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 Topic: Folks, Managed 6 lbs of sour cherries..... |
billfromlachine
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 Forum: Foraging Posted: Sat Jul 14, 18 8:16 pm Subject: Folks, Managed 6 lbs of sour cherries..... |
Folks,
Well when I was picking the sour cherries the birds were squaking at me and picking the cherries higher up in the tree at the same time....lol.
I did manage another 5 1/2 lbs at a 2nd pic ... |
| Topic: testing garden picture posting.... |
billfromlachine
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat Jul 14, 18 2:38 pm Subject: testing garden picture posting.... |
Folks,
The plastic wood kits are rather expensive. If you have access to some old pallets here's a video showing how you can make your own raised beds for minimal expense.
https://www.youtube.co ... |
| Topic: testing garden picture posting.... |
billfromlachine
Replies: 22
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat Jul 14, 18 11:11 am Subject: testing garden picture posting.... |
gregotyn,
You're welcome, actually you could probably go to the maximum height at the beginning and just fill in with more and more earth or compost as the plants get taller.
Regards
Bill
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| Topic: Folks, A trick I learned for growing green onions/scallions |
billfromlachine
Replies: 25
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri Jul 13, 18 11:25 pm Subject: Folks, A trick I learned for growing green onions/scallions |
Slim,
Yep Ill definitely go with an established clump in a barter exchange rather than waiting many years for the first harvest.
Regards
Bill
It's a long process, but you can gather see ... |
| Topic: Folks, A trick I learned for growing green onions/scallions |
billfromlachine
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri Jul 13, 18 9:33 pm Subject: Folks, A trick I learned for growing green onions/scallions |
Slim,
We do have wild garlic or ramps growing where I live. Since the wild ones have been overharvested by people were restricted to harvest 25 bulbs max, which certainly isnt much to last the year ... |
| Topic: Folks, A trick I learned for growing green onions/scallions |
billfromlachine
Replies: 25
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri Jul 13, 18 5:17 pm Subject: Folks, A trick I learned for growing green onions/scallions |
pollyanna,
I checked and it appears gibbons or jibbons is a term for them predominently in Wales.
Here's some more info to mull over....lol.
https://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20 ... |
| Topic: Folks, Managed 6 lbs of sour cherries..... |
billfromlachine
Replies: 9
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Thu Jul 12, 18 10:50 am Subject: Folks, Managed 6 lbs of sour cherries..... |
tahir,
Yes they do I think the next batch will be just pitted with light syrup rather than jam. That way they can be used on yoghurt, ice cream, etc....
Regards
Bill
they do make excellen ... |
| Topic: testing garden picture posting.... |
billfromlachine
Replies: 22
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Thu Jul 12, 18 10:47 am Subject: testing garden picture posting.... |
Mistress Rose,
Well I must admit the pastic wood kits are rather expensive but given the fact we are getting up in age we decided to go with them due to no maintenance.
Regards
Bill
We use o ... |
| Topic: testing garden picture posting.... |
billfromlachine
Replies: 22
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Thu Jul 12, 18 10:44 am Subject: testing garden picture posting.... |
dpack,
They came as flatpack kits so it was a fairly simple matter of putting them together.
Regards
Bill
tidy ( unlike my yard )
the composite recycled plastic for bed sides is an ace ... |
| Topic: Folks, Managed 6 lbs of sour cherries..... |
billfromlachine
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Wed Jul 11, 18 11:37 pm Subject: Folks, Managed 6 lbs of sour cherries..... |
Folks,
Being an urban dweller I still manage a bit of foraging either in municipal parks or the odd time like today.
Asking someone nearby if they were going to use the sour cherries that were g ... |
| Topic: Folks, A trick I learned for growing green onions/scallions |
billfromlachine
Replies: 25
Views: 173374
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Jul 11, 18 3:19 pm Subject: Folks, A trick I learned for growing green onions/scallions |
Shan,
What we call scallions/green onions in North America do not make bulbs and are grown primarily for their green tops. It's also much used in Chinese cooking the chop in up and put in raw in so ... |
| Topic: testing garden picture posting.... |
billfromlachine
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Jul 11, 18 11:06 am Subject: testing garden picture posting.... |
Shan,
Thank you. We have been gardening this plot for 30+ years and the first years rocks, rocks and more rocks along with tons of mulch, compost, peat moss, etc to build up and loosen the soil.... ... |
| Topic: testing garden picture posting.... |
billfromlachine
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Jul 11, 18 11:04 am Subject: testing garden picture posting.... |
Mistress Rose,
The current beds were installed last spring, however, prior to that they were wood and were badly rotting away.
Now we just have cedar wood boards along the back and side fence an ... |
| Topic: Folks, Just a short introduction..... |
billfromlachine
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Forum: Welcome Posted: Tue Jul 10, 18 9:58 pm Subject: Folks, Just a short introduction..... |
Joanne,
Thanks for the warm welcome.
Regards
Bill |
| Topic: testing garden picture posting.... |
billfromlachine
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue Jul 10, 18 9:45 pm Subject: testing garden picture posting.... |
gz,
These were actually made from what's called composite wood which is a misnomer since they're actually made from recycled compressed plastic but it does help the environment and zero maintenance ... |
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