88 |
125. Yeah but summer is like 60 days tops there, isn't it? Are you going to eat frozen veg the rest of |
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chriscruzan (43 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 08:00 PM Response to Reply #125 |
138. same would apply to Indiana |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 08:32 PM Response to Reply #138 |
144. What about corn? You can't grow corn in Alaska. And grains? |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 09:24 PM Response to Reply #144 |
159. Talk to people who garden there - there's a lot that'll grow |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 10:00 PM Response to Reply #159 |
167. How could you possibly grow corn? |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 10:12 PM Response to Reply #167 |
171. "Peaches and Cream", 70 day variety grows well here |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 08:40 AM Response to Reply #171 |
226. That's amazing. I'm impressed! There's a farm nearby that tries every year to grow corn. |
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Knight Hawk (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 10:06 PM Response to Reply #125 |
169. Hunt and Fish |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 04:41 PM Response to Reply #169 |
279. That's what I'm saying. The post is about grow your own. I think you can hunt your own maybe. |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 12:27 AM Response to Reply #125 |
193. Lots of vegetables grow in the winter. |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 04:39 PM Response to Reply #193 |
278. You're not in Alaska, are you? |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 04:59 PM Response to Reply #278 |
282. Did I say I was? |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 05:27 PM Response to Reply #282 |
283. You don't need to get grouchy. It was just a question. |
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AllyCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 06:14 PM Response to Reply #19 |
119. Seeds of Change catalog could be an eye-opener for you. |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 07:58 PM Response to Reply #19 |
137. Lots of things grow well indoors. |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 08:58 PM Response to Reply #137 |
152. Just a note to all in this blog about tomatoes - at the end of the season |
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SaveAmerica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 10:35 AM Response to Reply #152 |
255. Oooh thanks for the tip!! I dread the day the last tomato is picked and yearn for the first planting |
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silverweb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 03:23 AM Response to Reply #19 |
209. Windowfarming is a hot ticket these days. |
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VoteProgressive (664 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
20. Not in our lifetime. nt |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
21. Gardening when it counts |
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quaker bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 07:46 PM Response to Reply #21 |
134. Intensive organic gardening works fine |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
22. In 2006 My Wife & & sold everything, left the Big City, moved to The Woods, |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
23. I'm seriously considering growing our own food....as limited as that will be |
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Autumn Colors (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 04:27 PM Response to Reply #23 |
84. How to grow 100 pounds of potatoes in 4 square feet |
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InvisibleTouch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 07:31 PM Response to Reply #23 |
132. That's a neat variant on the potato tower. |
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N_E_1 for Tennis (437 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 07:34 AM Response to Reply #23 |
214. Make your own Earthbox |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
24. Then people who can't garden are dead. No big deal. Good riddance to bad rubbish. |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 12:57 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. I priced a green bell pepper @ $1.69 for one and I've seen them as high as $2 for one.... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 12:59 PM Response to Reply #25 |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 01:03 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. sigh.....guess I'll go plant some extra flowers - carnations and lillies would be appropriate |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 01:05 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Can you imagine any people who cannot garden? Can you think of any possible circumstances where |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 01:26 PM Response to Reply #33 |
42. Any thing is possible and nothing is totally impossible. nt |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 01:52 PM Response to Reply #42 |
48. What a fine way to wipe away those who lack your level of affluence. |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 02:13 PM Response to Reply #48 |
53. Sorry you feel that way bobbolink. There are tons of resources available |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 04:06 PM Response to Reply #53 |
79. Please tell me how I can grow basil chives and all that IN MY CAR. |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 04:20 PM Response to Reply #79 |
83. I'm not going to argue with you bobbolink |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 04:34 PM Response to Reply #83 |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 06:42 PM Response to Reply #123 |
124. It was a mirror for you,, love. |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 04:54 PM Response to Reply #79 |
95. Your car can transport you to a place where people can grow food. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 05:05 PM Response to Reply #95 |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 12:00 AM Response to Reply #102 |
183. None of these people are responsible for your miserable condition |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 10:45 PM Response to Reply #79 |
176. I had an herb garden when I lived in my truck. Pot with dirt and some herbs in it. |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 12:27 AM Response to Reply #79 |
192. Another idea |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-01-11 12:15 PM Response to Reply #192 |
289. What I would like to explain to you is that I wasn't asking for "ideas". If you will notice, no |
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Alameda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 03:40 AM Response to Reply #79 |
211. Guerrilla gardening is the way to go.... |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-01-11 12:13 PM Response to Reply #211 |
