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Rachel and margaret woody are now friends Aug 27, 2011

Rachel replied to Scott A. Ellis's discussion 'Anyone growing pumpkins?' in the group Vegetable Gardens

I grow pumpkins every year. I pretty much just leave them alone and let them do whatever they want. I've had completely orange ones now since July. They will turn yellow all at once if they are going to rot, so I wouldn't worry about it. I…

Aug 30, 2010

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Skill level: In a Gardening related business

List your URL, Twitter or Facebook profiles here.: http://dogislandfarm.com

What kind of gardening do you like to do?: I mostly do veggie gardening at home, because I do landscape architecture at work.

How much time do you spend a week on average in your garden when weather permits?: 6-8 hours

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Taking Stock in our Harvest in 2010

Posted on January 4, 2010 at 11:08am 2 Comments 0 Likes

After reading an article in Mother Earth News I've been inspired to keep a spreadsheet on the costs and savings from having a vegetable garden this year. I have a scale that I will weigh my harvest with and then will check out local prices for organic produce to compare. I've already started my spreadsheet with costs so far.

So for set up this season, including hiring… Continue

Introductions and my lesson in Soil Testing

Posted on September 1, 2009 at 9:57am 1 Comment 0 Likes

First I'd like to say "Hi!" to everyone! I'm not new to Ning, but I am new to this site.

My fiance and I just bought a house in the SF Bay Area last December. We love gardening, and would eventually like to have a homestead, but we definitely need to work up to that. When we were looking to buy a house we only had two criteria. The house was to be small (we have no need for anything larger than a two bedroom right now) and that it must be a large piece of property. This was a huge… Continue

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At 9:47pm on January 27, 2010, Brenna z6 PA said…: haha I like that last picture of your dog. It really looks like he is smiling =)

At 10:35am on December 1, 2009, Karen Clark z7b Pacific NW said…: I am envious of the beautiful lavenders that decorate your whole area in Napa. Lavender grows in my area, but not as glorious as in Napa!

At 11:02pm on November 17, 2009, Belinda Jean Eudy said…: You can sure tell if you plant Sweet Potaotes in the light of the moon and not the dark. You will have all leaves above ground and nothing underneath the ground. Never planted them in the light again. I love to talk to old timers about farming, I have learned alot from them. My brother said how did you learn all this and make your stuff so big and healthy, I told him dad taught me and he said I must of missed that classs!!!!! lol