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Barbara Langford
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- Lutz, FL
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Barbara Langford replied to Sparticuss The Gardenest's discussion 'Avocados???' in the group Vegetable Gardens
This might sound petulant a bit, but why the heck cant an avocado seed, most certainly designed to reproduce itself not produce a vibrant bearing tree? Funny, I've always thought that the abundance of avocado trees in St Petersburg were all…
Marlene Calderon commented on Barbara Langford's blog post 'Ever tried an Earth Box?'
P.S. Brenna... go to earthbox.com and you can find out all about them. I love mine!
Marlene Calderon commented on Barbara Langford's blog post 'Ever tried an Earth Box?'
I've been using Earthboxes for 6 years, to much success. I keep all my neighbors supplied with tomatoes, cukes & herbs all summer long. I even won a prize from Earthbox for pictures I sent in. You can see my pictures on my page. I…
Barbara Langford commented on Deanna Collins z4/MT's photo
AHHHHH I seee! disregard my last post.. Pretty too!
Barbara Langford commented on Brenna z6 PA's blog post 'An old beauty'
Brenna, it is a beautiful old house. Such character! I love old houses too. Thanks for sharing.
Enjoying exploring GI so much! For some reason tho.. my edit of my blog post has remained waiting for approval for 4 hours!
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Barbara Langford replied to Dom Miguel's discussion 'Growing vegetables at home successfully' in the group Vegetable Gardens
Link worked for me.
I know this basic method and it does work amazingly. Post some pictures of you garden! I'd love to see them.
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Barbara Langford commented on Garden Angel's blog post 'sad yr in the garden'
Awww! I think your idea is really good about moving the bird feeder, because in my backyard the squirrels get a lot more than the birds! Plus they are totally conditioned to that spot as a feeding spot. Lets hope they forget all about it over the…
Barbara Langford commented on Paula Gozner Z-4, WIS's blog post 'Saving Sunflower Seed for next year?'
Wow Paula, that is a great shot of your sunflower head! They must have been so beautiful. Sounds like Karen has the answer for you and i concur but just had to comment on your photo!
Barb
Barbara Langford left a comment for Trasee Jayne-Killerby
Sure i can do some plant swaps I reckon. I'll look forward to seeing what people are looking for.. I'd love some heirloom tomato seeds..
Nice to meet you and i look forward to getting to know you!
Barbara Langford commented on debbie neumann's blog post 'Yellow squash in a container'
HI Debbie, I grew a huge squash plant in my modified earthbox, it was loaded with squash and then.. tragically blew over in a storm.Sniff sniff.. but as far as water goes, they loved water! I had them growing in a smaller elevated pot inside a…
Profile Information
- Which category best describes you?
- Recreational Gardener
- Skill level
- Intermediate
- List your URL, Twitter or Facebook profiles here.
- http://beclecto.com
- What kind of gardening do you like to do?
- native plants, landscaping for privacy, ponds, creating natural environments, vegetable
- How much time do you spend a week on average in your garden when weather permits?
- 2 hours
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The latest Earth Box Plantings1
Posted on March 15, 2010 at 5:01pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Started my Earthbox on March 6th.. it is already a week later looking pretty dern good!
did a little post on it on my Blog.. Beclecto. Complete with pictures!
did a little post on it on my Blog.. Beclecto. Complete with pictures!
Ever tried an Earth Box?
Posted on October 6, 2009 at 9:22pm 3 Comments 0 Likes
I bought my first earth box a few years ago. Since then i have planted it several times and I'm always amazed at the speed at which things grow, and the crop yield from vegetable plants, tomatoes and peppers mainly. .
I was fascinated by its hybrid hydroponic idea, and wondered why the earth box folk, had never modified and enhanced their original creation. So I decided to try some experiments with some inexpensive plastic pots, within pots.
Wow.. i was on to something! It was… Continue
I was fascinated by its hybrid hydroponic idea, and wondered why the earth box folk, had never modified and enhanced their original creation. So I decided to try some experiments with some inexpensive plastic pots, within pots.
Wow.. i was on to something! It was… Continue
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- At 3:47pm on October 7, 2009,
Deanna Collins z4/MT said…
- Our barrel is about 2 1/2 to 3 ft high and round. If you look at my pictures again I think you can tell. We got our new ones at Ace Hardware for about $12 each? Can't remember for sure. We used the Mel's Mix (Mel Bartholomew's "The New Square Foot Garden" book, but think I will try some local compost next year. We have friends who tried both this year and the local compost far out produced the Mel's Mix. This year we planted the Yukon Gold potatoes and they truly are delicious! Next year we will have them again, but we will be adding a barrel of small red potatoes and maybe some Sweet Potatoes. Check out the following link: http://www.vegetablegardener.com/item/2420/how-to-grow-sweet-potatoes. Have fun with your experiment. We certainly did this year. Hopefully next year will be much better!! Deanna
- At 10:37pm on October 6, 2009,
- Barbara, thanks for your interest. I have to admit that it did not turn out as great as we had hoped for, but, we did harvest some small potatoes and they were so delicious! We had enough for a meal of mashed potatoes with chili, broccoli and cheese. We got a second harvest of close to the same size, and still have not made it to the bottom of the barrel! I suspect we will have gotten about three good meals from our harvest this first year. Next year we will continue the experiment. However, we will have three trash barrels and three different types of potatoes. We will also get them planted much earlier, I am afraid the middle of June was a bit late! So check back next summer for the continuation of our potato barrel experiment.
Deanna
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Cynthia (Cindy) Zn 7 Tx commented on Cynthia (Cindy) Zn 7 Tx's group 'Houseplants'
These are cherry tomatoes and Old Fashioned Heirloom Vining Petunias. I am so excited about the…
Sharon Howell NC z7 commented on Cynthia (Cindy) Zn 7 Tx's group 'Houseplants'
Thank you for the invite Nancy, I am a lonnnnng way from you.
We have a Value Village but it…
Cynthia (Cindy) Zn 7 Tx commented on Cynthia (Cindy) Zn 7 Tx's group 'Houseplants'
Good morning to all my houseplant friends. I have some pictures to share. This is goldfish plant…
Nancy E Jenkins commented on Cynthia (Cindy) Zn 7 Tx's group 'Houseplants'
I am glad I was not out early this morning, -24C metric, Sharon. Have to give my Betta fish his…
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