288. So, you would like to see a lot of us jailed for the issue, right? |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 06:27 PM Response to Reply #42 |
121. Don't spout such tripe. |
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Alameda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 03:26 AM Response to Reply #33 |
210. Take up guerrilla gardening |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 01:09 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. I have no land, i rent and i have no balcony |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 01:12 PM Response to Reply #34 |
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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 01:14 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Two words - "Community Gardens" |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 01:15 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. You really don't get it, do you? Some people just aren't like you. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 01:17 PM Response to Reply #38 |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 01:55 PM Response to Reply #38 |
49. Just because you don't want to participate in a community garden means nobody should garden? |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 02:59 PM Response to Reply #49 |
61. perhaps they are confronted with something they cannot do |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 03:12 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. This is the reason why we need "community". |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 06:23 PM Response to Reply #61 |
120. And that posiibility was certainly allowed for. See: "can't." The question I asked was, |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 03:41 PM Response to Reply #38 |
63. Would you feel better if the OP had said 'garden like your life and others dependent upon you depend |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 04:12 PM Response to Reply #63 |
81. I don't think that most people ARE intentionally exclusive. BUT, when it has been pointed out over |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 05:25 PM Response to Reply #38 |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 02:21 PM Response to Reply #38 |
274. A kick for Bobbolink! We need to remember the homeless when discussing issues of survival |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 01:45 PM Response to Reply #36 |
44. not at all bobbolink |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 01:55 PM Response to Reply #44 |
50. In the context of the judgemental attitude here, it didn't come across that way. |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 02:58 PM Response to Reply #50 |
60. there is a passage in the grapes of wrath |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 04:08 PM Response to Reply #60 |
80. Private ownership of land is theft from mother earth. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 10:50 PM Response to Reply #80 |
177. I find it appalling and rather insulting that those of us lucky enough to own land are called thieve |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 12:21 AM Response to Reply #28 |
190. One doesn't have to garden to find good things |
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roxiejules (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 04:00 PM Response to Reply #24 |
74. We need solutions |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 04:13 PM Response to Reply #74 |
82. "there were places for homeless pets and almost none for families and children" |
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roxiejules (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 12:13 AM Response to Reply #82 |
187. The Child Being an Animal |
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adigal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 01:38 PM Response to Reply #74 |
266. The places for homeless pets kill them after 3 to 5 days |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 04:04 PM Response to Reply #24 |
76. Those of us who can garden should to help out as we can. My gram had a big garden, fed a lot |
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Lifelong Protester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 09:27 PM Response to Reply #24 |
160. Hey, bobbolink, any chance there are urban garden plots in your |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 04:01 PM Response to Reply #160 |
277. Some areas also have landshare programs. |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 09:43 AM Response to Reply #24 |
243. you really love wearing homelessness like a badge of honor. |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
26. I've had terrible luck with gardening but still hang in there |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
29. And chickens for eggs too. Rec'd |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 03:43 PM Response to Reply #29 |
64. Building a coop this weekend actually. |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 04:51 PM Response to Reply #64 |
92. Hope you take picks and share 'em. I'm trying to talk my husband into |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 07:05 PM Response to Reply #64 |
128. Have fun. You're gonna love your babies so much lol n/t |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 02:04 AM Response to Reply #64 |
203. I ended up with fowl pox |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
31. K and R |
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era veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 12:50 AM Response to Reply #31 |
197. Go organic, make your own compost and don't become |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 09:36 AM Response to Reply #197 |
239. I know. That's what I was referring to |
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ProgressIn2008 (848 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
32. Good article from Counterpunch. K&R. nt |
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jillan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
35. It is so inexpensive and easy to grow your own salad. And so nutritious at the same time. |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 01:19 PM Response to Reply #35 |
40. We ate lettuce, chard, cukes |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 08:45 PM Response to Reply #35 |
149. this makes me chuckle, you truly don't know how many calories are in spinach, lettuce, romaine,do u? |
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Lifelong Protester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 09:53 PM Response to Reply #149 |
165. And added to your garden, get to know and love beans |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 10:55 PM Response to Reply #149 |
178. If I don't have to buy vitamins or veggies then it helps me. We figured out how many |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 01:02 AM Response to Reply #149 |
198. Greens have vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 02:22 AM Response to Reply #149 |
