55 days ago
by mbulla |
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While looking at GT stats, I found out that we have launched GardenTenders one year ago. Looking into the past I realized that we really managed to do many things – we’ve organized 2 Awards and 2 Challenges, and we have drawn attention of 350+ gardeners from all over the world.
So it’s time to blow out the candle
and celebrate with nice chart summary of the 1st LJ year:
I would like to thank all GardenTenders and everybody involved in making this site such a fasci...
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56 days ago
by PaBull |
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Going north on the H-2 on Oahu, you will run into the Pineapple Plantation. I am a pineapple grower myself (potted pineapples, http://www.twinoaksgrowers.com/plants/6pin.htm ), so this was a treat.
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56 days ago
by PaBull |
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Located at the upper (mauka) end of Manoa Valley at the end of Manoa Road. It was a nice .8 mile hike. Climbing over roots and through mud to the waterfall.
This was the restroom on the way to the fall.
Not the best picture, but there were pink flowers in the trees.
The waterfall from far.
These were some small ferns, But there were very large tree ferns too.
Closeup of the falls.
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56 days ago
by PaBull |
6 comments »
We went on a trip to Hawaii, Oahu, for a week and I took some pictures there of the plants in different areas, here are some pictures from the garden at Honolulu Airport:
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58 days ago
by bbqking |
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It’s 65 degrees here and windy. I just put in 3 rows of onion sets, two rows of lettuce and 1 row of carrots. The color in the trees is amazing and some leaves are starting to fall. At night it has been getting down to 38-40 degrees and warming up to mid 60s-70 during the daytime. This is my first fall garden since moving here. That’s why I’m being pretty conservative on my planting. I’ll keep you posted. I’m also running my smoker this afternoon and have 2 racks...
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59 days ago
by gardenmentor |
8 comments »
I did a lengthy write up on bee population decline. If you’re interested, read more here.
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60 days ago
by Scott Hildenbrand |
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For this one, we had a few of the early season jars of apple sauce that didn’t quite work out right and had turned a bit at the top. We’d water bathed them (learned, it’s needed) to break the cycle which was fine, but I figured we’d just pull them, scoop the top and make apple butter out of the rest.
Apple Butter
9 quarts of Applesauce
2 tablespoons of ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon of allspice
4 cups sugar
[note] Since I...
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60 days ago
by Scott Hildenbrand |
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Here’s another one, this time using green tomatoes.
Green Tomato Salsa
5 cups chopped green tomatoes
1 1/2 cups seeded, chopped long green chilies
1/2 cup seeded finely chopped jalapenos
4 cups chopped onions
1 cup bottled lemon juice
6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 Tbsp ground cumin [opt]
3 Tbsp oregano leaves [opt]
1 Tbsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
Combine ingredients and stir frequently over high heat until mixture begins to boil. Reduce heat and si...
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60 days ago
by Scott Hildenbrand |
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Well, I’d been sharing the “winners” with you all on recipes that have been drop dead wonderful, so I thought I’d send over the latest few.
This one is for Red Tomato Relish.. It’s everything I was hoping the green tomato ketchup would have been.
1 bucket tomatoes (2 gallons)
1 C of 90 grain vinegar
2 C sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp allspice
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp chili powder
4 green peppers
4 small onions
Scald t...
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61 days ago
by Bob |
5 comments »
+++++++++++++++This book is a sumptuously photographed tribute to the nutritious bounty of Canadian gardens. In an age when people are increasingly concerned about the quality of the produce they eat and the environmental impact of shipping food over great distances, this book focuses on the abundance available to us in our own back yards. The Canadian Edible Garden also takes the approach of underscoring how edible plants can be effectively and attractively integrated into overall garden de...
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