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 SirTokesALittle
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 I'm a huge gardening fan 
#6748058 - 04/04/07 10:08 PM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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I think I garden more than anyone else I know. I have so many plants vegetables, herbs, flowers and trees, And everything in between!
This year I've really been focusing on my ornamental flowers like Iris, Gladiolus, Echinacea, Daffodils, Day lillies, Tiger lillies and Annise hyssop. It brings me a lot of pleasure to get down and dirty.
Mostly just digging, turning soil, adding mulch, and replanting, spreading them all over the yard
And the long term results are amazing!
I'm learning a ton on the internet about every plant I have, and also acquiring new skills and ideas.
I plan to eventually have a "farm" where I have unlimited space to plant massive perennial gardens, and open my garden to the public and run a small business.
There's lots of hidden useful information out there, especially on wikipedia...
It's a feasible way to survive, if you set yourself up real early for land management and a small saving set aside.
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 guitarguy0123
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sounds nice. good luck
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Mr.Marvel
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grow garden grow!
'cause fruits and vegetables don't grow themselves!
good eats.
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kadakuda
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 Re: I'm a huge gardening fan [Re: Mr.Marvel]
#6782118 - 04/13/07 08:48 AM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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sounds great! i too wish to own a farm. you may be interested to read up on things like "tera preta" and aquaculture etc. i am planning on turning our future property into a self sustainable unit producing food and energy while also being able to dispose of the waste efficiently and cleanly.
plants are pretty fucking incredible...they can eat light, that blows my mind!
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eltrkbrd
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Re: I'm a huge gardening fan [Re: kadakuda]
#6782255 - 04/13/07 10:20 AM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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That sounds amazing, just yesterday I was looking at ecological engineering and information on permaculturist David Holmgren and his amazing Melliodora project.
I'm looking at doing that same as yourself but starting with a small suburban plot.
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kadakuda
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Re: I'm a huge gardening fan [Re: eltrkbrd]
#6785941 - 04/14/07 07:03 AM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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ya me too, probably an acre. if i could buy more i would...$ counts. what sort f things, botany wise, are you looking into?
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Longhorn
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Re: I'm a huge gardening fan [Re: kadakuda]
#6786401 - 04/14/07 11:40 AM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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I love to garden but the kids always keep my garden space limited. I have been looking into planting on unused public lands. Something like the community gardens in some of the larger cities. I have even heard of some folks who get easements to use unused rail lines for gardening.
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Audi0
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im focusing on planting natural flora for insects and birds. www.floridata.com has good info and nicely categorized. ive a ton of liatris, echcinea, passionflower, coral honeysuckle, red buckeye trees. also parlsey, dill weed, cilantro, basil, chives, garlic, tomato, strawberries. for the last 2 years ive gotten into carnivorous plants, pitcher plants, sundews, and flytraps.
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kadakuda
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Re: I'm a huge gardening fan [Re: Audi0]
#6796843 - 04/16/07 10:35 PM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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stag beetles LOVE Koelreuteria formosana sap!!! other beetles and true bugs like it as well.
tehre is a bush here, must be there too, that attracts butterflies liek nothing else!!! the flowers stay for months as well! i will try and find the name, it is usually orange and variations of. now there is purple and white as well.
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Audi0
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Re: I'm a huge gardening fan [Re: kadakuda]
#6798519 - 04/17/07 08:02 AM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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buddelia, the butterfly bush?
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mr_kite
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Re: I'm a huge gardening fan [Re: Audi0]
#6798556 - 04/17/07 08:31 AM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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Good man. Gardening is the only part of growing old im looking forward to, along with smoking a pipe and doing sweet fuk all.
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