204. Micronutrients are great, but first you have to take care of the macro |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 08:54 AM Response to Reply #149 |
229. Damn! Who pissed in your Cheerios? |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 01:29 PM Response to Reply #229 |
264. +1....my thoughts exactly. |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 02:17 PM Response to Reply #149 |
272. Greens/herbs/veggies for minerals and vitamins |
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adigal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
41. I have 40 acres, and was going to put in ornamental plants |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 01:46 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. Thanks for the links! I'm going to pass them on to my mom |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 01:49 PM Response to Reply #41 |
46. Two additional sources: |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 02:31 PM Response to Reply #46 |
56. mother earth news, absolutely! |
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silverweb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 08:45 PM Response to Reply #41 |
148. Thanks! |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
51. timely post |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 09:01 AM Response to Reply #51 |
231. I have 3-square foot gardens. |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
52. self delete - |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
57. My wife & I already "garden as if our lives depend on it". |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
58. Everyone that can, needs a victory garden. We have one. |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
65. What do we do about the radioiodine and cesium? |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 03:51 PM Response to Reply #65 |
67. It's been something in the back of my mind.... |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 03:56 PM Response to Reply #67 |
71. Yeah. I was mostly being snarky, there is nothing wrong with the OP's suggestion. |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 04:00 PM Response to Reply #71 |
73. .. |
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louslobbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
66. Kicked and Rec. Home grown tomatoes are the best. |
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Paper Roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
70. This growing season, flowers will be replaced by veggies. |
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silverweb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
72. My son told me this. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 08:52 PM Response to Reply #72 |
150. i would question what growing food has to do w. disaster preparedness |
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silverweb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 09:14 PM Response to Reply #150 |
156. It all helps. |
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DeadEyeDyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
77. K&R |
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FailureToCommunicate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
85. Too bad the rain is going to be (once again) radioactive... |
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demigoddess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
87. victory gardens ----again!! |
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robertpaulsen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
91. Please watch this relevant video. |
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silverweb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 05:25 PM Response to Reply #91 |
107. Bookmarked for this evening. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
93. We have lovely tomatoes, romaine lettuce, parsley and |
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silverweb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 08:28 PM Response to Reply #93 |
142. Question about romaine. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 08:31 PM Response to Reply #142 |
143. I've never tried it but I'll ask some folks |
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silverweb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 09:15 PM Response to Reply #143 |
158. Thanks! |
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Change has come (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 10:30 PM Response to Reply #142 |
174. You can keep a head of Romain growing for months |
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silverweb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 10:44 PM Response to Reply #174 |
175. Fantastic! |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 08:40 AM Response to Reply #174 |
227. Romain and other |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 02:50 AM Response to Reply #142 |
206. Sounds like what happens with celery |
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silverweb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 01:56 PM Response to Reply #206 |
269. Makes sense. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
94. This explains why Shapiro was so against community gardens |
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beac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 06:52 PM Response to Reply #94 |
126. When the time comes, |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 12:00 AM Response to Reply #126 |
184. That's funny! |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
96. The next step is to TAKE BACK THE COMMONS |
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cottonseed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 12:33 AM Response to Reply #96 |
196. You're Native American? |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 01:24 PM Response to Reply #196 |
263. Nope, I'm working class... |
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xloadiex (118 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
97. I can't wait to start |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
98. Oh STFU and pay your damn taxes so we can buy more cruise missles. |
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Redford (96 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
99. I grow all of my summer vegetables |
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felix_numinous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
100. +1000 |
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Redford (96 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
101. I grow all of my summer vegetables |
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LittleGirl (377 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
103. Agreed. i bought the Sq. Ft. Gardening book last year |
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pecwae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
105. Doing just that. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
108. I've had a garden for 20 years. |
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FedUpWithIt All (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
