Comments for Humble Garden http://www.humblegarden.com Organic Gardening Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:58:37 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Edible Forest Gardening Workshop by Nika http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForHumbleGarden/~3/UwpUHLivyEI/ Nika Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:58:37 +0000 http://www.humblegarden.com/?p=316#comment-421 Katrien, Yes, I too mostly grow the annuals but am starting LOADS of paw paws which will be the planted out all over our land. I just had a brain storm about this really low spot on our land that would be PERFECT for mushroom growing (morels and king stropharia and other loose litter species) So many possibilities! Katrien,

Yes, I too mostly grow the annuals but am starting LOADS of paw paws which will be the planted out all over our land.

I just had a brain storm about this really low spot on our land that would be PERFECT for mushroom growing (morels and king stropharia and other loose litter species)

So many possibilities!

]]> http://www.humblegarden.com/2009/11/04/edible-forest/comment-page-1/#comment-421 Comment on Edible Forest Gardening Workshop by Katrien http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForHumbleGarden/~3/zwFBjF6vpkM/ Katrien Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:29:03 +0000 http://www.humblegarden.com/?p=316#comment-420 I am so jealous. Their book, Edible Forest Gardens, is one of my all-time favorites: I love the theory, the design, the practical advice, the nitty-gritty and the world-wide aspects of it... I am definitely going to check out their workshops. My (first) garden this year was almost exclusively annual vegetables, but we have a lot of room still for perennial forest crops. Thanks for this mini-workshop! Katrien PS, a friend gave us some cotton wood berries and they are so good! I am so jealous. Their book, Edible Forest Gardens, is one of my all-time favorites: I love the theory, the design, the practical advice, the nitty-gritty and the world-wide aspects of it… I am definitely going to check out their workshops. My (first) garden this year was almost exclusively annual vegetables, but we have a lot of room still for perennial forest crops.
Thanks for this mini-workshop!
Katrien
PS, a friend gave us some cotton wood berries and they are so good!

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]]> http://www.humblegarden.com/2009/11/04/edible-forest/comment-page-1/#comment-419 Comment on Edible Forest Gardening Workshop by Nika http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForHumbleGarden/~3/fOrE7xkXuuk/ Nika Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:21:55 +0000 http://www.humblegarden.com/?p=316#comment-418 Kathleen, I am certainly no expert on cottonwoods! I have googled a bit and find this image looks close but not right on. http://www.ncrs.fs.fed.us/4153/deltawest/forestchar/ElmAshCotton001.asp I will check in with Eric and see what more he can tell me Kathleen,

I am certainly no expert on cottonwoods! I have googled a bit and find this image looks close but not right on.

http://www.ncrs.fs.fed.us/4153/deltawest/forestchar/ElmAshCotton001.asp

I will check in with Eric and see what more he can tell me

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Kathleen Cain
Arvada, CO
author, The Cottonwood Tree: An American Champion (Johnson Books/Big Earth Publishing. Boulder: 2007).

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]]> http://www.humblegarden.com/2009/11/04/edible-forest/comment-page-1/#comment-416 Comment on Using and reusing in the garden by Nika http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForHumbleGarden/~3/pzxOqDoxLqQ/ Nika Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:49:31 +0000 http://www.humblegarden.com/?p=298#comment-415 Daharja: My in-laws now live in NZ and I am just so jealous of lots of things there! Lovely place to live (I know its not perfect but its still got lots great about it). Yeah, we do the same with cardboard and such. I have lots of amazon boxes that I cant bring myself to tear up (use it to send things out) but I might soon, they are piling up! Daharja: My in-laws now live in NZ and I am just so jealous of lots of things there! Lovely place to live (I know its not perfect but its still got lots great about it).

Yeah, we do the same with cardboard and such. I have lots of amazon boxes that I cant bring myself to tear up (use it to send things out) but I might soon, they are piling up!

]]> http://www.humblegarden.com/2009/10/23/using-reuse/comment-page-1/#comment-415 Comment on Using and reusing in the garden by Nika http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForHumbleGarden/~3/gs9LDwDD9LE/ Nika Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:47:13 +0000 http://www.humblegarden.com/?p=298#comment-414 Kathy, Glad you liked it. Sounds like a great game! Definitely want to be sure the cats or chickens were not playing hide n seek in it first (winks) Kathy,

Glad you liked it. Sounds like a great game! Definitely want to be sure the cats or chickens were not playing hide n seek in it first (winks)

]]> http://www.humblegarden.com/2009/10/23/using-reuse/comment-page-1/#comment-414 Comment on Using and reusing in the garden by Daharja http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForHumbleGarden/~3/oT3D6Fsd7cU/ Daharja Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:32:15 +0000 http://www.humblegarden.com/?p=298#comment-413 Hi, We used to tie up our cardboard boxes (from buying bulk) and put them to the kerb for recycling. Also tied up used to be cardboard packaging, egg cartons, and similar. Now we rip them up and add them to the compost. They break down quickly, add extra dry matter to the pile (always a problem to find in our climate), and it saves on the hauling the boxes to the kerb. We also save on string. And we gain by getting extra food for the garden in the form of compost. An added bonus - the kids LOVE ripping the boxes up! So we GAIN an activity and fun time with the kids. What was a chore is now fun :-) All good. Note that we only compost the un-glossy, plain brown cardboard packing. Anything plastic-coated still goes to recycling. However, we've also adjusted our buying style so now the stuff we can't compost is minimal. Hi,

We used to tie up our cardboard boxes (from buying bulk) and put them to the kerb for recycling. Also tied up used to be cardboard packaging, egg cartons, and similar.

Now we rip them up and add them to the compost. They break down quickly, add extra dry matter to the pile (always a problem to find in our climate), and it saves on the hauling the boxes to the kerb. We also save on string. And we gain by getting extra food for the garden in the form of compost.

An added bonus – the kids LOVE ripping the boxes up! So we GAIN an activity and fun time with the kids. What was a chore is now fun :-)

All good.

Note that we only compost the un-glossy, plain brown cardboard packing. Anything plastic-coated still goes to recycling. However, we’ve also adjusted our buying style so now the stuff we can’t compost is minimal.

]]> http://www.humblegarden.com/2009/10/23/using-reuse/comment-page-1/#comment-413 Comment on Using and reusing in the garden by kathy harrison http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForHumbleGarden/~3/utKlnL2GcmE/ kathy harrison Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:03:20 +0000 http://www.humblegarden.com/?p=298#comment-412 Love these pictures!!! We reused an old solar cover for a heat sink and insulation on the north and west wall of our greenhouse. I had made a treasure hunt for the kids out of a gleand rubbermaid tote. They dug for small treasures in a bunch of sawdust until they tired of the game. Then I used the damp sawdust and tote to store my carrots. The sawdust will land in the garden in the spring and by then the kids will want to dig for treasure on a rainy day again. I am looking for old sweaters at good will to felt for mittens this year. Thanks for the inspiration. Love these pictures!!! We reused an old solar cover for a heat sink and insulation on the north and west wall of our greenhouse. I had made a treasure hunt for the kids out of a gleand rubbermaid tote. They dug for small treasures in a bunch of sawdust until they tired of the game. Then I used the damp sawdust and tote to store my carrots. The sawdust will land in the garden in the spring and by then the kids will want to dig for treasure on a rainy day again. I am looking for old sweaters at good will to felt for mittens this year. Thanks for the inspiration.

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