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Great concept and execution. Hope you have much success with garden and business growth.
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Awesome!! Okay, when is the class I want to sign up.
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Dana replied to Michelle's discussion 'Late crops?' in the group Soil Builders
YEAH! We had lots ov zuccs until husband was amending soil and accidentally pulled it out of the ground. I've tried several times to grow tomatillo and can't get it going. Sounds like you have a great garden growing. Cheers.
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December 12, 2009 from 9am to 1pm
Saturday Tour - "The Cat's Meow" with Denise and Ed Lindow Requested Donation: $5 (Cash or check only) For the benefit of the planet and our neighbors, please car pool or bike when possible. This is not an Open House. Because of the huge interest...
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Still a beginning gardener and beg.-int. cook in this new lifestyle that is learning to shed her brown/black thumb. I'm a natural healing, organic, fermentation (Nourishing Traditions), bread-making and earth-friendly nut. I'm the wife of a wonderful, hard-working man that is the backbone of our life, yard and garden and the home schooling mother of two beautiful boys, almost 7 and 9, that love to garden and work with our worm farm (when we have them...er, when they are put into the compost heap when we travel). We live in the NW (Happy Valley/I-17 area) part of Phoenix.
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Mesquite Milling

It was so exciting to finally get all our mesquite pods ground into flour today - our first time. We obtained about 5lbs+. We will package some for the freezer, relatives and are eargerly reviewing recipes to try. I'll keep you posted. I think mesquite brownies will be first.

We enjoyed the mesquite coconut cake at the market today and while there purchased some yummy bread, veggies and tamales. We ate some tamales at lunch and couldn't resist having them on the side our homemade chilli and hom… Continue

Posted on October 31, 2009 at 10:21pm — 8 Comments

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Appleoosa

Well, after more than 15 years, I'm back to canning. A dear friend helped me process my largest crop ever of Golden Dorsett apples. Between us we made 7 quarts and 14 pints of apple sauce and butter - some with plum and some with rhubarb. YUM. I also dived into my mother's apple cookbook and tried Senagalese soup from Club 21 in NYC - a cold soup with curry and chicken. We'll see how the family likes cold soup. I still have more to go and will be drying/dehydrating some apple chips and perhaps a… Continue

Posted on July 12, 2009 at 7:00pm —

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Garden Grows

We are busy with our routines in the garden. Here are the recaps for the week:

New plantings: Mandan Bridal flour corn, Fava and pole beans, basil, cucumber, Amish paste tomato, melon, herbs (heirloom - I forgot name, but long Spanish one from Seed Savers. I'll have to look it up), watermelon radish. My papaya is not working so far.

Latest harvest: Golden Dorsett apples (bucket loads), mesquite (honey, velvet), Mission figs, Flame grapes, French Breakfast, Watermelon and regular radishes, Chio… Continue

Posted on June 28, 2009 at 1:00am — 3 Comments

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Mesquite Manna

Wow - now that we have studied up a bit on the mesquite bean, our family's eyes opened up to the wonderful abundance of the crop that is available to animals and humans. We discovered many tasty, sweet pods in our own yard, and are enjoying picking from others behind our home. We are cleaning and drying right now and hope to try grinding some ourself to see if we can do it before October, and before the rains hit.

We are enjoying the different shapes and colors. I wonder about the red ones....h… Continue

Posted on June 25, 2009 at 9:00pm — 5 Comments

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Gotcha

Well, our latest hunt for the rat/mouse/critter that's been eating up our garden was a success! At least we caught one mouse. If this little critter is the one doing all the damage it is a big surprise to me. How can a little critter like that do so much damage???

I'm looking into eco-friendly mouse pellets or such as a barrier on the outside walls of our property, but they can still sneak in under the RV gate where it is cement.

We planted some jerusalem artichokes, but I have more to go. We… Continue

Posted on June 14, 2009 at 11:07pm — 2 Comments

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At 5:47pm on April 21, 2009, Stuart Shim said…
I just thought of something that you might want to consider: grow your pumpkin vine in a raised bed, inside of a upside-down 60 gallon trash can in order to get some depth. I know of a grower in San Diego that grew a 300 pound pumpkin in a 60-gallon trash can, so it should work for you. A 45 gallon trash might be ideal. The reason for some depth is because the main tap root on giant pumpkin vine can easily go down 6 feet. So, if you can build a pretty big mound inside your raised bed, you'll be fine.
At 5:41pm on April 21, 2009, Stuart Shim said…

At 6:38am on April 21, 2009, Stuart Shim said…
Hi there! Something you might want to try for your clay/rock-like soil? Apparently alfalfa, planted as a cover crop, will help because the roots will go down as much as 15-20 feet through almost anything. It might take a couple of seasons, but you'll add nitrogen and break up your soil too. I'd ask the local agricultural agent what he or she thinks about it... Just an idea! I used clover, and it worked great. Take care and watch your mail. You should have a pleasant surprise in a few days.
At 9:31pm on March 10, 2009, Carrie said…
Hi, thanks for you comments. This are pictures that I have taken over the last couple of weeks from various gardens in our lovely valley. The flowers with the bees were taken at the naturalpathic college in Tempe.
At 11:38pm on February 27, 2009, Peter Schleifer said…
I will be out of town from tomorrow morning through tuesday-but would be happy to arrange for you to get one after that. I was hoping to have mine planted before my trip, but decided to wait as to avoid any transplant related problems. I will have a plant or two for you.
At 1:58pm on February 26, 2009, Peter Schleifer said…
Thanks for the comment. I have a few extra purple cherries. This variety is amazing! The tomatoes are some of the tastiest I have ever eaten and it produces ALOT of tomatoes in the spring and fall(if you keep it shaded during the summer). If you are interested, I can give you a plant or two. They are ready to be planted. I live in Tempe
At 4:49pm on February 24, 2009, Michelle said…
Thanks for the sympathy Dana!

No, no footprints, or animal tracks that I can see. The stalks look as though they have been chewed through though.

All my plans for pickled cabbage are on hold for a while now! :)

Thanks for the response and sorry about your pumpkins too.
At 8:02am on January 11, 2009, Sholbk said…
Mexico was fun, but mostly work. I am putting on a 1/2 marathon, 10K and 5K event in San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico February 15th. my website is www.sancarloshalfmarathon.com

I am going to try to make it to the class next weekend too. I am a very novice gardener and really need all the help I can get:)
At 12:37pm on January 10, 2009, Sholbk said…
Dana,

Sorry I didn't make it to the compost session. I just got back from Mexico and didn't have much sleep. I slept through the alarm:(
At 5:40pm on December 30, 2008, Sholbk said…
I love your picture! I want my back yard to look like yours:)
 
 

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