109. Can i just add the phrases "No-Till" and "Integrated" |
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Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
110. Thanks...I just ordered some seeds. |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
111. The Resilient Gardener by Carol Depp |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
112. "I Support this Message!" |
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ipaint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
113. Gardens are great but they aren't going to save the perpetually comfortable |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 06:00 PM Response to Reply #113 |
115. I agree. But we must do all we can even if it is futile. nm |
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AllyCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
118. I've been giving copies of my favorite organic gardening book to people trying to start their own |
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MuseRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
127. Year #3 with our 2500 sq ft garden. |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 08:43 PM Response to Reply #127 |
146. We are also unable to grow citrus :( |
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MuseRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 10:04 AM Response to Reply #146 |
246. Hey bvar22! |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 12:46 PM Response to Reply #246 |
262. Delayed gratification certainly applies to Asparagus, |
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MuseRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 02:24 PM Response to Reply #262 |
275. Thanks so much |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 11:03 AM Response to Reply #146 |
259. Citrus do produce fruit in pots |
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InvisibleTouch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
129. Totally agree. |
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r54w32 (28 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
130. Best gardening book ever! |
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chriscruzan (43 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
131. Lost my job last May |
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Lifelong Protester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 09:54 PM Response to Reply #131 |
166. That is so cool! |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 12:05 AM Response to Reply #131 |
185. Wow. I am impressed! Good job. |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 08:41 AM Response to Reply #131 |
228. Can you post a pic of your garden? |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
133. I am sending this to everyone I know |
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haydukelives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
135. started a garden |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
136. Couple of gardening books I recommend, for those interested |
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FailureToCommunicate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 09:47 PM Response to Reply #136 |
164. The Self Sufficient Gardener by Seymour was a favorite of mine in |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 08:55 AM Response to Reply #164 |
230. It's a real treasure and very affordable. |
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Plucketeer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
139. Two and a half acres in California's central valley |
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chriscruzan (43 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 08:09 PM Response to Reply #139 |
140. Castings are great |
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Melinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 09:19 AM Response to Reply #139 |
235. Where in central CA? Kings County here. :) |
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Plucketeer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 10:32 AM Response to Reply #235 |
253. Just north of Visalia. |
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Melinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 10:44 AM Response to Reply #253 |
256. Corporate farmers... gotta luv em. Boswell is a monster. |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 09:38 AM Response to Reply #139 |
241. We have worms, too! |
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Plucketeer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 10:24 AM Response to Reply #241 |
250. Can't say that we've named ours yet |
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Melinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 10:33 AM Response to Reply #250 |
254. ooh, nvmnd... you did respond above, ty!! |
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JackInGreen (203 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
141. K and R |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
145. then "you" will die, not enough calories to support life in garden herbs and veggies |
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chriscruzan (43 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 09:15 PM Response to Reply #145 |
157. You are correct |
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silverweb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 02:58 AM Response to Reply #145 |
207. “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 07:37 AM Response to Reply #145 |
215. I wish I had a green thumb |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 08:37 AM Response to Reply #145 |
225. I want chickens!!! |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
151. I watched "The Prophets of Doom" last week. |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 09:01 PM Response to Reply #151 |
153. My daughter watched that. By any chance did someone on that |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 02:00 PM Response to Reply #153 |
270. You know, I don't remember if that was on "The Prophets of Doom". |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 03:26 PM Response to Reply #270 |
276. Thank you - our family is a mixture of old hippie (me) and survivalist. nt |
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HillWilliam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
154. I live within an hour-and-a-half drive from the author |
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Esurientes (257 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 12:12 PM Response to Reply #154 |
260. Can I come down and buy some from you? |
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HillWilliam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 08:39 PM Response to Reply #260 |
284. C'mon down! You're only 1/2 hour away |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
155. Somebody once calculated |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
162. Great post |
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cottonseed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 12:30 AM Response to Reply #162 |
195. I didn't know the post said to buy a rice farm with an inflated US dollar from an impoverished natio |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 01:48 AM Response to Reply #195 |
201. bought it? |
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Corruption Winz (581 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
163. Thankfully, I already garden... |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
170. Great information! |
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mochajava666 (771 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
173. I couldn't agree more |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
179. gardening and buying local save a lot of gas |
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194. Deleted message |
Lucian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
180. I'd be better off hunting and gathering than gardening. |
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cottonseed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 12:25 AM Response to Reply #180 |
191. You'd be better off buying food from the grocery store and forgetting your silly fantasy. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 09:39 AM Response to Reply #191 |
242. Depending upon where you live... |
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DebJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
181. You are right and that's why I am so concerned because if |
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NCarolinawoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 11:41 PM Response to Original message |
182. I grew green peppers and string beans in my spare bedroom all winter long. |
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roody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 12:18 AM Response to Original message |
188. I am planting more peas tomorrow. |
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cottonseed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 12:20 AM Response to Original message |
189. If every person in this country subscribed to your fantasy of producing their own food. |
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Melinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 09:18 AM Response to Reply #189 |
234. one 4'x8' raised bed can feed a family of four all their veggie needs for 350 days a yr here in CA |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 09:23 AM Response to Reply #234 |
238. +1 |
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Melinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 09:51 AM Response to Reply #238 |
244. Howdy Fresno neighbor :-) |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 10:18 AM Response to Reply #244 |
249. Another Valleyite??? |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-01-11 02:15 PM Response to Reply #189 |
291. It's not an either/or proposition |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 01:09 AM Response to Original message |
199. Your County Extension Agent is your friend. |
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Grinchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 01:59 AM Response to Original message |
202. You should be aware that others will be watching |
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Butch350 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 06:26 AM Response to Original message |
212. more Food for Thought... |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 07:16 AM Response to Original message |
213. We've had huge gardens for the last 30 years. |
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Sabriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 01:43 PM Response to Reply #213 |
268. Where do you get ground cherry seeds, Vinca? n/t |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-01-11 07:06 AM Response to Reply #268 |
285. I forget where I bought them the first year, but they are sold by several sites. |
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glowing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 07:50 AM Response to Original message |
217. Garden is in... The real thing is re-learning freezing and canning and preserving for the |
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Remmah2 (971 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 08:23 AM Response to Original message |
219. Couple of additions |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 08:23 AM Response to Original message |
220. If My Life Depends on Gardening, Then I'll Just Have To Die |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 08:34 AM Response to Reply #220 |
224. I don't know Yavin4. |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 09:01 AM Response to Reply #224 |
232. Well, That's You. Not Everyone |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 11:02 AM Response to Reply #232 |
258. WHAT? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
233. Deleted message |
Melinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
237. One 4'x8' raised bed can produce enough veggies to feed a family of four 350 days a yr in CA: |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 10:29 AM Response to Reply #237 |
251. Not in PA. |
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Melinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 10:45 AM Response to Reply #251 |
257. I'll see what info I can find for you then. :-) |
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Melinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-01-11 07:33 AM Response to Reply #251 |
286. Found it... you CAN sq ft garden year round in PA; sources: |
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Fly by night (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
240. Ah yes, the Garden. |
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olegramps (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
245. I love to grow things, but I have wondered just how economical it is. |
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adigal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 01:36 PM Response to Reply #245 |
265. I may not save money, but it is much, much healthier |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
247. Oh, you've stepped in it now. It's not ok around here to suggest |
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janet118 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
248. Tip: Plow up the front yard if it gets better sun . . . |
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Esurientes (257 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 12:24 PM Response to Reply #248 |
261. My front yard has better soil, so I'm going to plant some edibles there. |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-01-11 02:21 PM Response to Reply #248 |
292. If your city will let you |
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Biker13 (609 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
267. Good Info Here |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
273. If you're really worried about the economy |
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290. Coupons Coupons Coupons |
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